2025
Hessian Championships 2025 - a fantastic result for our club!
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1 x Gold
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2 x Silver
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9 x Bronze
The Hessian Swimming Championships took place at the Nordbad Darmstadt from June 20 to 22, 2025. The Wasserfreunde Fechenheim team was represented by numerous athletes, who delivered impressive performances in individual and relay events. A total of 18 swimmers and several relay teams participated. The club can look back on a successful weekend with strong placings, personal bests, and a Hessian age group champion.
Outstanding achievements
Particularly noteworthy is Enya Wolf (born 2013), who competed in the 50m backstroke not only took first place, but also as Hessian Age Group Champion 2025🥇🏊 🥈 was honored. She also achieved top placings in the 100m backstroke (2nd place), 50m freestyle (4th place), 200m backstroke (4th place) and in the 50m backstroke final (8th place).
Titus Darchinger (born 2011) 🥈🥉🥉also presented himself in top form: With 2nd place in the 50m butterfly, 3rd place in the 100m butterfly as well as a strong 4th place in the final over 50m butterfly and 3rd place over 200m butterfly, he was one of the most successful male participants of the team.
Eloise Dexne (born 2010) 🥉🥉🥉emphasized in the 50m butterfly, finishing third and significantly improving her time. She also swam personal bests in the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle.
Marie Matzke (born 2009) 🥉🥉collected numerous top-10 results, including third place in the 100m backstroke and third place in the 50m backstroke. She also demonstrated her class again with third place in the 200m backstroke.
Further good placements and improvements 🥉
Many other swimmers significantly beat their registered times. Jonas Ehmer (born 2015) improved his time in the 50m butterfly by -5.91 seconds. He also delivered consistent performances in the 200m individual medley and 100m freestyle.
Ava Elise Grenz (born 2012) 🥉 competed in several competitions, achieving, among other things, third place in the 50m breaststroke and fifth place in the 50m freestyle. Her participation in the final of the 50m breaststroke was particularly pleasing, where she once again showed a strong time.
Carolin Hoffmann (born 2010) 🥉 achieved, among other things, third place in the 50m backstroke, seventh place in the 100m breaststroke and an excellent fourth place in the 200m backstroke.
Linus Max Müggenburg (born 2010) swam 00:59.81 in the 100m freestyle, achieving a strong top-10 finish. He also improved his time in the 50m freestyle (00:27.29), taking a solid 7th place.
Relay competitions
The water friends were also convincing in the relay competitions:
- The 1st team (male, open) took 6th place in the 4x100m freestyle (04:07.51).
- The 1st team (female, open) reached 5th place (04:29.12).
- In the mixed relay (born 2011) over 4x100m medley the team achieved a respectable 6th place (04:55.01).
- Titus Darchinger (2011) swam a sensational time of 0:28.93 minutes in the 50m butterfly – just three hundredths of a second shy of the qualifying time for the German Age Group Championships (0:28.90). An impressive performance with great future potential!
- Linus Max Müggenburg (2010) beat the required time for the South German Championships with a time of 0:59.25 minutes over 100 m freestyle.
- Marie Matzke (2009) secured her qualification for the South German Championships with a time of 1:11.24 over 100 m backstroke.
- Carolin Hoffmann (2010) also achieved a second South German compulsory time with 0:33.44 over 50 m backstroke.
- Another highlight: Jonas Ehmer (born 2015) confidently won first place in the 100 m freestyle with an excellent time of 1:27.03 minutes.
The Hessian Championships 2025 were a
complete success for the Wasserfreunde Fechenheim. In addition to many new personal bests, numerous top 10 placements and final appearances, the title of
Hessian age group champion for Enya Wolf an absolute highlight.
German Age Group Championships in Berlin
Our talented swimmer Titus Darchinger (2011) has qualified for the 2025 German Age Group Championships with an impressive time of 28.93 seconds in the 50m butterfly! These will take place from June 11th to 15th in the swimming and diving hall at Europasportpark in Berlin—one of Germany's most famous and renowned swimming pools.
The best swimmers from all over Germany, born between 2007 and 2012, will compete against each other in Berlin.
Titus will compete with the best talents in the country and has already earned a place in this top-class competition through his outstanding performance.
We are incredibly proud of Titus's achievement and wish him much success and courage in this unique challenge. He has earned this moment through his hard work and tireless dedication.
