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Why you shouldn’t rub wet skin and hair dry
How do you dry off after swimming in an indoor or outdoor pool? Rubbing the skin quickly to warm it up? And dry your hair quickly? Unfortunately, both are harmful.…
Depmeyer new open water national coach
New boss for Olympic champion Florian Wellbrock: Constantin Depmeyer becomes open water national coach. This was announced by the German Swimming Association (DSV) on Thursday evening. The Hamburger takes up…
Märtens swims the best time of the year
Freestyle swimmer Lukas Märtens set a world best time of the year over 200 meters at the Swim Open in Stockholm. The 20-year-old from Magdeburg won in 1:45.44 minutes ahead…
Rafael Miroslaw breaks the old German record
Swimmer Rafael Miroslaw has broken the eleven-year-old German record over 100 meters freestyle. At the Berlin Swim Open, the man from Hamburg hit the lead in 47.92 seconds. He clearly…
war | In protest against Russia: Olympic champion swims in “blood”
After the Russian attack, many athletes have shown solidarity with Ukraine in recent weeks. The Lithuanian swimmer Ruta Meilutyte has now attracted attention with a particularly creative type of protest.…
Mihambo and Wellbrock warn against excessive pressure
The Tokyo Olympic champions Malaika Mihambo and Florian Wellbrock drew attention to the dangers of excessive expectations for the mental health of competitive athletes in a double interview. “We athletes…