Andreas Waschburger
{{short description|German swimmer}}
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| nationality = German
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|6}}
| birth_place = Saarbrücken, West Germany
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| strokes = Freestyle
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| club = SSG Saar Max Ritter
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| coach = Jan Wolfgarten
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{{Medal|Competition|Summer Universiade}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2013 Kazan|10km marathon}}
{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2012 Piombino|5km open water}}
{{Medal|Silver|2012 Piombino|10km open water}}
{{Medal|Silver|2016 Hoorn|team 5 km }}
{{Medal|Bronze|2012 Piombino|5km mixed team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Ice Swimming World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Samoëns|4 × 50 m mixed relay}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Samoëns|4 × 250 m mixed relay}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Samoëns|500 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Samoëns|250 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|Ice Swimming European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Oradea|500 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Oradea|1,000 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Oradea|250 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Oradea|4 × 250 m relay}}
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Andreas Waschburger (born 6 January 1987) is a German professional swimmer, specialising in open water swimming.
Life
Andreas Waschburger lives in Saarbrücken, Germany. He is a police commissioner and belongs to the sports group of the Saarland police.
Career
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/waschburger-andreas-1122350/ |title=Andreas Waschburger |website=London2012.com |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=2012-08-11 |archive-date=2012-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810114117/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/waschburger-andreas-1122350/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/andreas-waschburger-1.html |title=Andreas Waschburger |website=Sports-Reference.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221547/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/andreas-waschburger-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17 |url-status=dead |access-date=2016-07-01}}
In 2013, he competed at the Universiade in Kazan over 10 kilometers and finished third behind Matteo Furlan (Italy) and Romain Berand (France).{{cite web |url=https://www.fisu.net/news/summer-fisu-world-university-games |title=Summer Universiade Results |website=FISU |access-date=2024-06-09}}
At the 2012 European Open Water Swimming Championships in Piombino, Italy, Waschburger finished second in the 5 km and 10 km events.{{cite web |url=https://www.len.eu/?p=21707 |title=European Open Water Swimming Championships Results |website=LEN |access-date=2024-06-09}} In 2017, he became the first German to win Vansbrosimningen in Sweden.{{cite web |url=https://vansbrosimningen.se/results |title=Vansbrosimningen Winners |website=Vansbrosimningen |access-date=2024-06-09}}
In early 2023, he became world champion in ice swimming with the German mixed relay team.{{cite web |title=Ice Swimming World Championships 2023: Results |url=https://www.isfworldchampionships.com/2023-results |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=International Ice Swimming Federation}} 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.{{cite web |title=Waschburger wins two golds at European Ice Swimming Champs |url=https://www.sr.de/sr/home/sport/waschburger_gold_100.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=SR |language=de-DE}} 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.{{cite web |title=Andreas Waschburger: King of the Ice |url=https://hylo.sport/en/news/andreas-waschburger-king-of-the-ice/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=HYLO® SPORT |language=en-US}}
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.{{cite web |date=2023-09-09 |title=Waschburger durchquert Ärmelkanal in Weltrekordzeit |url=https://www.sr.de/sr/home/sport/waschburger_weltrekord_aermelkanal_100.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=SR |language=de-DE}}
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.{{cite web |title=Waschburger bricht Weltrekord am Molokai Channel |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/mehr-sport/molokai-channel-weltrekord-waschburger-82871956.bild.html |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Bild.de |language=de-DE}}
References
External links
- {{Olympics.com profile|andreas-waschburger}}
- {{DOSB profile|andreas-waschburger}}
- [http://andreas-waschburger.de Official website]
- [https://www.teamdeutschland.de/team/details/andreas-waschburger DOSB Team D profile]
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Category:Olympic swimmers for Germany
Category:Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Saarbrücken
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Germany
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
Category:German male long-distance swimmers
Category:Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade