Marco Koch

2016 German Championships, swimmers under prelims nomination times

Full Name:	Marco Koch
Born:	January 25th, 1990
	Darmstadt, Germany
Nationality:	Germany
Status:	Active

Marco Koch Born Jan. 20, 1990 Marco Koch is a German breaststroke swimmer originally from the city of Darmstadt. The 6'0" breaststroker has flown relatively under the radar, but he had his big breakout moment at the 2015 World Championships. Koch trains with coach Alexander Kreisel in Darmstadt, where he's made headlines for his training techniques, including hypnosis. Kreisel believes hypnosis allows him to see hidden problems in his swimming technique. Early years in swimming Koch really stepped onto the swimming scene in 2008 as a youth swimmer -- he competed at the 2008 European Youth Championships, where he won gold in the 200-meter breaststroke, as well as a silver in the 100 and bronze in the 50 completing a full-medal sweep. In the same year Koch competed at the World Youth Championships in Monterey, where he just missed out on gold for silver in both the 200 and 100-meter breaststrokes. In 2008 Koch made the step from youth championships to his first senior competition. He was selected for the Short Course European Championship Team in River, where he didn't medal in an individual event, but he did pick up a silver medal as a member of the 4x50 mixed medley relay. A few years …

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