Marco Koch
Marco Koch (born 25 January 1990) is a German competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events.[1] He is a former world record holder in the 200 meter breaststroke (short course).[2]
![]() Koch 2018 in Darmstadt, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Darmstadt, Germany | 25 January 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SG Frankfurt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Dirk Lange, Shila Sheth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 200-meter breaststroke, finishing in 11th place overall in the heats and 7th in his semifinal (13th overall), failing to reach the final.
![](../I/Kazan_2015_-_Marco_Koch_wins_200m_breast.JPG.webp)
At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, he won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter breaststroke, becoming the first German to claim a championship title in that event.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he competed in the 200 m breaststroke. He finished in 7th place with a time of 2:08.00.[3] He was also part of the 4 x 100 medley relay team which finished in 7th place.[4]
In the Autumn of 2019 he was member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the New York Breakers, who competed in the Americas Division.[5] Koch competed at all of the meets for the Breakers, and specialized in the breaststroke events. [6]
In the second ISL season he competed again for the NY Breakers winning in the play-offs four out four 200m breaststroke races with the highest jackpot ever - 30 points. In his third race in Budapest he almost broke the world record by swimming a 2:00,58.
Although he mainly specializes in breaststroke, Koch also holds the German record in the 400-meter individual medley (short course) with a time of 4:01.87.[7]
![](../I/Marco_Koch_2018.jpg.webp)
![](../I/ISL2020_New_York_Breakers_Marco_Koch.jpg.webp)
References
- "Marco Koch". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- "Marco Koch breaks 200 SCM breast world record at German nationals". SwimSwam. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "Marco Koch breaks down his 1st ISL win in Budapest". swimswam.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- Lord, Craig (November 19, 2015). "Marco Koch Extends Menu To Four-Course Meal With 4:01 German 400IM Record". Swimvortex. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
Records | ||
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Preceded by Dániel Gyurta |
World record holder Men's 200 m breaststroke (short course) 20 November 2016 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |