Frank Hoffmeister, born 9 October 1965, is a former backstroke

Backstroke

The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...

 swimmer from West Germany.

Frank competed in the 100 metre backstroke

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 backstroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held on September 24, 1998, with both preliminaries and finals on the same day.-Records:The existing World and Olympic records at the time of the competition were:-A Final:-B Final:...

 at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...

 in Seoul, South Korea, finishing seventh in the Championship Final in a time of 56.19 seconds.

He swam the opening backstroke leg for the West German team that finished fourth in the 4×100 metre medley relay

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay

The men's 400 Medley Relay at the 1998 Summer Olympics was held on 25 September 1998, with both preliminaries and finals on the same day.-Records:The existing World and Olympic records at the time of the competition were:-A Final:-Preliminary heats:...

in a time of 3 minutes 42.98 seconds.