Jan Wolfgarten
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Jan Wolfgarten (born 1982) is a professional open water swimmer from Germany.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He earned a bronze medal in the 5 km team pursuit event at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China together with Thomas Lurz and Isabelle Haerle.
- On 4 September 2025, Andreas Waschburger of Germany set the overall record for a 35 km crossing of the North Channel from The Gobbins in Northern Ireland to Killantringan Bay in Scotland in 8 hours 11 minutes 12 seconds with the escort of pilots Pádraig Mallon and Jacqueline McClelland with his wife Jasmin Waschburger as his crew chief with cameramen Ben Eck, cardiologist Lara Boehne, German TV commentator Thomas Brami, orthopedist Dr. Frank Krämer, Rouven Pagliarini, Steven Munatones, and coach Jan Wolfgarten.
External links
- Three Is A Charm For Brenda Norman, Jonathan Wall, Anel Sytdykova In The North Channel
- Andreas Waschburger Sets Record Across The North Channel
- Team Pursuit At The 2013 FINA World Championships
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- The Strongest Survive…And Thrive
