Team Germany Olympic swimmer Leonie Beck in images

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Leonie Antonia Beck Germany competes in the Women's 800m Freestyle heat on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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Gold medallist Germany's Leonie Beck poses on the podium after winning the Women's group of the Open Water Mixed 10km event, on August 21, 2022 at Lido di Ostia, southwest of Rome, during the LEN European Aquatics Championships. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

German swimmer Leonie Beck has been on the rise in recent years, having been named the 2023 Open Water Female Swimmer of the Year while also picking up a gold medal at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships and securing a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 13: Leonie Beck of Germany finished 3rd in the ANOC World Beach Games Women's 5km Open Water Swim at Katara Beach on October 13 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Leonie Beck

DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 13: Leonie Beck of Germany finished 3rd in the ANOC World Beach Games Women's 5km Open Water Swim at Katara Beach on October 13 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

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Silver medallist Germany's Leonie Beck poses with her medal after the women's 10 km open water swim event during the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships at Lake Lupa in Budapest on June 29, 2022. (Photo by Ferenc ISZA / AFP) (Photo by FERENC ISZA/AFP via Getty Images)

Leonie Beck

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JUNE 29: Silver medalist Leonie Beck of Team Germany celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Open Water Women's 10km on day three of the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships at Lake Lupa on June 29, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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Germany's Leonie Beck celebrates victory after winning the women's 10km open water swimming event during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on July 15, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Leonie Beck

FUKUOKA, JAPAN - JULY 15: Leonie Beck of Team Germany celebrates winning gold in the Open Water Women's 10km on day one of the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships ...                    </div>
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