Lutz Wanja

Lutz Wanja is a retired German backstroke swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1973 [World Aquatics Championships]. He also won three medals at LEN [European Aquatics Championships] in 1974 and 1977. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke with the best achievement of fifth place in the 100 m backstroke in 1976.
After retirement, Wanja worked as a swimming coach and was involved in the East German doping program. In particular, Jörg Hoffmann admitted in 1988 that Wanja gave him the anabolic steroid Oral-Turinabol.
His wife, Barbara Krause, is a German former Olympic swimmer. Their son, Robert Wanja, is also a competitive backstroke swimmer.