2016 German Nationals: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

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Women’s 800 free

Sarah Kohler claimed the women’s 800-meter freestyle title in a time of 8:22.80. That swim was well under the German Olympic selection time of 8:33.33, and moved her up to fourth in the world. Only Katie Ledecky (8:06.68), Jessica Ashwood (8:18.42) and Brittany MacLean (8:21.40) have been faster.

Leonie Black also cleared the German selection time of 8:33.33 with an 8:33.13 for second-place honors.

Lea Boy wound up taking third in 8:37.82, while Julia Hassler snagged fourth in 8:40.51.

1. Sarah Köhler 1994 SG Frankfurt 08:22,80 0.74
Deutsche Meisterin
00:28,53 00:59,67 01:31,01 02:02,48 02:34,11 03:05,76 03:37,56 04:09,23 04:41,00 05:12,72
05:44,76 06:16,69 06:48,84 07:20,79 07:52,60 08:22,80
2. Leonie Antonia Beck 1997 SV Würzburg 05 08:33,13 0.77
00:29,51 01:01,05 01:32,98 02:04,99 02:37,15 03:09,37 03:41,89 04:14,25 04:46,67 05:19,18
05:51,66 06:24,13 06:56,62 07:29,23 08:01,80 08:33,13
3. Lea Boy 2000 Swim-Team Stadtwerke Elmshorn 08:37,82 0.74
00:30,36 01:02,83 01:35,40 02:07,53 02:40,15 03:12,50 03:45,06 04:17,76 04:50,38 05:22,99
05:55,93 06:28,96 07:01,63 07:34,60 08:06,64 08:37,82
4. Julia Hassler 1993 SV Nikar Heidelberg 08:40,51 0.82
00:30,08 01:01,89 01:33,82 02:06,08 02:38,25 03:10,74 03:43,31 04:16,00 04:48,72 05:21,65
05:54,65 06:27,81 07:00,86 07:34,27 08:07,70 08:40,51
5. Jeannette Spiwoks 1998 SG Essen 08:45,86 0.80
00:30,56 01:03,16 01:36,23 02:09,03 02:41,94 03:14,94 03:48,17 04:21,29 04:54,59 05:27,75
06:00,86 06:34,26 07:07,43 07:41,10 08:13,71 08:45,86
6. Denise Gruhn 1990 SG Dortmund 08:47,16 0.65
00:30,12 01:02,65 01:35,47 02:08,59 02:41,53 03:14,84 03:48,11 04:21,49 04:54,84 05:28,37
06:01,76 06:35,34 07:08,77 07:42,36 08:15,51 08:47,16
7. Celine Rieder 2001 SSG Saar Max Ritter 08:48,55 0.71
00:30,50 01:02,97 01:35,84 02:08,75 02:41,89 03:15,37 03:48,94 04:22,49 04:56,27 05:30,05
06:03,56 06:37,53 07:11,21 07:44,63 08:17,43 08:48,55
8. Alina Jungklaus 1998 SV Würzburg 05 08:50,54 0.80
00:30,21 01:02,36 01:35,17 02:08,05 02:41,21 03:14,24 03:47,61 04:20,98 04:54,58 05:28,52
06:02,52 06:36,51 07:10,36 07:44,25 08:18,06 08:50,54

Men’s 1500 free

Florian Wellbrock cracked 15:00 with a time of 14:55.49 to win the men’s 1500 free. That swim put him ninth in the world, and easily cleared the German Olympic selection time of 15:02.37.

Felix Aubock, meanwhile, hit the wall second overall in a time of 15:01.18, also clearing the German selection time.

Poul Zellmann (15:05.00), Soren Meisner (15:06.14) and Ruwen Straub (15:06.40) were the other swimmers in the mix at the top of the event.

