Philipp Gilgen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Philipp Gilgen

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1976

Place of Birth: Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Philipp Gilgen (born October 12, 1976) is a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.
He is a 2000 Olympian and a 17-time Swiss champion in both 100 and 200 m backstroke.Gilgen competed only in two swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
He posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 56.87 from the Swiss National Championships in Zurich.
On the second day of the Games, Gilgen placed thirty-fifth the 100 m backstroke.
Swimming in heat three, he edged out Sweden's Mattias Ohlin to wrest a third seed by a hundredth of a second (0.01) in 57.50.
Gilgen also teamed up with Remo Lütolf, Karel Novy, and Philippe Meyer in the 4×100 m medley relay.
Leading off a backstroke leg in heat one, Gilgen recorded a split of 57.31, but the Swiss team settled only for sixth place and sixteenth overall with a final time of 3:42.78.