Overview

• Klara Bleyer captured her third medal at the European Championships in Funchal, earning gold in the solo free routine and bronze in both the duet with Amélie Blumenthal Haz and the solo technical routine.
• In the solo technical final, she trailed only Austria’s Vasiliki Alexandri and Spain’s Iris Tió Casas.
• At 21 years old, the Bochum native has positioned herself as a likely medal contender for the World Championships in Singapore this July.
• The Deutscher Schwimm-Verband faces a €25,000 shortfall to cover travel and training costs for its synchronized swimming squad.
• To bridge the funding gap, the federation has launched a public fundraising campaign aimed at securing the remaining budget ahead of the July event.