Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl (born August 9, 1985 in Santiago, Chile) [1] is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flag bearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games, 2012 Games and 2016 Games. [2]
She is the current holder of the South American records in the women's 800 m and 1500 m freestyle (long and short course). She also has the Chilean Records in the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyles (2:04.81, 4:11.83, 8:21.66, and 15:57.57), and the 400 IM (4:58.68).
She represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]
Köbrich made her home in Córdoba, Argentina, [4] since 2004. [5]
Her sisters are also swimmers and her mother is a swimming coach. [4]