Gose and Boy narrowly miss out on the World Championships medal in open water!

Gose and Boy narrowly miss out on the World Championships medal in open water!

The Swimming World Championships in Singapore will once again provide exciting competitions this year, but not all German athletes were able to take home the medals they had hoped for. Isabel Gose and Lea Boy narrowly missed out on a medal in the open water in extremely hot conditions. With the newly introduced Knockout sprint, which is being held at the World Championships for the first time, the two swam to fifth place at the same time in the decision for third place. They were only two tenths of a second short of the precious metal.

For Gose, who is only 23 years old, it was her first appearance at an open water World Championships and she delivered a strong performance. “It was a challenging competition, but I took a lot with me for the future,” said a comment after the race.

The medal winners

The victory in the competition went to the Japanese Ichika Kajimoto, followed by the Italian Ginevra Taddeucci, who took the silver medal. The double world champion Moesha Johnson from Australia and the Hungarian Bettina Fabian secured bronze, so the coveted medal was once again hotly contested.

Florian Wellbrock triumphs

While Gose and Boy failed decisively in the blink of an eye, Florian Wellbrock was able to shine over 10 kilometers in open water and secure his seventh World Championship gold. He moved to the front of the field and left the Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri behind him. In the pleasantly warm water of Sentosa Island, he swam to the finish with a time of 1:59:55.5 hours and once again showed his class. Oliver Klemet also fought bravely and ended up in fourth place, just a tenth of a second behind, narrowly missing out on the bronze medal. On the day of the women's competition, a race had to be canceled and postponed by a day due to poor water quality, which further fueled expectations in the women's category. Moesha Johnson, who also proved herself in the sprint, took gold again.

Team performances and audience enthusiasm

The German open water relay team was also unable to convince at the previous World Championships in Japan and took fourth place there. The relay with Lea Boy, Leonie Beck, Rob Muffels and Oliver Klemet fought until the end, but had to give way to the Australian Kyle Lee in the photo finish. The DSV team showed excellent performances and would have gone into the history books with a victory, because never before has a nation won all the gold medals at an Open Water World Championships. However, long-distance national coach Bernd Berkhahn and the athletes themselves did not allow themselves to be discouraged by the narrow defeats.

The Swimming World Championships in Singapore run until August 3rd and, with a total of six sports, offer plenty of opportunities for athletes to prove themselves and win medals. It will be interesting to see how the next races turn out. Every competition is a new opportunity to prove your skills and perhaps bring one or two precious metals back to Germany. While the German swimmers prepare for future challenges, the hope remains that the next medal won't be long in coming.

ZDF reports about the festive triumph of Wellbrock, during Time addresses the challenges of the German relay in detail.