Germany swimming

UPDATE: Berlin Stop of 2019 FINA World Cup Series Still Not Confirmed by Germany

Sources from the German Swimming Federation claim that the Berlin stop of the 2019 FINA World Cup Series, as listed on the FINA website, has still not been officially confirmed.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Wins 2 Races on Opening Day of 2019 Israel Cup

The 15-year old phenom won 2 of her 3 races on Wednesday, with the only loss being to American Kendyl Stewart in the 50 fly.

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3-Time East German Olympic Gold Medalist Andrea Pollack Dies at 57

Pollack was one of a number of swimmers who testified against former East German coaches and sports officials in the late 1990s, saying that they believe they were doped against their wills.

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Sjostrom and Hosszu Headline Entry Lists for April’s Stockholm Open

Sarah Sjostrom has 8 entries, including one in the 400 free, at the Stockholm Swim Open: the 3rd meet of the new Nordic Swim Series.

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ONEFlow Aquatic Announced as Newest Team in ISL

The club is spawned out of the Neckarsulmer Sport-Union, a large multi-sport club near Stuttgart with one of Germany’s most successful swim teams.

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Germany’s Marco Koch is Latest Addition to Euro Meet Lineup

2019 EURO MEET January 25th-27th, 2019 d’Coque, Luxembourg 50m (long course meters) pool Meet Website Former World Record holder Marco Koch…

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GER Swimming Installs Coaching Team to Replace National Team Director

The German Swimming Federation (DSV – Deutscher Schwimmverband) has announced plans to install a “Team Tokyo 2020” instead of a new…

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Germany’s Head Coach Henning Lambertz Resigns

The German Swimming Association (DSV) announced today, that German Swimming head coach Henning Lambertz will resign from his position at the…

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Sarah Sjostrom Now Leads All Women With 23 European LC Medals

Sarah Sjostrom’s 23 medals are the most-ever by a woman at the European Aquatics Championships. Her 14 golds are the 2nd-most ever.

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Russia Chooses Kuimov Over In-Form Sadovnikov for Men’s Medley Final

Kliment Kolesnikov (above) should give Russia a significant lead in the men’s medley final, but the question mark will be if their young butterflier Egor Kuinov can hold it.

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2018 Euros Preview: Liechtenstein’s Best Chance at a First Medal

2018 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS August 3-9, 2018 (swimming portion) Glasgow, Scotland Tollcross International Swimming Centre Psych Sheet As deep…

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German Junior Relay Breaks Senior National Relay Record in Helsinki

A foursome of young German talent cracked a National relay record on Thursday at the European Junior Swimming Championships. Peter Varjasi…

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Efimova moved up to World #1 in 100m breaststroke, Canet-en-Roussillon

2018 MARE NOSTRUM TOUR, CANET-EN-ROUSSILLON June 9th-10th Bassin Europa, Canet-en-Roussillon, France LCM Meet Central Schedule Entry List Results Live Results…

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German Jacob Heidtmann Joins Team Elite – West for Training Block

Heidtmann is the German National Record holder in the 400 IM and will spend a few weeks training with 2016 U.S. Olympic Team head coach David Marsh in San Diego.

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German athletes demand more out of the Olympic money pot

The Athletes Commission of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) wrote an open letter to the President of the International…

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