1. Florian Wellbrock 1997 SC Magdeburg 14:55,49 AR 0.66
Deustcher Meister
00:28,22 00:58,34 01:28,74 01:58,91 02:28,80 02:58,84 03:29,00 03:59,13 04:28,83 04:58,31
05:27,66 05:57,16 06:26,45 06:56,18 07:25,69 07:55,30 08:24,89 08:54,67 09:24,45 09:54,47
10:24,04 10:54,19 11:24,07 11:54,48 12:24,92 12:55,72 13:26,09 13:56,60 14:26,68 14:55,49
2. Felix Auböck 1996 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 15:01,18 0.75
00:27,81 00:57,72 01:27,81 01:57,94 02:28,13 02:58,50 03:28,73 03:59,07 04:29,51 04:59,65
05:29,81 05:59,78 06:29,88 06:59,99 07:30,21 08:00,29 08:30,55 09:00,75 09:30,87 10:00,97
10:31,36 11:01,68 11:32,05 12:02,31 12:32,79 13:03,29 13:33,70 14:03,75 14:33,65 15:01,18
3. Poul Zellmann 1995 SG Essen 15:05,00 0.74
00:27,57 00:57,74 01:27,51 01:57,97 02:28,17 02:58,46 03:28,69 03:59,22 04:29,50 04:59,41
05:29,36 05:59,28 06:29,19 06:59,36 07:29,48 07:59,81 08:29,73 09:00,21 09:30,66 10:01,54
10:32,39 11:03,39 11:34,11 12:04,94 12:35,74 13:06,62 13:37,45 14:07,99 14:37,40 15:05,00
4. Sören Meißner 1990 SV Würzburg 05 15:06,14 0.80
00:28,18 00:58,09 01:28,13 01:58,34 02:28,49 02:58,83 03:29,05 03:59,33 04:29,46 04:59,54
05:29,55 05:59,72 06:29,86 07:00,01 07:30,26 08:00,45 08:30,76 09:01,11 09:31,45 10:01,64
10:31,91 11:02,43 11:32,82 12:03,40 12:34,04 13:04,77 13:35,62 14:06,53 14:37,23 15:06,14
5. Ruwen Straub 1993 SV Würzburg 05 15:06,40 0.78
00:27,50 00:56,71 01:26,44 01:56,25 02:26,17 02:56,10 03:26,16 03:55,97 04:25,88 04:55,59
05:25,49 05:55,30 06:25,41 06:55,45 07:25,87 07:55,90 08:26,09 08:56,30 09:26,74 09:56,95
10:27,48 10:57,74 11:28,47 11:59,12 12:29,95 13:00,89 13:32,19 14:03,39 14:35,01 15:06,40
6. Thore Bermel 1998 Swim-Team Stadtwerke Elmshorn 15:22,85 0.77
00:27,73 00:57,34 01:27,09 01:56,62 02:26,61 02:56,77 03:26,85 03:57,22 04:27,95 04:58,57
05:29,33 05:59,98 06:30,98 07:01,87 07:32,97 08:04,00 08:35,36 09:06,46 09:37,63 10:08,68
10:40,10 11:11,43 11:42,82 12:14,15 12:45,66 13:17,35 13:48,79 14:20,59 14:52,05 15:22,85
7. Marcus Herwig 1996 SC Magdeburg 15:28,43 0.72
00:29,10 00:59,89 01:30,76 02:01,55 02:32,13 03:02,75 03:33,45 04:04,06 04:34,91 05:05,72
05:36,56 06:07,34 06:38,39 07:09,40 07:40,71 08:11,64 08:42,89 09:14,08 09:45,51 10:16,63
10:47,85 11:18,72 11:50,33 12:21,26 12:52,85 13:24,07 13:55,46 14:26,64 14:58,51 15:28,43
8. Rob Muffels 1994 SC Magdeburg 15:41,38 0.82
00:28,26 00:58,50 01:28,78 01:59,23 02:29,69 03:00,30 03:30,53 04:00,94 04:31,33 05:02,21
05:32,81 06:03,72 06:34,90 07:06,19 07:37,62 08:09,25 08:41,02 09:12,82 09:44,78 10:17,01
10:49,09 11:21,78 11:54,26 12:27,05 12:59,68 13:32,30 14:04,70 14:37,15 15:09,76 15:41,38

Women’s 400 IM

Franziska Hentke just cleared the German Olympic selection time in the 400 IM with a time of 4:38.56. That swim edged the standard of 4:38.96 set by Germany in the event.

