Wellbrock triumphs at short train World Cup: silver for Germany!

Wellbrock triumphs at short train World Cup: silver for Germany!

In Budapest, the open water Olympic champion Florian Wellbrock caused a sensation on the first day of the short track world championships by winning the silver medal over 1500 meters freestyle. However, this is not an ordinary medal: Wellbrock followed his own competition as a spectator from the stands and waited more than seven hours to find out that his time of 14: 17.27 minutes was only undercut by another swimmer. The Tunisian Ahmed Jaouadi took the lead at 14: 16.40 minutes, which brought Wellbrock into an unexpected and at the same time exciting Situation, like Bild.de reported.

The extraordinary event, in which no classic lead final took place, opposed Wellbrock, who had to compete in the morning because he did not have a quick reporting time. "It's strange. I am very happy with my time, but that's a new experience. I am sitting here and I can't do anything," said Wellbrock, who after a challenging year and a disappointing performance at the Olympic Games in Paris now aimed to regain his joy in the competition, like dailyspiegel.de added.

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Wellbrock's silver medal marked a conciliatory conclusion of the 2024 competition year, after which he was left behind in Paris. "Have fun again," is his goal now. Other German swimmers could also shine on the first day of the competition. Sven Schwarz took 5th place, while Isabel Gose over 400 meters freestyle set a new German record and became a strong sixth. In addition, the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay of the women qualified for the final race, although there were six world records in the first section, which made the day in addition to the spectacle.