We keep our fingers crossed that he can improve his personal best even further at the German Age Group Championships!
73rd South German Championships 2025 in Stuttgart
Last weekend, from May 23rd to 25th, the 73rd South German Open Class Championships and the Age Group Championships for those born between 2006 and 2012 took place at the Neckarpark sports pool in Stuttgart. A total of 162 clubs from across Southern Germany participated, with 3,182 individual swimmers competing.
Seven swimmers from Wasserfreunde Fechenheim had also qualified in advance with strong personal bests:
Henning Grimm, Linus Max Müggenburg, Titus Darchinger, Ava Elise Grenz, Eloise Dexne, Marie Matzke and Carolin Hoffmann.
Everyone showed impressive performances and gave their best in every race.
We are very proud of our athletes and the progress they have made. Their dedication and development are a great reward for their continuous training.
A heartfelt thank you also goes to the coaches, supervisors and parents who supported our swimmers during the competition in Stuttgart.
Successful competition weekend: Hessian Masters Championships and Children's Competition 2025 in Bad Homburg
While our first team competed in the South German Championships in Stuttgart, the Hessian Masters Championships and the Hessian District Children's Competition took place in Bad Homburg on Sunday, May 25th.
Despite the mixed weather, the Wasserfreunde Fechenheim were strongly represented at the Masters:
Marcel Böhm (age group 25), Daniel Hoffmann (age group 45) and Gerald Kristen (age group 60) showed full commitment and were able to win a total of seven medals in eight individual starts – including four gold and three bronze medals as well as two titles as Hessian age group champions.
Parallel to the Masters competition, the district children's competition took place, in which the best young talents from the Hessian districts of Central, West, South and North competed against each other as teams.
Swimming included individual competitions over 100 meters as well as medley and coordination relays, with the emphasis being on team spirit alongside individual performance.
Our junior swimmer Enya Wolf (2013) was selected for the Central District team. With her tremendous commitment and impressive teamwork, she helped the Central District celebrate a clear overall victory over the other districts, scoring a total of 304 points.
We congratulate all athletes on their great successes and thank the coaches, trainers, and all supporters for their commitment!
Strong youth performance at the district championships in Offenbach
On May 17 and 18, the Hessian Swimming Association's Central District Championships took place at the Rosenhöhe Forest Swimming Pool in Offenbach. Our team, Wasserfreunde Fechenheim, was strongly represented with 21 participants and a total of 73 entries.
Since the championships took place just a week before the South German Championships, the first team only participated sporadically this time. Instead, our junior team took center stage – and with great success!
Alicia Ehmer, Elisa Maria Rauh, Iva Marija Karaula, Karl Münstermann, Jonas Ehmer, Sara Kathenbach and Enya Wolf, together with their coach Daniel Hoffmann, showed impressive performances and represented our club with a lot of commitment and team spirit.
In total, our swimmers won 11 gold, 5 silver, and 8 bronze medals – a fantastic result!
Of particular note is Enya Wolf (2013), who won five gold medals and became a five-time district champion. We are particularly proud that, due to her consistently strong performances, she has now been included in the Central District Team – a wonderful honor and recognition for her development.
Congratulations to all participants and a big thank you to the entire coaching team and supporting parents!
WFF at the international spring meeting on May 1st in Bad Nauheim
As every year, the Wasserfreunde Fechenheim participated in the SG Wetterau International Spring Meeting at the USA wave pool in Bad Nauheim on May 1st. With 17 swimmers and a total of 65 swims, our team had a strong presence and delivered impressive performances.
Our athletes won a total of 25 medals:
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8 x Gold
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11 x Silver
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6 x Bronze
Particularly pleasing: Many of our swimmers achieved new personal bests and confirmed their strong form. It's also worth mentioning that our athletes qualified for three more competitions at the South German Championships (May 23–25 in Stuttgart) – a major achievement that we are all very proud of!
🌟 Outstanding individual achievements
We are proud of all our swimmers, especially of the qualifications they have achieved – because these are anything but a given.
They are the result of hard work, continuous training and true team spirit.
We warmly congratulate you and look forward to the challenges ahead – from the district and Hessian championships to the South German championships and perhaps even the German age group championships in Berlin!
Swimming camp in the Rabenberg sports park
During the first week of the Easter holidays, from April 6 to 11, the Fechenheim Water Friends held their training camp at the Rabenberg Sports Park. As in the previous year, Dr. Iris Komar was on hand as an expert.
