Renate Vogel

Renate Vogel (later Heinrich and Bauer, born 30 June 1955) is a retired East German breaststroke swimmer. She had her best achievements in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, setting two world records in 1973 and 1974, and winning a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics^[1] and two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships and 1974 European Aquatics Championships. She also won two world titles in the 100 m and 200 breaststroke events in 1973,^[2] and set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke in 1974.

Renate Vogel

Renate Vogel in 1971
Personal information
Born	(1955-06-30) 30 June 1955 (age 70) Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4×100 m medley World Championships 1973 Belgrade 100 m breaststroke 1973 Belgrade 200 m breaststroke 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley European Championships 1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley 1974 Vienna 100 m breaststroke

In 1979, she fled to West Germany by boarding a plane from Budapest to Munich with a false West German passport. There she gave a series of interviews disclosing details of the East German training system^[3] and later worked as a swimming coach.

Her cousin, the late Helga Lindner also competed in swimming at the 1972 Olympics.^[1]