Overview

• From June 1, Bernd Berkhahn will oversee both long-distance pool and open-water programs as Bundestrainer.
• Stephen Bibow has been named Nachwuchsbundestrainer and will lead junior swimmers at the European Junior Championships in Sétubal from June 17 to 22.
• Jörg Freyher will join the federation as a project coach to support the revamped senior and junior squads.
• The overhaul aims to address rapid gains in open-water performance and prepare athletes for new knockout sprint formats.
• Berkhahn’s dual role will leverage his work with Olympian Lukas Märtens’s Magdeburg group to boost elite open-water development.