Maya Tobehn grabbed 7 titles at 2018 German Junior Championships

2018 German National Junior Championships

• May, 29th – June, 2nd
• Berlin, Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark (SSE)
• 50m
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Before the last session of the 2018 German National Junior Championships, Maya Tobehn (born 2002) and Josif Miladinov (born 2003) have collected the most titles: Tobehn was victorious in the 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly and 200m IM. Josif Miladinov was the fastest in his age group in the 50m and 100m freestyle, 50m and 100m breaststroke and 50m and 100m butterfly. Both will swim one last final tonight, the 50m backstroke. Miladinov was born in Bulgaria and lives since 2014 with his family in Gera, Germany. He hasn’t received the German citizenship yet and can be found also in the 2018 Bulgarian swim rankings.

The 2018 German National Junior Championships are not part of a qualification procedure, the German  Swimming Federation (Deutscher Schwimmverband, DSV) has already nominated the team for the 2018 European Junior Championships in Helsinki from 4 to 8 July.

The 23-member DSV team for the JEM in Helsinki:

Girls (13): Alexandra Arlt, Anna Elendt, Mareike Ehring, Giulia Goerigk , Isabel Gose, Malin Grosse, Yara Hierath, Hannah Küchler, Lucie Kühn, Lena Riedemann, Celine Rieder, Barbara Schaal, Maya Tobehn

Boys (10): Sebastian Beck, Maurice Ingerieth, Lukas Matzerath, Lukas Märtens, Rafael Miroslaw, Fleming Redemann, Paul Reither, Michael Schäffner, Danny Schmidt, Peter Varjasi

Girls, born between 2001-2004 and boys, born between 2000-2003, are eligible to compete at the German National Junior Championships.

Today’s schedule features the 400m freestyle, 200m breaststroke and 50m backstroke.

The fastest of all starters over the 400m freestyle was Yara Hierath (born 2001) with a time of 4:17.74. The German record for  the 17-year-olds is held by Heike Friedrich (former GDR) since 1987 (4:06,74).

2018 German Junior Champions, 400m freestyle, women

On the men’s side, Aaron Schmidt (born 2000) set the fastest time of all finalists in 3: 54.28. Moritz Brandt holds the German age group record for the 18-year old in 3:48.57.

2018 German Junior Champions, 400m freestyle, men

Emily Herkle, born 2003,  showed a solid perfomance over the 200 m breast, she was clocked at 2:31.35. Even faster was Malin Grosse (born 2002) in 2:29.99, her first race under 2:30, she missed the actual German age group record for the 16-year old only by 0,57 seconds. The record is held by Margarethe Hummel. Also 2001 born Anna Elendt set a new personal best time, clocking a 2:31,01 (previous best time: 2:33,26).

2018 German Junior Champions, 200m breaststroke, women

Lucas Matzerath (born 2000) was the fastest of all finalists in the men’s 200m breaststroke in 2:17.74, his personal best time stands at 2:16.31.

 2018 German Junior Champions, 200m breaststroke, men

Maya Tobehn won her seventh title in the 50m backstroke in 29.17, the age-group record for the 16-year-olds is held by Laura Riedemann in 28.87.

13-year old Lucie Mosdzien narrowly missed her second age group record at this event, being the first in 30.05, just 0.04 seconds off the current record.

In the last event of the 2018 German Junior Championships, the men’s 50 m backstroke, Michael Schäffner grabbed the gold medal in his age group, born 2000, in 25.74, this was the fastest time of all starters tonight and a new personal best. 2016 Olympic finalist Christian Diener holds the age group record in 25.40.

2018 German National Junior Champions:

(source: schwimmdjm.de)

100m breaststroke, women