Marco Koch

Marco Koch

Koch wearing the gold medal he won at the 200m breaststroke, 2015 European Short Course Swimming Championships, Netanya
Personal information
Full name	Marco Koch
National team	Germany
Born	25 January 1990 Darmstadt, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, individual medley
Club	DSW 1912
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for Germany World Championships (LC) 2015 Kazan 200 m breaststroke 2013 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke World Championships (SC) 2014 Doha 200 m breaststroke European Championships (LC) 2014 Berlin 200 m breaststroke 2012 Debrecen 200 m breaststroke European Championships (SC) 2010 Eindhoven 200 m breaststroke 2015 Netanya 100 m breaststroke 2015 Netanya 200 m breaststroke 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m medley 2013 Herning 100 m breaststroke 2013 Herning 200 m breaststroke

Marco Koch (born 25 January 1990) is a German competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events.^[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 200-metre breaststroke, finishing in 11th place overall in the heats and 7th in his semifinal, failing to reach the final.

After golden final in Kazan

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, he won the gold medal in the men's 200-metre breaststroke, becoming the first German to claim a championship title in that event.

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.^[2]

References

1. "Marco Koch". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
2. Lord, Craig (November 19, 2015). "Marco Koch Extends Menu To Four-Course Meal With 4:01 German 400IM Record". Swimvortex. Retrieved December 3, 2015.