Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl (born August 9, 1985 in Santiago, Chile)[1] is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile.
Regarded as the best Chilean swimmer in history,[4] Köbrich currently holds the South American records in the women's 800m and 1500m freestyle for both long and short courses.
She also holds the Chilean records in the 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyles (with times of 2:04.81, 4:11.83, 8:21.66, and 15:57.57), and also in the 400m IM (4:58.68).
Born in Santiago, Köbrich has been living in Córdoba, Argentina since 2004.
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