World Champions Lukas Märtens & Anna Elendt Amongst Germany Staff For Brief-Course Europeans
Lukas Märtens, Anna Elendt and Florian Wellbrock are amongst a Germany squad of 31 that can journey to the short-course Europeans in Lublin, Poland, subsequent week on the finish of a yr during which they every tasted success on the worldwide stage.
Märtenshas had a 2025 that has encompassed world information and titles. He broke Paul Biedermann’s longstanding 400 free WR in April, decreasing the supersuited customary to three:39.96 in Stockholm. He went on so as to add the 400 world title to his Olympic gold in Singapore whereas additionally claiming 800 bronze.
Elendt got here by on the second 50 to win the 100m breaststroke title in Singapore in a nationwide document of 1:05.19. The 24-year-old already has a short-course medal below her belt with 100m bronze on the world occasion in Melbourne in 2022.
Wellbrock swept the open water titles at worlds to come back away with 4 golds within the 5 and 10k, 3km knockout sprints and crew. He then headed the 1500 prelims earlier than ending exterior the medals in fifth. Wellbrock holds the 1500 free s/c world document of 14:06.88 set on the 2021 World Championships in Abu Dhabi.
Germany completed eighth within the medal desk on the 2023 version in Otopeni, Romania, with a gold and two silvers. Angelina Köhler gained 200 fly gold and 100 fly silver and he or she too will make the journey to Lublin for the meet which runs from 2-7 December.
Ole Braunschweig claimed the opposite German medal with silver within the 50 again and he too will journey.
“We’re competing within the European Brief Course Championships with an thrilling mixture of expertise and expertise. We’re very happy that many younger athletes have additionally earned their manner into the nationwide crew with good performances. In Lublin, we need to construct on the sturdy outcomes we have now proven just lately,” mentioned Christian Hansmann, DSV board member for aggressive sports activities.
Germany crew for the European Brief Course Championships in Lublin, Poland, from 2-7 December
Girls: Isabel Gose, Nina Holt, Linda Roth, Maya Werner (all SC Magdeburg), Noelle Benkler, Lena Ludwig, Fabienne Wenske (all SV Nikar Heidelberg), Julia Ackermann, Lise Seidel (each SC Chemnitz), Julianna Bocska, Nina Jazy (each SG Essen), Anna Elendt (SG Frankfurt), Angelina Köhler (SG Neukölln Berlin)
Males: Kenneth Bock, Malte Gräfe, Melvin Imoudu (all Potsdamer SV), Johannes Liebmann, Lukas Märtens, Florian Wellbrock (all SC Magdeburg), Ole Braunschweig, Luca Nik Armbruster (each SG Neukölln Berlin), Oliver Klemet, Lucas Matzerath (each SG Frankfurt), Jarno Bäschnitt (Staff Bochum), Cedric Büssing (SG Essen), Maurice Grabowski (SC Wiesbaden), Rafael Miroslaw (SG HT16 Hamburg), Vincent Passek (Berliner TSC), Jeremias Pock (1.FCN Swimming), Josha Salchow (SV Nikar Heidelberg), Timo Sorgius (SSG Leipzig)
