Ernst KUPPERS

Ernst Küppers came in fifth in the 100 backstroke both at the 1928 Amsterdam and 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. At the 1934 Europeans he won a silver medal and in 1930 he was disqualified for unknown reasons although he had enjoyed a comfortable lead. In 1927-30, and 1932-33 Küppers won German national backstroke titles.

In 1930 Küppers married his teammate Reni Erkens, with whom he had two children, Margot and Ernst-Joachim Küppers. In 1953 Ernst Küppers became head of the Nordhorn swimming bath and started a career as a swimming coach until 1965. His club Waspo Nordhorn won 50 national titles under his direction. He was also the regional swimming administrator of Lower Saxony in the 1960s.