Kilian Franke

Kilian Franke (born 2000) is a 25-year-old German open water swimmer from Emmerting representing Serwus Burghausen.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

He won the 2024/2025 German Ice Cup overall championship title at the age of 25.
On 14-18 January 2025, he will compete at the IISA 6th World Championship in Molveno, Italy at the age of 24.
He was on the winning 4x25m freestyle relay at the 13th Winter Swimming World Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia on 28 January 2023 with Tobias Wybierek, Marie-Therese Bartl, Alisa Fatum.
On 27 January 2023, he finished 4th in the 50m freestyle at the 2023 Winter Swimming World Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia.
On 25 January 2023, he finished 2nd in the 100m freestyle at the 2023 Winter Swimming World Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia.
He finished 2nd in the 25m butterfly at the 13th edition of the Winter Swimming World Championships (WSWC) on 24 January 2023.
He finished 3rd in the 200m freestyle at the 13th edition of the Winter Swimming World Championships (WSWC) on 24 January 2023.
He placed 3rd in the SuperFinal 50m freestyle and placed 5th in the SuperFinal 100m freestyleat the 2017 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships in Burghausen, Germany in 3.4°C (38°F) water conditions in the snow.
He finished 3rd in the 25m butterfly at the 2020 International Winter Swimming Association world championships held in Lake Bled, Slovenia on 5 February 2020 in 13.34.
On 6 February 2022 in Głogów, Poland, he finished 6th in the 50m butterfly in 29:23 at the International Ice Swimming Association IISA 4th World Championship in the 3.00°C water at the age of 22.