Philipp Gilgen

{{Short description|Swiss swimmer (born 1976)}}

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| strokes = Backstroke

| club = SV Basel

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Casablanca, Morocco

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| height = {{convert|1.89|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

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Philipp Gilgen (born October 12, 1976) is a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Philipp Gilgen|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/philipp-gilgen-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031046/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/philipp-gilgen-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 27 May 2013}} He is a 2000 Olympian and a 17-time Swiss champion in both 100 and 200 m backstroke.{{cite news|last=Gmünder|first=Felix|title=Philipp Gilgen beendet karriere|trans-title=Philipp Gilgen ends his career|language=German|url=http://www.fsn.ch/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-237/232_read-481/|publisher=Swiss Swimming Federation|date=17 September 2004|accessdate=2 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822074151/http://www.fsn.ch/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-237/232_read-481/|archive-date=22 August 2012|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060006000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}}{{cite news|title=Fazit der Hallenmeisterschaften|trans-title=Conclusion of the National Championships|language=German|url=http://www.svl.ch/news_1-00.html|publisher=Limmat Sharks Zurich|date=13 March 2000|accessdate=25 May 2013}} 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.{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=Sydney 2000 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=274 |accessdate=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 }}{{cite news|title=Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616043443/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 16, 2013|publisher=Canoe.ca|date=17 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}}{{cite news|title=Olympics: Lütolf eighth in breaststroke final|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index/Olympics:_Luetolf_eighth_in_breaststroke_final.html?cid=1662346|publisher=Swissinfo|date=17 September 2000|accessdate=2 June 2013}} 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.{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 1 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=Sydney 2000 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=346 |accessdate=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 }}