Florian Wellbrock

Olympic champion in open water swimming

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Florian Wellbrock

Olympic champion in open water swimming

Born	19th August 1997, in Bremen
Place of residence	Magdeburg
Discipline	Freestyle (long distance), open water swimming
Club	SC Magdeburg

Greatest sporting achievements

Olympic gold
10 km open water distance (2021) *
Olympic bronze 1,500 m freestyle (2021)
*The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were postponed by one year due to the COVID pandemic and were held in 2021.

World Champion
10 km open water distance and 1,500 m freestyle (2019)
Seven-time world champion in pool and open water (2019–23)
4 x 1,500 m open water relay (2025)
10 km and 5 km open water distance (2025)
Open water knockout sprint (2025)

German champion
Multiple title wins in pool and open water swimming

Among the world’s best

Florian Wellbrock is one of the world’s best swimmers – both in the pool and in open water. At the age of 18, he moved from northern Germany to Magdeburg, where he found ideal training conditions, a highly professional environment and his sporting home at the club SC Magdeburg. It was here that he developed into one of the most successful and versatile swimmers of the present day.

Included on the Sports Walk of Fame

Sponsor:Florian Wellbrock’s name has been on the Sports Walk of Fame in Magdeburg since 2019.
At the unveiling ceremony, the then mayor Dr Lutz Trümper emphasised the importance of the swimmer’s achievements for the city of Magdeburg: “As an exceptional athlete, Florian Wellbrock has made Magdeburg even better known nationally and internationally.”
And the talented swimmer said: “Being represented on the Sports Walk of Fame fills me with great pride.”