With a total of 18 children and two coaches, we worked intensively on various training areas. In addition to swimming training, which focused on improving technique and endurance, we placed particular emphasis on land training and specific exercises for swimming technique. An important component of the training was video analysis, which allowed the swimmers to directly observe and improve their movement patterns.
The camp was a complete success. Thanks to the close collaboration and varied training methods, all participants were able to significantly improve their skills. The atmosphere was excellent, and both coaches and swimmers were very pleased with the results. The children not only learned a lot about technique and endurance, but also experienced a great deal together as a team.
The combination of intensive training and joint activities made the training camp an all-round successful experience.
The biggest surprise of the entire training camp was that our sponsor surprised us with brand-new tracksuits for the entire team and the coaches. Shortly before departure, we received the new suits from our sponsor.
from the company "Fussboden Wolf" in Bad Vilbel – a great moment for everyone! Each tracksuit was personalized with our swimming logo and the name of each swimmer and coach. That was truly something special.
On behalf of all swimmers, coaches, board and parents we would like to thank our sponsor,
the company Fussboden-Wolf from Bad Vilbel.
Outstanding performances at competitions in Wuppertal and Langen
On the weekend of March 21st to 23rd, our club was competing with two teams – one in Wuppertal at the Bayer Cup
and the other in Langen at the BaHaMa Cup. In Langen, the younger age groups of the talent group competed with the support of great swimmers from the first team. Both teams achieved great success. Of particular note is Ava Elise Grenz's qualification for the 100m breaststroke at the South German Championships, after already achieving her required time in the 50 free and 50 breaststroke disciplines. Another highlight was the performance of Enya Wolf and Nils Kozinski, who both shone with great results. Nils qualified for the Hessian age group championships four times, while Enya qualified five times – an impressive achievement. All of the club's other swimmers also won many medals and achieved great times.
Recent competitions have been clear evidence of our team's tremendous potential. These results are the result of excellent cooperation between coaches, swimmers, and parents. Together, we will continue to strive for our goals and continue to grow as a club.
DMS 2024 - RESULTS
Women’s promotion to the state league!
From mid-December to mid-February, all districts of the Hessian Swimming Association held their leagues. Finally, the new lineups for this year's state league were announced.
Our young women's team fought through the challenges with full commitment and determined energy and secured promotion to the state league!
Supported by our dedicated coaching team, the eight talented swimmers Marie Matzke, Eloise Dexne,
Carolin Hoffmann, Marla Grenz, Ava Elise Grenz, Frederike Dargatz, Sara Kathenbach and Enya Wolf gave their all with a lot of commitment and passion and made promotion to the state league possible.
The announcement of promotion to the Landesliga was an exciting moment for the entire team.
The results of the German Team Championships Swimming (DMS) 2024 show the success of hard work, solidarity and exceptional team spirit.
We are incredibly proud of what our young women's team has achieved and know that this was only possible through the full commitment of every swimmer.
This promotion motivates us to continue to look forward with full energy and team spirit and to pursue our goals in the state league.
Successful weekend at
6th International Darmstadt Spring Swimming Festival
Last weekend, from February 22nd to 23rd, the 6th International Darmstadt Spring Swimming Festival took place. With 55 clubs from all over Germany and abroad and over 4,560 participants, it was an exciting and top-class event.
Our club fielded nine young participants – and with great success! Enya Wolf secured the gold medal in the 50m backstroke with an outstanding time of 36.47 seconds. Titus Dachinger impressed with strong performances, taking second place three times. Ava Elisa Grenz also delivered a strong performance, taking third place in the 50m breaststroke. With this result, she qualified for another start at the South German Championships, which will take place from May 23rd to 25th in Stuttgart.
We congratulate our athletes on these great successes!
Visit to the HAPIK Hall, Frankfurt am Main
Instead of our regular swim practice on January 17, 2025, we decided to spend an exciting day at HAPIK-Hale—and it was a great decision! The entire team had the opportunity to let off steam in the climbing hall and master new challenges.
The friendly atmosphere and colorful play areas immediately put us in a good mood. After climbing, we fortified ourselves with drinks and delicious snacks in the café.
A big thank you to the parents who accompanied and supported us!
Overall, it was an unforgettable experience that brought us even closer together as a team.
