German swimming dream couple: Former world record holder recently quit – Olympic champion is our World Cup hope. Florian Wellbrock's goal in Doha is to finish “fourth and be the fastest German’ in order to secure one of the Olympic tickets for the summer of 2024.

The seven-time world champion will defend his title over 5 and 10 km in the Old Port of Doha. He now wants to check the qualification for 800 and 1500 meters in D Qatar.