 Pechmann in 1968 | |||||||||||||||
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Matthias Pechmann is a retired German swimmer who won two medals in the individual medley events at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships. [2] Between 1968 and 1970 he won three national titles in the 400 m medley. [1]
After retirement he worked as a swimming coach at SC DHfK Leipzig, the club he was competing for. [3]
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