German life swimming: Nina fetches in the focus!

German life swimming: Nina fetches in the focus!

From 7 to May 9, 2025, the best life swimmers in Mönchengladbach will appear at the German championships in Mönchengladbach Rescue swimming an on. This event takes place in the Vitusbad and starts at 8.30 a.m. Admission to the competitions is free. The championship is organized by the DLRG, New and the city of Mönchengladbach, supported by around 160 helpers.

One of the outstanding participants is 21-year-old Nina Holt from Erkelenz, who is a former swimmer of SG Mönchengladbach. Holt qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games and is considered a big favorite in the competition over 50 meters of saving a doll. Your reporting time is impressive - more than three seconds faster than the next best starter.

competitive details and disciplines

The competitions over the weekend include several disciplines, including:

• Friday: 200 meters of obstacle swimming, 4 × 50-meter obstacle relay, saving 50 meters with belt
• Saturday: 50 meters save a doll, season over 50 meters in combined rescue exercise, 200 meters of super lifesaver
• Sunday: saving 100 meters with fin and belt rescue

A total of around 300 active swimmers are expected per day, including members of the German national team and participants from Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy. These championships also serve as a qualification competition for the World Games, with the aim of presenting the rescue sport in all its diversity.

Nina Holt's success and world records

Nina Holt is not only in the spotlight in Mönchengladbach. At the World Championships of the life swimmer she achieved impressive achievements in Australia. Holt won five gold medals in all six disciplines in which she started. In her competition over 50 meters saved of a doll, she set up a new world record with a time of 33.20 seconds.

In addition, she convinced in the 100 meter -combined rescue exercise, where she also set up a world record with 1: 05.75 minutes. In addition, she won the national best time of 2: 04.31 minutes in the 200 meter swimming and was part of a team that set up a world record in the 4 × 25 meter saving a doll.

The services of the German lifeguards were reinforced by the placement in the overall competition. The DLRG team reached fifth place in the Nations rating. Experts predict that the international competition calendar will be expanded and professionalized in the coming years, especially with regard to the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane.

With such excellent performance and a solid talent promotion of the DLRG, the rescue sport should not only promote the skills of the athletes, but also contribute to the safety of the water.