MUFFELS Rob

Germany

Marathon Swimming

Date of Birth: 8 Dec 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.88/6'2''

Place of birth: ELMSHORN

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : MAGDEBURG

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Marathon Swimming	Men's 10km	11

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Men's 10km	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	5km	10km	5km - TTT X	5km - TR X
2019	Gwangju, KOR	-	3	-	1
2017	Budapest, HUN	-	26	-	8
2015	Kazan, RUS	2	-	1	-
2013	Barcelona, ESP	11	-	-	-

European Championships

Year	Location	5km	10km	5km - TR X
2020	Budakalasz, HUN	11	13	2
2018	Glasgow, GBR	4	3	-

World Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10km
2020	1 x 2nd
2019	1 x 6th
2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 2 x 8th
2017	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 5th

World Series - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
1	2017	10km	Hong Kong, CHN
2	2020	10km	Doha, QAT
2	2018	10km	Qiandaohu, CHN
2	2017	10km	Setubal, POR
3	2018	10km	Beau Vallon, SEY
5	2017	10km	Abu Dhabi, UAE
6	2019	10km	Doha, QAT
8	2018	10km	Abu Dhabi, UAE
8	2018	10km	Doha, QAT
8	2017	10km	Qiandaohu, CHN

Legend
X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, TR - Team Relay, TTT - Team Time Trial

Nickname:

Bobby (tagesspiegel.de, 18 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Armed Forces Athlete

Education:

Psychology - Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany

Languages spoken:

English, German

Club name:

SC Magdeburg [Germany]

Coach:

Bernd Berkhahn [club], GER;

Other sports:

He represented Germany in swimming at the 2012 European Short Course Championships in Chartres, France. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Aug 2017)

Reason:

"My parents wanted me to take up swimming to be safe and my bigger brother was already swimming." (Stadtmarketing Magdeburg YouTube channel, 04 Jun 2019)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (volksstimme.de, 25 Jan 2020)

Training:

He swims about 80 kilometres a week, divided into 11 sessions of about two hours. (Stadtmarketing Magdeburg YouTube channel, 04 Jun 2019)

Hero:

Italian swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri. (tagesschau.de, 18 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"I don't start to finish second." (dfl-stiftung.de, 08 Dec 2020)

Award:

He was named the 2014 Athlete of the Year in Magdeburg, Germany. (mdcc.de, 12 Feb 2015)

General Interest

General
FRIENDLY RIVALRY
Despite having a strong rivalry with German teammate Florian Wellbrock, the two are close friends and train together. "Florian and I have learned a lot from Thomas Lurz and also from Angela Maurer. In the end, it's about experience and hard work. I currently rate him [Wellbrock] as one of the strongest long-distance swimmers, it is definitely an advantage to have him as a training partner. I change things because I see that it works for him. You should know your competitors. I know him very well." (spiegel.de, 15 Jul 2019; openwaterswimming.com, 16 Jul 2019; swimsportnews.de, 16 Jul 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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