Road to the Olympics — Deutscher Schwimmverband

Season-best results from 2025/26 compared with Paris 2024 bronze-medal times (50 m pool). WOZ = what percentage of the medal time a season best achieves.

Season 2025/26 · season-best result · active swimmers aged 25 or under

Season: 2025/262024/25 Sex: AllWomenMen
Swimmers ranked
19
At target level
0
Close to target (90%+)
15
Best WOZ
95.0%
🏆 Ranking leader
50 freestyle · 50 m pool
95.0%WOZ
+1.14to bronze

Top 15 swimmers

0% 30% 60% 90% Larus Thiel 95.0% Nils Nolte 94.8% Moritz Erkmann 94.7% Yara Fay Riefstahl 93.6% Mattheo Straßburger 93.4% Leonie Mau 93.1% Mitja Bauer 92.9% Hugo Engelien 92.9% Fabian Mager 92.8% Zarina Selimovic 91.8% Louis Hoffmann 91.7% Jannes Schmidt 91.4% Ewa zur Brügge 91.1% Jonas Lieschke 90.7% Jennifer Herfert 90.1% 🥉 Olympic bronze
≥100% 90–99% 80–89% <80%

Full ranking

SwimmerSexCountryBest eventWOZMissingevents
🥇 Larus Thiel 2009 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 50 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 22.70 → 21.56
95.0% +1.14 3
🥈 Nils Nolte 2009 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 200 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 1:50.51 → 1:44.79
94.8% +5.72 3
🥉 Moritz Erkmann 2008 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 800 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 8:05.27 → 7:39.38
94.7% +25.89 3
4. Yara Fay Riefstahl 2008 Women 🇩🇪 Germany 100 butterfly 50 m pool
SB 1:00.05 → 56.21
93.6% +3.84 4
5. Mattheo Straßburger 2009 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 400 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 3:58.35 → 3:42.50
93.4% +15.85 3
6. Leonie Mau 2010 Women 🇩🇪 Germany 50 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 25.99 → 24.20
93.1% +1.79 3
7. Mitja Bauer 2008 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 100 backstroke 50 m pool
SB 56.41 → 52.39
92.9% +4.02 5
8. Hugo Engelien 2008 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 200 breaststroke 50 m pool
SB 2:17.74 → 2:07.90
92.9% +9.84 3
9. Fabian Mager 2008 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 100 backstroke 50 m pool
SB 56.44 → 52.39
92.8% +4.05 2
10. Zarina Selimovic 2010 Women 🇩🇪 Germany 200 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 2:04.81 → 1:54.55
91.8% +10.26 4
11. Louis Hoffmann 2008 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 200 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 1:54.23 → 1:44.79
91.7% +9.44 2
12. Jannes Schmidt 2009 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 400 medley 50 m pool
SB 4:32.08 → 4:08.66
91.4% +23.42 3
13. Ewa zur Brügge 2008 Women 🇩🇪 Germany 200 backstroke 50 m pool
SB 2:17.89 → 2:05.57
91.1% +12.32 3
14. Jonas Lieschke 2009 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 200 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 1:55.58 → 1:44.79
90.7% +10.79 3
15. Jennifer Herfert 2010 Women 🇩🇪 Germany 200 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 2:07.13 → 1:54.55
90.1% +12.58 5
16. Nils Woddow 2010 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 100 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 53.85 → 47.49
88.2% +6.36 4
17. Jannis Kube 2011 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 100 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 54.01 → 47.49
87.9% +6.52 4
18. Theodor Büscher 2011 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 200 freestyle 50 m pool
SB 2:00.02 → 1:44.79
87.3% +15.23 3
19. Mika Leonhardt 2010 Men 🇩🇪 Germany 400 medley 50 m pool
SB 4:45.38 → 4:08.66
87.1% +36.72 5
Swimmer comparison Compare → clear