Seven hundredths of a second missing Markus Deibler to Bronze – Hamburger Evening Gazette

21.08.14, 06:40

Berlin. At the last turn, 50 meters from the finish of the 200-meter individual medley race, he was in the lead. Previously had an extremely strong chest route shown after he had taken over the top. But maybe Markus Deibler has thereby also paced a bit. At the end of the hamburgers were missing at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin, just seven hundredths of a second to the first individual medal at a major international championship in the 50-meter pool. Thankless fourth place could hardly be.

Especially since the Olympic Eighth had to admit defeat even in internal German comparison Heidelberg Philip Heintz, who in 1:58 , struck 17 minutes after finishing second seven hundredths behind the winner László Cseh of Hungary. “It was fun to make against László as a race. I’m very pleased,” said the 23-year-old, who had gone cuddled on the last train to Deibler from fourth to two. Third was the Briton Roberto Pavoni.

Mixed feelings experienced before Paul Biedermann in the race over 200 meters freestyle. Only after the last arm pull him almost certainly believed gold is still slipped out of his hands. The 28-year-old missed out on his world record distance despite Saisonbestzeit of 1: 45.80 minutes to two hundredths of a second to fourth European title in a row, because it the Serbian Velimir Stjepanovic still intercepted on the last meters to the slightly better display

“The only thing that pleases me is that I’m so celebrated here,” the German flagship float initially said about the mood at the Velodrome, the third evening of the pelvic Contests finally EM -würdig came along. According to Stark fired the numerous represented German swimming youth their Freestyle King together with the had traveled swimming fans in the first sold-out Velodrome – and celebrated him the stronger in the later presentation ceremony

Biedermann could only look forward with a half hour distance. “The longer the race is gone, the happier I am,” said the double world champion of 2009, who had two days earlier lain down with the lead-off about twice the distance of a European Championship false start. After all, he was his great rival, double Olympic champion Yannick Agnel, refer to third place. Whether he swims the 100-meter freestyle, he left open. Priority for the Biedermann now the Season 4 x 200 meters.

 
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