Hendrik Feldwehr Clinches 50 Breast Win in Germany
Hendrik Feldwehr (50 breast) and Florian Vogel (400 free) had the top swims of the night at the German National Championships.
Johana Roas won the women’s 50-meter back in a time of 28.30. That swim put her 11th in the world rankings. Anna Dietterle posted a German junior record with a time of 28.79 for second, while Jenny Mensing clocked a third-place time of 29.05.
Carl Louis Schwarz put up a time of 25.27 for the men’s 50-meter back title. Jan-Philip Glania placed second in 25.42 with Marco Di Carli turning in a third-place time of 25.53.
Laura Simon, fresh off a strong NCAA Championship for Virginia, topped the women’s 50-meter breast finale in a time of 31.43. Dorothea Brandt snared second overall in 31.60 with Caroline Ruhnau earning third in 31.62.
Hendrik Feldwehr, who already moved to sixth in the world with a 27.33 in qualifying, took home the men’s 50-meter breast crown in 27.35. Christian vom Lehn placed second in 27.89 with Erik Steinhagen claiming third in 28.00.
Sarah Kohler jumped to 11th in the world rankings with a 4:07.00 to win the women’s 400-meter free. Johanna Friedrich touched the wall second in 4:09.54 with Rosalie Kathner grabbing third in 4:11.96.
Florian Vogel posted a time of 3:46.53 to win the men’s 400-meter free and jump to sixth in the world rankings. Clemens Rapp posted a second-place time of 3:48.68 with Jacob Heidtmann snagging third in 3:48.79. Felix Aubock set a German junior record with a fourth-place time of 3:50.26.
Alexandra Wenk topped the women’s 50-meter fly in 26.55 with Dorothea Brandt claiming her second silver of the night with a 26.64. Daniela Schrieber wound up third in 27.23.
Jonas Bergmann hit the wall in 23.99 for the men’s 50-meter fly title. Florian Opitz placed second in 24.39 with Maximilian Oswald taking third in 24.43.
2015 German Swimming Championships, Day Two – Results