æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən əkwˈæɾɪks tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps ʃiː wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli fˈiːmeɪl swˈɪmɚ nˌɑːt fɹʌm ˈiːst dʒˈɜːməni tə wˈɪn ɡˈoʊld mˈɛdəlz, ʃiː wˈʌn ðə fˈɪfti mˈiːɾɚ fɹˈiːstaɪl ænd ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd mˈiːɾɚ bˈʌɾɚflˌaɪ.
At the 1989 European Aquatics Championships she was the only female swimmer not from East Germany to win gold medals, she won the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter butterfly.