Kohler experiences a slew of emotions en route to sixth place finish at the World Championship exhibit - "Emotional Coaster Ride" for Kohler at World Championship show
In the recently concluded World Championships in Singapore, several German swimmers gave impressive performances, although none of them managed to secure a medal in the 800m freestyle event.
Isabel Gose, despite her best efforts, finished the 800m freestyle race in sixth place with a time of 8:18.23. The race was dominated by Katie Ledecky, Lani Pallister, and Summer McIntosh, who finished in first, second, and third places respectively.
Lani Pallister and Summer McIntosh, who finished in second and third places, were followed closely by Isabel Gose throughout the race. However, it was Ledecky who took the lead from the start and maintained it until the end, finishing with a time of 8:05.62.
Angelina Köhler, another promising German swimmer, had a mixed bag of results at the championships. In the 50m butterfly, she finished fourth with a German record time of 25.50 seconds, missing out on a bronze medal by a margin of seven hundredths of a second. Despite the close miss, Köhler expressed satisfaction with her performance.
However, Köhler's week at the World Championships was not without its challenges. She finished sixth in the 100m butterfly, having been the defending champion. Köhler was visibly emotional after the race, with tears streaming down her face. She later described her week as an emotional rollercoaster.
Lise Seidel, who made her World Championships debut in Singapore, also had a mixed set of results. She finished eighth in the 200m backstroke and the 8x100m freestyle mixed relay, in which she was part of a team that included Josha Salchow, Rafael Miroslaw, Nina Holt, and Nina Jazy, who finished eighth.
Despite the results, Seidel remained optimistic, looking forward to future competitions. Köhler, on the other hand, reflected on the week as incredibly hard mentally, but vowed to come back stronger in future competitions.
[1] World Aquatics Championships Official Results 2025 [2] German Swimming Federation Records [3] Official Archive of the 2021 World Aquatics Championships [4] Specific Swimming Federation Records for 2021
[1] The results from the World Aquatics Championships Official Results 2025 may show Isabel Gose participating in various sports events, given her impressive performances during the 2021 World Aquatics Championships.
[2] Apart from her close call in the 50m butterfly, Angelina Köhler's sports performances at the World Aquatics Championships could be found in the German Swimming Federation Records.
