Overview

• The German Swimming Federation announced his national-team departure on Friday.
• Seidel, 28 and based in Berlin, was among the few men competing in the discipline in Germany.
• He helped Germany win European silver in 2023 in the combination and a 2024 European title in the acrobatic routine, the country’s first team gold.
• He was the first man on a European Championship podium in a team event and the first to win team gold in artistic swimming.
• He most recently represented Germany at the World Championships in Singapore and said he was proud that having a man in the team came to feel normal.