Andreas Waschburger
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| Nickname | Waschi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 6, 1987 Saarbrücken, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | andreas-waschburger.de | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SSG Saar Max Ritter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jan Wolfgarten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andreas Waschburger (born 6 January 1987) is a German professional swimmer, specialising in open water swimming.
Life
[edit]Andreas Waschburger lives in Saarbrücken, Germany. He is a police commissioner and belongs to the sports group of the Saarland police.
Career
[edit]Waschburger began open water swimming in 2004. In 2009, he finished third in the overall European Cup, and in 2010 and 2013, he won this series over 5 and 10 kilometers. In 2011, he won a World Cup race in Cancún and finished third in the overall World Cup standings. He finished 17th at the European Championships in Budapest in 2010 and tenth at the World Championships the following year. This qualified him for the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 8th in the 10 km open water marathon.[1][2]
In 2013, he competed at the Universiade in Kazan over 10 kilometers and finished third behind Matteo Furlan (Italy) and Romain Berand (France).[3]
At the 2012 European Open Water Swimming Championships in Piombino, Italy, Waschburger finished second in the 5 km and 10 km events.[4] In 2017, he became the first German to win Vansbrosimningen in Sweden.[5]
In early 2023, he became world champion in ice swimming with the German mixed relay team.[6] At the 2024 European Ice Swimming Championships in Oradea, Romania, Waschburger won gold in the 500 m freestyle with a world record time of 5:32.72 and in the 1000 m freestyle with a world record time of 11:24.20. He also took bronze medals in the 250 m freestyle and the 4×250 m mixed relay.[7] In January 2025, he defended his titles at the Ice Swimming World Championships in Molveno, Italy, winning gold in the 1000 m and 500 m freestyle, and silver in the 250 m freestyle and 4×250 m mixed relay.[8]
On September 8, 2023, Waschburger crossed the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 6 hours 45 minutes and 25 seconds, breaking the eleven-year-old world record for this 32.31 km distance.[9]
On October 6, 2024, he set a new world record crossing the 44 km Molokai Channel in 9 hours 55 minutes 10 seconds, beating the previous record by 2 hours and 7 minutes.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Andreas Waschburger". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ "Andreas Waschburger". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ^ "Summer Universiade Results". FISU. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "European Open Water Swimming Championships Results". LEN. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Vansbrosimningen Winners". Vansbrosimningen. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Ice Swimming World Championships 2023: Results". International Ice Swimming Federation. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Waschburger wins two golds at European Ice Swimming Champs". SR (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Andreas Waschburger: King of the Ice". HYLO® SPORT. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Waschburger durchquert Ärmelkanal in Weltrekordzeit". SR (in German). 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "Waschburger bricht Weltrekord am Molokai Channel". Bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-08.
External links
[edit]- 1987 births
- Living people
- Olympic swimmers for Germany
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Saarbrücken
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Germany
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- German male long-distance swimmers
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century German sportsmen
- 21st-century German sportsmen