German Short Course Nationals: Paul Biedermann, Britta Steffen, Steffen Deibler Strong on Final Night

WUPPERTAL, Germany, November 27. THE German Short Course Nationals came to an end with several more world-ranked times, as well as a plethora of German age group records falling on the final day in Wuppertal.

Paul Biedermann, the top-ranked swimmer in the world with a 3:40.40 in the men's 400 free from the Moscow stop of the World Cup, cruised to victory this evening in the middle distance event with a 3:42.57. Yannick Lebherz hit the wall second in 3:45.02 for 16th in the rankings, while Robin Backhaus touched third in 3:45.38 for 20th. Soren Meibner, notably, placed fourth in 3:45.84 to just miss the top 25.

Britta Steffen, who already has a third-ranked season best of 24.07 from the Berlin stop of the World Cup to her credit, checked in with a 24.16 to win the women's 50 free. Dorothea Brandt placed second in 24.67, bettering her 18th-ranked season best of 24.73 to move to 16th in the rankings. Daniela Gotz earned third in 25.15. Notably, Helen Scholtissek, 14, set the German age group record with a 25.76 to win the B final.

Steffen Deibler cracked the top 10 in the men's 50 free with a 21.57, finishing 10th in the world. Marco Di Carli finished second in 21.83, while Christoph Fildebrandt took home third in 21.98. Marco Koch captured the men's 200 breast title in 2:05.76, but has been much faster with a fourth-ranked 2:04.52 from the Tokyo stop of the World Cup. Christian Vom Lehn earned second in 2:10.11, while Maximilian Kraus wound up third in 2:10.35.

Sina Sutter moved to 14th in the world rankings with a 58.03 to win the women's 100 fly. Franziska Hentke touched second in 58.83, while Alexandra Wenk rounded out the top three in 59.26. Dorothea Brandt raced to 15th in the world with a 1:00.53 in the women's 100 IM. Katharina Schiller took second in 1:01.36, while Alisa Riebensahm earned third in 1:01.90.

Christian Diener raced to a German age group record with a 52.14 in the men's 100 back. That swim pushed him to 21st in the rankings. Jan-Philip Glania (52.96) and Serghei Golban (53.37) completed the podium. Philip Heintz won the men's 100 fly in 52.50, while Marco Di Carli placed second in 52.65. Tim Wallburger earned third-place honors in 52.69.

Silke Lippok claimed the women's 400 free title in 4:06.96, while Sarah Kohler took second in 4:07.94. Franziska Jansen posted a third-place 4:08.89. Vanessa Grimberg, 18, set a German age group record in the women's 200 breast with a winning 2:24.39, while Laura Simon, 17, lowered an age group record of her own with a second-place 2:24.91. Caroline Ruhnau picked up third in 2:25.19.

Lukasz Wojt captured the men's 200 IM in 1:58.47, while Wallburger earned his second podium of the night with a 1:58.62 for second. Fabian Schwingenschlogl pocketed third in 1:59.31. Jenny Mensing won the women's 100 back in 59.31, while Lippok, 17, set a German age group record with a second-place 59.71. Doris Eichhorn finished third in 1:00.57.

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