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World Aquatics Championship: Despite having competed in countless swimming events, Florian Wellbrock still experiences nerves before a race. "I had a rough night and couldn't sleep because of my nerves. I kept thinking about our chance to make history," said the 27-year-old German after claiming his fourth gold medal at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on Singapore's Sentosa Island.

His latest triumph came in the newly introduced 3 km open water knockout sprint team event, adding to his individual gold medals in the 10 km, 5 km, and individual sprint races, reports Xinhua.

The Bremen-born swimmer anchored the German team, alongside Celine Rieder, Oliver Klemet, and Isabel Gose, using a 10-second advantage built by his teammates to seal victory. With his unprecedented haul of three individual gold medals plus the team title, Wellbrock became the first swimmer to achieve such a feat.