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| Niklas
FRACH |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Germany
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 06 Feb 1998
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
SV Gelnhausen: Germany |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Teaching - University of Giessen: Germany |
General Interest |
Other sports |
He has competed in swimming at national level in Germany. (swim.taken-by-mat.de, 14 Jun 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"Personally, I prefer to be out and about in open water. There's more action there. In the pool you mostly have to compete against yourself, so the competition in open water appeals to me more. However, I don't want to neglect the pool completely." |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named Sportsman of the Year for 2017 by the TV Wetzlar club in Germany. (mittelhessen.de, 20 Feb 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Robin Rausche [club] |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, German |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He missed around eight weeks of training in total due to illness in October 2020 and a knee injury he sustained while cross-country skiing in January 2021. (gnz.de, 16 Mar 2021; vorsprung-online.de, 28 Apr 2021) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
10km |
1:51:45.8 |
| 13 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km |
55:25.5 |
| 18 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km |
53:41.8 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 13 |
2021 |
Budakalász, HUN |
25km |
4:46:43.6 |
World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 20 |
2023 |
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10km |
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| 13 |
2023 |
Golfo Aranci, ITA |
10km |
1:49:02.3 |
| 52 |
2022 |
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10km |
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| 18 |
2022 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:56:51.20 |
| 3 |
2021 |
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10km |
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| 8 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:48:29.9 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Eilat, ISR |
10km |
1:49:16.7 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Ohrid, MKD |
10km |
1:54:56.7 |
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2020 |
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10km |
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| 13 |
2020 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:50:06.9 |
| 34 |
2019 |
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10km |
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| 6 |
2019 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:50:25.6 |
| 27 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:52:50.1 |
| 24 |
2018 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:53:44.9 |
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