Saskia Aleythe
In preparation he was sick in the tournament, there was strong criticism: With relay gold 4 x 200 meter freestyle, Paul Biedermann can still have a successful Swimming Championships in Berlin pleased. And a man from the second row dashes forward.
As a swimmer you can experience sometimes lonely moments. On the starting block, in the water, it is a confrontation with oneself, one’s own abilities. A bit of social it is in the team competition, Paul Biedermann like the happy, “it is easier and much more fun,” he says. “This is our common achievement, because it’s not about the individual.” But when Paul Biedermann one must sometimes make the experience that it can also go to a relay race over to Paul Biedermann than around team.
On Saturday night they were all together on the podium in the relay 4 x 200 meters freestyle Biedermann swam with Clemens Rapp, Yannick Lebherz and Robin Backhaus to gold, the second gold medal at these championships. The mood in Berlin Velodrome was omitted accordingly, the audience celebrated the four float for several minutes, a lap of honor they treated themselves yet. “The we deserve,” said Biedermann, “I’ve learned you have to celebrate the successes as they are, and what we did tonight.”
Swimming Championships in Berlin Golden race of the German freestyle relay
The next German medal at the European Championships is made of gold: The Freestyle Relay Men reaches number one, because Paul Biedermann manage a strong finish. Also backstroke Christian servant is pleased with a medal.
reconciliation with Berlin
For the world record man Biedermann the gold medal around his neck was a reconciliation with Berlin. The man from Halle an der Saale has for years been the flagship character of the German swimming and so he was sent in these competitions. The hopes of the DSV were large, although Biedermann had to pause a few weeks earlier because of an illness. And then, it was the first Championship run at all in Berlin, Biedermann saw suddenly before the first damper. He resigned in advance of about 400 meters, had “gambled” with time
But the focus had already located on the 200-meter freestyle, on Wednesday he won silver. In impressive fashion, with an impressive time. But he had just missed the title of European Champion just two hundredths of a second, the grabbed the Serbian Velimir Stjepanovic. This rankled the Germans. He could be happy only with distance above the second place, with a lot of distance.
So now relay gold, not a reason to rag, Biedermann was pleased this time immediately. There was also a satisfaction. For since this accusation had been in the air, the Franziska van Almsick had made him. That he had his start in the 100 meters freestyle canceled, commented the former swimming icon with the words: “In the past it would not have been.”
Marco Koch at the European Swimming Championships – Finally first
Biedermann had inserted after the silver on Wednesday a break to concentrate on the season. “I had about 100 meters can not swim like today,” he said now, “I was just floored and needed the two days.” Everything is risen, he went on, pushing it past: “I know what I’m doing, I’m old enough and so I know my way.”
As a final float he was immersed in water at fourth position. Until then, it had not looked so promising after two starting Germany was on the seventh of eight ranks. “Since I’ve only counted on number two,” admitted coach Frank Biedermann Home Embacher. But Biedermann stalked in his race and pulled over on the last 25 meters still on Russian Alexander Sukhorukov. 1: he needed 44.95 minutes in his section for it – another strong performance after his silver medal in the 200-meter singles final
Philip Heintz at the European Swimming Championships laugh, swim, laugh
If he could, he would grin and in the water: Philip Heintz belongs to a rare species in swimming, work pressure and fear of failure are far its occurrence. Wage the good mood is a silver medal.
Silver from the second row
“We can satisfied with our time,” Biedermann realized still on, with a view to the total time of 7: 09.00 minutes, which had spent all four together in the water. “We have upside potential.” What this power is worth in comparison to world leaders? At the Pan Pacific Championships, which are taking place in Australia, the Americans came nearly four seconds faster to the finish
In Berlin another was on Saturday night then still in demand as Paul Biedermann. Christian servant, a from the second row, 200m backstroke won the silver medal. “After I’ve posted, are all the stars fall from the sky,” he told omitted. “I wanted to win a medal here – otherwise I would not have left here.”
The first 150 meters he was extremely fast approached, already enteilt the other. On the last train him swam still Radoslaw Kawecki of the poles of it – but servants escaped with new Best finish. “It was sauanstrengend so much pain I never had,” he said. Even the 21-year-old experienced that day a sort of satisfaction: About 100 meters had landed in fourth place, only eight hundredths of Bronze removed
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