WUPPERTAL, Germany, November 24. THE German Short Course Championships came to a close with some strong performances, including a German record in the women’s sprint medley. <\/p>\n
Theresa Michalak became the first German woman under 59 seconds in the 100 IM as she lowered her own German mark in the sprint medley. Michalak clocked a 58.93 for the win, bettering her 59.05 from 2011. The swim pushed her to eighth in the world ranks this evening. Julia Leidgebel touched second in 1:00.24, while Annika Bruhn placed third in 1:01.56.<\/p>\n
Steffen Deibler, who stands third in the world with a 49.38 from the Eindhoven stop of the FINA World Cup, cruised to victory in the men’s 100 fly with a 51.34. Markus Gierke touched second in 52.62, while Alexander Kunert lowered the 17-year-old national age group record with a third-place 52.68. <\/p>\n
Deibler then doubled up with a 21.80 to win the men’s 50 free to close the night. Max Oswald placed second in 21.86, while Tim-Thorben Suck snatched third-place honors in 22.03. <\/p>\n
Leonie Antonia Beck shot down the 16-year-old national age group record with a winning time of 8:17.50 in the women’s 800 free. That swim jumped the youngster up to eighth in the world rankings, behind Spain’s Melani Costa (8:16.55), and second in the country behind Sarah Kohler’s fifth-ranked 8:14.10 from the Berlin stop of the FINA World Cup. Kohler, meanwhile, checked in second with an 8:24.49, while Johanna Friedrich placed third in 8:32.51. <\/p>\n
Dorothea Brandt, who is tied with Bronte Campbell for fifth in the world this year with a 23.91, dominated the women’s 50 free in a time of 24.18. Daniela Schreiber finished a distant second with a time of 25.04, while Annika Bruhn (24.06) and Nina Kost (25.08) placed just behind in third and fourth. <\/p>\n
Marco Koch has been on fire this week, and continued with another victory as he dropped a 2:05.98 to win the men’s 200 breast. He’s been much faster this year with a third-ranked 2:02.50 from the Berlin World Cup stop, and should round into form for the international championship season next month. Nils Wich-Glasen placed second in 2:07.22, while Max Werkmeister touched third in 2:09.13. <\/p>\n
Paul Biedermann, who said earlier today that he’s planning on making a run through the 2016 Rio Games before calling it a career, vaulted to sixth in the world rankings in the men’s 400 free with a winning time of 3:39.02. Tim Wallburger claimed second in 3:40.83, while Florian Vogel earned third in 3:41.99. <\/p>\n
Caroline Ruhnau hit the wall first in the women’s 200 breast with a time of 2:24.21, while Vanessa Grimberg picked up second in 2:25.16. Margarethe Hummel rounded out the top three with a time of 2:27.70. Philip Heintz followed up with a 1:55.95 to win the men’s 200 IM. Ensar Hajder touched second in 1:57.05, while Philipp Forster snagged third in 1:57.35. <\/p>\n
Franziska Hentke continued her breakout year as she topped the women’s 100 fly with a time of 57.89. She finished just ahead of 18-year-old Alexandra Wenk, who downed the German age group record with a second-place 57.99. Youngster Lisa Hopink, 15, popped another age group mark with a third-place time of 58.44. <\/p>\n
Christian Diener jumped into the world top 10 in the men’s 100 back with a 50.81. That swim pushed him to ninth in the world rankings, just behind Ryosuke Irie’s 50.71 from the Berlin stop of the FINA World Cup. Felix Wolf placed a distant second in 52.49, while Jan-Philip Glania wound up third in 52.98. Jenny Mensing followed with a close win in the women’s 100 back. She clocked a 59.17, clipping Doris Eichhorn (59.23) for the win. Lisa Graf finished third in 59.25<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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