Rob Muffels

Rob Muffels with German teammates Finnia Wunram and Andreas Waschburger (all in red on right) after finishing second at the 5 km team time trial at the 2016 European Open Water Swimming Championships in Hoorn, Netherlands

Rob Frederik Muffels (born 8 December 1994) is a 26-year-old professional open water swimmer from Germany. He is coached by Bernd Berkhahn.

Open Water Swimming Career

• He finished 3rd in the 10 km Oceanman World Final in Crete, Greece on 29 October 2022.
• He was the 5 km champion at the 2011 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships at Navia, Spain.
• He won the 2011 LEN Cup 10 km championships in Hoorn, Netherlands finishing in 2 hours 1 minute 1.29 seconds.
• He finished fourth overall in the 2013 LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) Cup.
• He won the 5 km team pursuit race at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia with Christian Reichert and Isabelle Harle
• He was second in the 5 km race at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia
• He finished second with Finnia Wunram and Andreas Waschburger in the 5 km team time trial at the 2016 European Open Water Swimming Championships in Hoorn, Netherlands
• He competed in the 10 km marathon swim at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Hungary.
• He won the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Hong Kong on 21 October 2017.
• He finished 5th overall in the 2017 FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup professional marathon swimming circuit.
• He finished third in the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series race on Beau Vallon Beach, Mahé, Seychelles on 20 May 2018.
• On 7 August 2018, he finished 4th in the 5 km European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
• He finished 3rd in the 10 km marathon swim at the 2018 European Championships in Loch Lomond, Scotland on 9 August 2018.
• He finished 2nd in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Qiandao Lake, Chun'an, China on 16 September 2018.
• On 18 July 2019, Soeren Meissner, Sarah Koehler, Lea Boy, and Rob Muffels won the 5 km Mixed Relay race at the 2019 FINA World Championships in 53:58.70 in Gwangju, South Korea.
• On 15 February 2020, he finished 2nd in the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Doha, Qatar.
• He qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Olympic 10K Marathon Swim by finishing third in 2019 FINA World Swimming Championships 10 km marathon swim held in Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park in Gwangju, South Korea on 15 July 2019 in 1:47:57.40.
• On 5 August 2021, he finished 11th in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

2020 Tokyo Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Results

Gold: Florian Wellbrock (Germany, 23) 1:48:33.70
Silver: Kristóf Rasovszky (Hungary, 24) 1:48:59.00
Bronze: Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy, 26) 1:49:01.10
4. Matan Roditi (Israel, 22) 1:49:24.90
5. Athanasios Kynigakis (Greece, 22) 1:49:29.20
6. Marc-Antoine Olivier (France, 25) 1:50:23.00
7. Ferry Weertman (Netherlands, 29) 1:51:30.80
8. Michael McGlynn (South Africa, 21) 1:51:32.70
9. Hau-Li Fan (Canada, 23) 1:51:37.00
10. Jordan Wilimovsky (USA, 27) 1:51:40.20
11. Rob Muffels (Germany, 26) 1:53:03.30
12. Kai Graeme Edwards (Australia, 22) 1:53:04.00
13. Taishin Minamide (Japan, 25) 1:53:07.50
14. Mario Sanzullo (Italy, 28) 1:53:08.60
15. David Farinango (Ecuador, 20) 1:53:09.80
16. Phillip Seidler (Namibia, 23) 1:53:14.10
17. Daniel Delgadillo (Mexico, 31) 1:53:14.40
18. Alberto Martinez (Spain, 23) 1:53:16.50
19. Kirill Abrosimov (Russian Olympic Committee, 29) 1:54:29.30
20. Ous Mellouli (Tunisia, 37) 1:56:33.30
21. Vitaliy Khudyakov (Kazakhstan, 26) 1:57:53.70
22. William Yan Thorley (Hong Kong, 18) 1:58:33.40
23. Tiago Campos (Portugal, 22) 1:59:42.00
24. Matej Kozubek (Czech Republic, 25) 2:01:52.10
DNF Hector Thomas Cheal Pardoe (Great Britain, 20)
DNF David Aubry (France, 24)

2019 FINA World Championships

Soeren Meissner, Sarah Koehler, Lea Boy, and Rob Muffels won the 5 km Mixed Relay race at the 2019 FINA World Championships in 53:58.70 on 18 July 2019in Gwangju, South Korea.

External links

• Mykhailo Romanchuk Beats Florian Wellbrock at Oceanman World Final
• Swimming in Seychelles at the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2022
• Heat Survey for the Tokyo Olympic Marathon Swimmers
• Florian Wellbrock Dominates The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Matan Roditi Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
• Athanasios Kynigakis Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
• Watch The Olympic Qualification Race – Takeshi Toyoda Of Japan In Lead
• Hector Pardoe Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
• International Conference on Open Water Swimming and Racing Techniques in Tokyo
• Olympic Swimmers Will Get Up A Little Earlier In The Heat
• Florian Wellbrock, Rob Muffels, Finnia Wunram Start to Catch Up
• From #stopolympics...To Bring It On!
• Tokyo 2020 Delayed…But Hopeful
• If The 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Were Held As Scheduled: The Men
• Open Water Swimming Lingo At The Olympics
• 1 Day Earlier, 1 Year Later, The Tokyo Olympics
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics Appears To Be Postponed
• Tokyo Olympics Faces Force Majeure, Postponement
• Marathon Swimming Hall Of Famers At The Olympics
• #stopolympics Picks Up The Pace
• Marc-Antoine Olivier Wins FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series In Doha
• The Future Of Odaiba Marine Park
• Germany Wins Closest Mixed Relay In History
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Andreas Waschburger Wins 2013 LEN Cup Title
• FINA website
• Marathon Swimming
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• Germany Takes 5 km Team Pursuit Title
• German Efficiency And Speed Win Team Pursuit
• Kristóf Rasovszky Getting Ready For Hungary
• Battle In Balaton
• Kristof Rasovszky Wins FINA World Cup In Qiandao Lake
• Rob Muffels Wins Final FINA World Cup In Hong Kong
• Simone Ruffini Wins FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup
• Simone Ruffini Wins In Paradise
• Arianna Bridi Touches Out Ana Marcela Cunha In Seychelles
• Wetsuits vs. No Wetsuits - Strange But True In Open Water
• Jack Burnell Wins FINA Marathon Swim In Qiandao Lake