Johannes Liebmann
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| Full name | Johannes Wilhelm Liebmann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 2007 Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johannes Wilhelm Liebmann (born 21 March 2007) is a German swimmer.
Career
Liebmann competed at the 2024 European Junior Swimming Championships and won silver medals in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay and 1500 metre freestyle, and bronze medals in the 400 metre and 800 metre freestyle events. He again competed at the 2025 European Junior Swimming Championships and won silver medals in the 400 metre and 1500 metre freestyle and a bronze medal in the 800 metre freestyle.[1]
In December 2025, he competed at the 2025 European Short Course Swimming Championships and set a world junior record time in the 800 metre freestyle heats with a time of 7:30.47.[2] In August 2026, he competed at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships and won a gold medal in the 800 metre freestyle with a European and European Championships record time of 7:37.59.[3][4] He also won a gold medal in the 1500 metre freestyle with a world record time of 14:26.79, taking 3.88 seconds off Bobby Finke's world record from the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Haack, Melanie (13 August 2026). "Schwimm-EM: Der Aufstieg des Johannes Liebmann – Wie ein junger Deutscher in die Weltspitze schwimmt". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ Hannemann, Raik (3 December 2025). "Liebmann mit dem nächsten Jahrgangsrekord bei der Kurzbahn-EM". germanaquatics.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "Schwimm-EM: Johannes Liebmann holt Gold über 800 Meter Freistil". ZDFheute (in German). 12 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "Schwimm-EM in Paris: Johannes Liebmann holt Gold mit Europarekord über 800 Meter". Der Spiegel (in German). 13 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "Paris 2026: Marchand delivers gold and Liebmann crushes men's 1500m world record on day six". europeanaquatics.org. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Johannes Liebmann shatters Bobby Finke's world record in 1500m freestyle". nbcsports.com. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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