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Gose Takes Four Titles as Imoudu Breaks 50m Breast Record at German Championships

A record 41 Germans met the Paris qualifying time, tightening DSV choices to four starters per event.

Overview

  • The Berlin meet ended Sunday as Germany's final qualifier for the European Championships and produced a record 41 swimmers under the standard, ZDF reported.
  • Melvin Imoudu lowered his own German 50 m breaststroke record to 26.57 seconds on Saturday, cutting five hundredths from his mark.
  • Isabel Gose finished as the most successful swimmer with four freestyle wins, adding the 800 m on Sunday to reach 15 national titles overall.
  • World champion Anna Elendt won the 50 m and 200 m breaststroke, clearing the 50 m standard in the heats, while Angelina Köhler took the 50 m butterfly in 25.61 and missed her German record by 0.11.
  • Lucas Matzerath secured a Paris berth in the 200 m breast on Sunday, and Sven Schwarz won the 1500 m freestyle in 14:42.32 for the fourth‑best time in the world this year.