Sven Schwarz went third in the 800 free short-course rankings at the German Championships in Wuppertal.
Schwarz dominated in 7:31.94 to finish almost nine seconds ahead of nearest challenger Moritz Bockes (7:40.70). He shaved 1.30secs from his 7:33.24 PB wn-route to fourth at the 2024 short-course worlds in Budapest
That elevated him behind Australian Sam Short and his 7:25.55 rankings-topper and Belgian Lucas Henveaux, who went 7:30.76 last month.
It was the fifth-fastest performance in German history, almost four seconds adrift of Florian Wellbrock’s 7:27.99 national record with Johannes Liebmann next swiftest in domestic waters in 7:30.47. It followed his 1500 free PB of 14:20.66 which elevated him to fourth in the rankings.
Schwarz is one of seven German swimmers going to the short-course worlds in Beijing next month
Angelina Köhler continued her golden run with a 23.93 victory in the 50 free, 0.19 off the German record of 23.74 held by Dorothea Brandt since December 2009 as the super-suit chaos limped to its demise. With that she added to her 50 and 200 fly victories.
Melvin Imoudu added the 50 breaststroke title to his 100 crown in 26.34 and Noelle Benkler completed the IM double with a 2:11.94 win in the 200.