{"id":261313,"date":"2017-06-18T09:01:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-18T16:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=261313"},"modified":"2017-06-18T09:01:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T16:01:17","slug":"koch-wins-200-breast-graf-breaks-national-record-at-german-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/koch-wins-200-breast-graf-breaks-national-record-at-german-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"Koch Wins 200 Breast, Graf Breaks National Record at German Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the final day of the German National Championships in Berlin,\u00a0<strong>Marco Koch\u00a0<\/strong>won the national title in his signature event, setting up a defense of the World title he won in 2015, while\u00a0<strong>Lisa Graf\u00a0<\/strong>took down a German record in the women&#8217;s 200 back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nina Kost\u00a0<\/strong>opened the day with a win in the women&#8217;s 50 free, touching in 25.21. She just edged out\u00a0<strong>Anna Dietterle<\/strong>, who took second in 25.25, and\u00a0<strong>Angelina Kohler\u00a0<\/strong>took third in 25.48.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"261315\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/koch-wins-200-breast-graf-breaks-national-record-at-german-champs\/1-57\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1-4.png\" data-orig-size=\"985,431\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1-4-700x431.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1-4.png\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-261315\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1-4.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"578\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1-4.png 985w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1-4-533x233.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1-4-280x123.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next up on the program, Koch dominated the men&#8217;s 200 breast, winning in 2:08.69 to move to seventh in the world rankings.\u00a0<strong>Max Pilger\u00a0<\/strong>finished as the runner-up, touching at 2:10.53, and third went to\u00a0<strong>Fabien Schwingenschlogl<\/strong> in 2:11.39.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"261316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/koch-wins-200-breast-graf-breaks-national-record-at-german-champs\/2-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"991,563\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2-3-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2-3.png\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-261316\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2-3.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"575\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2-3.png 991w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2-3-533x303.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2-3-280x159.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Graf blasted a 2:07.63 to win the women&#8217;s 200 back, crushing\u00a0<strong>Jenny Mensing&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>previous national mark of 2:08.30 from 2012. Graf also improved to fourth in the world in the event this year. Graf won the race by more than 2.5 seconds, while Mensing tied with teenager\u00a0<strong>Sonnele Ozturk<\/strong> for second, with both recording times of 2:10.37.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"261317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/koch-wins-200-breast-graf-breaks-national-record-at-german-champs\/3-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"1082,571\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-3-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-3-1024x540.png\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-261317\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-3.png\" alt=\"3\" width=\"621\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-3.png 1082w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-3-533x281.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-3-280x148.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-3-1024x540.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marius\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Kusch<\/strong> threw down a strong performance to win the men&#8217;s 100 fly, touching at 51.83. Kusch moved into the top eight in the world rankings with that effort.\u00a0<strong>Alexander Kunert\u00a0<\/strong>finished second in 53.07, and\u00a0<strong>Luca Nik Armbruster\u00a0<\/strong>took third in 53.31.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"261318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/koch-wins-200-breast-graf-breaks-national-record-at-german-champs\/4-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"992,571\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4-3-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4-3.png\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-261318\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4-3.png\" alt=\"4\" width=\"577\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4-3.png 992w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4-3-533x307.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4-3-280x161.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aliena Schmidtke<\/strong>, already the national title-winner in the women&#8217;s 50 fly, added a win in the 100-meter distance. Schmidtke touched in 58.02, while 200 fly winner\u00a0<strong>Franziska Hentke\u00a0<\/strong>settled for second in 58.56. Third went to\u00a0<strong>Lisa Hopink\u00a0<\/strong>in 59.61.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"261319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/koch-wins-200-breast-graf-breaks-national-record-at-german-champs\/5-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/5-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"982,566\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/5-3-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/5-3.png\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-261319\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/5-3.png\" alt=\"5\" width=\"574\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/5-3.png 982w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/5-3-533x307.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/5-3-280x161.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Poul Zellman<\/strong> finished first in the men&#8217;s 200 free, touching in 1:47.14, while\u00a0<strong>Clemens Rapp\u00a0<\/strong>(1:47.85) and\u00a0<strong>Phillip Heintz<\/strong> (1:47.93) joined Zollman under 1:48 to complete the top three.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"261321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/koch-wins-200-breast-graf-breaks-national-record-at-german-champs\/6-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/6-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"988,563\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/6-3-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/6-3.png\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-261321\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/6-3.png\" alt=\"6\" width=\"576\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/6-3.png 988w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/6-3-533x304.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/6-3-280x160.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the final event of the meet,\u00a0<strong>Sarah Kohler\u00a0<\/strong>won the women&#8217;s 800 free, recording the only sub-8:30 time as she touched in 8:29.97.\u00a0<strong>Celine Rieder\u00a0<\/strong>finished second in 8:33.03, and\u00a0<strong>Julia Hassler\u00a0<\/strong>came in third at 8:37.05.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"261322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/koch-wins-200-breast-graf-breaks-national-record-at-german-champs\/7-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/7-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"1010,695\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/7-3-700x500.png\" 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