Julia Mrozinski raced her way to a second-place time of 4:42.39, clearing an age group record for 16 year olds in Germany. Juliane Reinhold placed third overall with a time of 4:43.92.

1. Franziska Hentke 1989 SC Magdeburg 04:38,56 0.60
Deutsche Meisterin
00:28,73 01:01,29 01:39,12 02:16,41 02:55,98 03:35,99 04:08,26 04:38,56
2. Julia Mrozinski 2000 SG Frankfurt 04:42,39 AR 0.68
00:29,31 01:04,05 01:41,59 02:17,52 02:57,81 03:38,42 04:10,99 04:42,39
3. Juliane Reinhold 1994 SSG Leipzig 04:43,92 0.73
00:29,61 01:03,63 01:40,33 02:16,96 02:57,18 03:38,46 04:11,52 04:43,92
4. Martina van Berkel 1989 SV Nikar Heidelberg 04:46,01 0.68
00:29,86 01:03,24 01:39,18 02:14,06 02:58,26 03:42,24 04:14,95 04:46,01
5. Kathrin Demler 1996 SG Essen 04:47,31 0.79
00:30,73 01:05,59 01:42,73 02:19,18 02:59,84 03:41,75 04:15,48 04:47,31
6. Finnia Wunram 1995 SC Magdeburg 04:48,23 0.75
00:31,00 01:05,98 01:43,63 02:19,65 03:01,44 03:42,95 04:16,34 04:48,23
7. Tina Rüger 1994 SV Nikar Heidelberg 04:50,11 0.72
00:30,67 01:04,84 01:43,02 02:20,52 03:01,46 03:43,66 04:17,42 04:50,11
8. Emily Siebrecht 1997 University of Bath 04:56,08 0.71
00:31,51 01:07,31 01:45,60 02:22,45 03:05,37 03:48,55 04:23,14 04:56,08

Men’s 400 IM

Jacob Heidtmann powered his way to a 4:13.25 to win the men’s 400 IM. That swim was well under the German Olympic selection time of 4:16.37.

Johannes Hintze hit the wall second in 4:14.72, also clearing the selection time and breaking the German age group record for 17 year olds.

Kevin Wedel took third overall in 4:17.88, while Ramon Klenz finished fourth in 4:20.89.

1. Jacob Heidtmann 1994 Swim-Team Stadtwerke Elmshorn 04:13,25 0.76
Deutscher Meister
00:27,81 00:59,61 01:33,54 02:06,38 02:41,13 03:16,82 03:45,71 04:13,25
2. Johannes Hintze 1999 Potsdamer SV 04:14,72 AR 0.74
00:26,78 00:58,56 01:32,38 02:05,64 02:41,12 03:17,93 03:47,85 04:14,72
3. Kevin Wedel 1994 SG EWR Rheinhessen-Mainz 04:17,88 0.71
00:27,15 00:58,19 01:32,03 02:05,38 02:41,11 03:17,35 03:48,22 04:17,88
4. Ramon Klenz 1998 Hamburger SC 04:20,89 AR 0.73
00:26,98 00:59,37 01:32,53 02:05,57 02:42,97 03:21,62 03:51,81 04:20,89
5. Paul Hentschel 1997 SC Chemnitz 04:21,53 0.83
00:27,41 00:58,85 01:33,36 02:07,19 02:45,01 03:23,58 03:53,66 04:21,53
6. Michel Ziemann 1992 SG EWR Rheinhessen-Mainz 04:21,82 0.66
00:27,63 00:59,83 01:33,83 02:07,42 02:44,83 03:22,78 03:53,47 04:21,82
7. Felix Ziemann 1997 SV Nikar Heidelberg 04:23,34 0.71
00:27,66 01:00,44 01:35,11 02:08,03 02:45,73 03:23,53 03:54,42 04:23,34
8. Daniel Kober 1997 SSG Saar Max Ritter 04:24,08 0.69
00:28,31 01:01,01 01:35,31 02:08,56 02:47,65 03:26,69 03:56,14 04:24,08

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