By Retta Race on SwimSwam
2026 GERMAN SC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday, November 12th – Sunday, November 15th Wuppertal, Germany SCM (25m) Meet Central Day 1 Recap ResultsDay two of the 2026 German Short Course Championships unfolded tonight in Wuppertal, with several big guns in the water vying for hardware. As the seven-strong German lineup has already been announced for next month’s Short Course World Championships, athletes are vying for best times and national titles at this competition.
Germany’s Roster for 2026 SC Worlds: Sven Schwarz, Josha Salchow, Melvin Imoudu, Maurice Grabowski, Malte Grafe, Kenneth Bock, Ole Mats Eidam
Day Two Highlights
The men’s 200m freestyle saw Team Bochum’s Jarno Bäschnitt get it done for gold, hitting a time of 1:43.03 to top the podium by just under half a second.
Timo Sorgius of Wiesbaden, Bäschnitt’s teammate on Germany’s 4x200m free relay at this year’s European Championships, was next to the wall in 1:43.40, while Mitja Bauer rounded out the podium with a 1:43.79.
While Bäschnitt’s and Sorgius’ outings were solid, with the former producing a lifetime best and the latter snagging the silver after only two weeks of training due to back problems.
Bauer, however, is just 18 years of age, and his result established a monster new German National Age Record. His time overtook the former benchmark of 1:44.50 held by Michael Gross, a six-time Olympic medalist for the nation across the 1984 and 1988 Games. The former standard stood as the oldest men’s Age Record in SCM.
After his performance, teenage Bauer told the German Swimming Federation, “After the preliminary heats, my coaches and teammates said I had the potential to break the record. The fact that it actually happened now makes me incredibly happy.”
Bauer also won silver in the 200m backstroke with a time of 1:54.84, which also checked in as a new lifetime best.
European Junior Championships medalist Noelle Benkler, a Cal commit for the 2028-29 season, was the top performer in the women’s 400m IM.
The 19-year-old beat the pack in a time of 4:36.17 to successfully defend her 2025 title in the event.
Laura Sophie Kohlmann of Essen cleaned up the silver medal position in 4:38.42, with Leni von Bonin also landing on the podium in 4:38.89, good enough for bronze.
Benkler represents Germany’s 6th-best SCM 400 IM performer of all time, courtesy of the 4:35.05 at last year’s European Short Course Championships to place 4th there in Lublin, Poland.
In the women’s and men’s 50 butterfly sprints, last night’s 100m fly victors each doubled up with golds this evening.
World champion Angelina Köhler won the women’s race by a large margin, clocking 25.13 to fall just .07 short of her own German record.
Maurice Grabowski won the men’s side, posting a personal best of 22.68.
Of note, out of the heats, Jannis Kube put up a time of 24.39 to notch a new German Age Record for 15-year-old boys.
Read the full story on SwimSwam: Cal Commit Noelle Benkler Takes Women’s 400 IM On Day Two Of German SC Championships
Hence then, the article about cal commit noelle benkler takes women s 400 im on day two of german sc championships was published today ( ) and is available on swimswam ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Cal Commit Noelle Benkler Takes Women’s 400 IM On Day Two Of German SC Championships )
Also on site :
- What we heard about Yankees at GM meetings: Shoki Oda meeting, Luis García Jr. plans, coaching staff shakeup
- Caleb Williams Stars In PCA MVP Video, NFL QB Picked For The Bachelor’s 30th Season, Tomlin Explains Retirement, and Other Bears Bullets
- Latest transfer news today: Liverpool shortlist rival £84m titan as Spurs target France international