Marius Kusch

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Marius Kusch
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 30)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly
College team Queens University of Charlotte [1]
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Melbourne 100 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Glasgow 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Copenhagen 100 m butterfly

Marius Kusch (born 5 May 1993) is a German swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. [2] [3] He qualified to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]

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References

  1. "Queens Alum, Marius Kusch, Qualifies for 2021 Olympic Games". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "Germany Stages Multi-Olympic Qualification Meets". SwimSwam. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.