Tobias Prüßner
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Tobias Prüßner is a 42-year-old open water and cold water swimmer from Germany.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- On 30 November 2024, he finished 3rd in the 50m freestyle at the 2024 Silbersee Ice-Cup in Silbersee Langenhagen in northern Germany.
- In June 2024, he completed a 30 km tandem swim with Tina Deeken in the Dutch province of Súdwest-Fryslân.
- On 19 July 2023, he completed a self-supported 50 km tandem swim with German paraswimmer Tina Deeken in the Weser to raise awareness of its salinization problem. The duo swam without an escort boat and with tow floats from Großenwieden to Minden in 9 hours in 21°C water under Force 3-4 conditions.
- He finished 9th in an Ice Kilometer at the 2019 Silbersee Ice Cup at the age of 39.
- He finished 3rd in the 50m freestyle at the 2020 Open Dutch Championship / Green Heart Ice Swim on 2 February in Reeuwijkse Hout, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Netherlands.
- He finished 4th in the 500m freestyle at the 2020 Open Dutch Championship / Green Heart Ice Swim on 2 February in Reeuwijkse Hout, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Netherlands.
- He finished 2nd in the 50m freestyle at the 6th Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere German Open & IISA® World Cup in Veitsbronn 2020.
- He completed a 17.5 km crossing of Wörthersee in 2020.
- He completed the Wakenitzman Relay 2020, 4th with Tina Deeken.
- He completed the Wakenitzman Solo 2021, 10th place.
- He participated in Swimming Glacier Hintertux 2021.
- Starting in 2021, he swam the self-supported 202 km Weser-Marathon stage swim together with partner Tina Deeken to draw attention to the pollution of the Upper Weser due to salinization from Münden to Minden. Swimming for clean rivers as a part of a protest against the salzination of the river Weser / Germany.
- He completed the 14 km Thames Marathon in the UK in 2022 at the age of 42.
- He completed the 14 km Wakenitzman Lübeck marathon swim in Germany in 2022 at the age of 42.
- On 20 August 2022, he won the 10 km Ultraswim Harbour Münster in Germany in 2 hours 38 minutes 59 seconds in 23°C water at the age of age 42.
External links
- In and Out of the Cold at the 2025 Silbersee Ice-Cup
- So Simple In The Open Water - So Much More On Dryland
- 5-Year Wait For Tina Deeken and Tobias Prüßner Ends In IJsselmeerzwemmarathon
- Smiles Abound at 2024 Silbersee Ice-Cup
- Tina Deeken and Tobias Prüßner Swim through the Lakes and canals of Súdwest-Fryslân
- Tina Deeken Honored as 2023 Disabled Athlete of the Year (Behindertensportlerin des Jahres)
- Tina Deeken Continues To Move Forward, Take Action, and Inspire
- Swim of the Week Winners [November 1-7]
- Getting Ready For The 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season
- Getting Ready For The 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- International Ice Swimming Association
