Race director and Ice Miler Florian Battermann hosted and organized the Silbersee Ice-Cup in Silbersee Langenhagen in northern Germany last weekend. The water temperature was 4.80°C with an air temperature of 1.00°C, prime conditions for the kick-off to the International Ice Swimming Association 2023-2024 season.

Ice Kilometer Women’s Results

1. Kerstin Thomas 1971 SV Cannstatt 17:24,33
2. Corinna Schütt 1973 Kühlungsborn 24:23,06
3. Annabel Médard 1979 Amsterdam 24:58,06

Ice Kilometer Men’s Results

1. Stefan Runge 1967 Hamburg 16:18,22
2. Kilian Graef 2005 Regensburg 17:00,82
3. Erich Reschke 1962 Sparrieshoop 19:51,84
4. Jens Trommer 1968 SC Humboldt / Berliner Seehunde 21:38,75
5. William van Overheld 1964 Witzhave 23:39,93

500m Freestyle Women’s Results

1. Lisa Holm 2003 Bohmte 07:38,38
2. Jessica Grasso 1987 Froste Gisoste / Berliner Seehunde 09:27,66
3. Kathrin Runge 1969 Hamburg 09:50,46
4. Susanna Patzig 1958 Wismar 10:10,97

500m Freestyle Men’s Results

1. Stefan Runge 1967 Hamburg 07:39,84
2. Kilian Graef 2005 Regensburg 07:53,78
3. Dennis Stemme 1979 1. WV Wunstorf 09:59,19
4. Jens Trommer 1968 SC Humboldt / Berliner Seehunde 10:04,41
5. Rado Paegelow 1974 Rethwisch 12:40,12

200m Freestyle Women’s Results

1. Sarah Anne Richter 1977 SSG 81 Erlangen 03:12,10
2. Jessica Grasso 1987 Froste Gisoste / Berliner Seehunde 03:42,16
3. Kathrin Runge 1969 Hamburg 03:51,41
4. Tina Deeken 1976 SSF Obernkirchen 04:04,94
5. Daniela Glatthor-Meyer 1978 TSV Schwarne 04:13,12
6. Dorit Ewers 1961 DLRG Stormarn 04:15,03
7. Susanna Patzig 1958 Wismar 04:24,41
8. Anna Skudlarska 1975 Froste Gisoste 05:04,78
9. Artemis Tyczynska 1992 Morsy Hannover 05:41,53

200m Freestyle Men’s Results

1. Raymond Oosterbaan 1977 GZK Donk 02:58,44
2. Stefan Runge 1967 Hamburg 02:58,45
3. Jens Trommer 1968 SC Humboldt / Berliner Seehunde 03:47,97
4. Ross Jackson 1980 Newtpn Abbot 03:52,21
5. Niklas Kalcher 1978 Duisburg 03:57,74
6. Tom Down 1981 Newtpn Abbot 04:22,50
7. Tom Eydmann 1985 Brixham 04:33,13

100m Freestyle Women’s Results

1. Sarah Anne Richter 1977 SSG 81 Erlangen 01:27,75
2. Kathrin Runge 1969 Hamburg 01:31,66
3. Corinna von Appen 1965 Elmshorn 01:40,69
4. Susanna Patzig 1958 Wismar 01:52,00
5. Paula Bock 2005 Hannover 02:08,16
6. Frederike Bock 1978 Hannover 02:15,06
7. Anke Rubien 1963 Serwus Burghausen 02:17,25
8. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 1966 Winterschwimmen MöWa Mörfelden-Walldorf 02:20,00

100m Freestyle Men’s Results

1. Raymond Oosterbaan 1977 GZK Donk 01:15,16
2. Kilian Graef 2005 Regensburg 01:15,56
3. Niklas Kalcher 1978 Duisburg 01:37,59
4. Rado Paegelow 1974 Rethwisch 02:01,60

50m Freestyle Women’s Results

1. Sarah Anne Richter 1977 SSG 81 Erlangen 00:37,32
2. Charlotte Degenkolb 2006 1. WV Wunstorf 00:44,28
3. Anna Helene Richter 2009 SSG 81 Erlangen 00:44,34
4. Tina Deeken 1976 SSF Obernkirchen 00:45,19
5. Kathrin Runge 1969 Hamburg 00:49,25
6. Anke Rubien 1963 Serwus Burghausen 00:57,16

50m Freestyle Men’s Results

1. Kilian Graef 2005 Regensburg 00:32,72
2. Dennis Stemme 1979 1. WV Wunstorf 00:36,75
3. Benno Emken 1989 Osnabrück 00:39,27
4. Niklas Kalcher 1978 Duisburg 00:39,38
5. Simon Jahn 1996 Osnabrück 00:47,90
6. Lukas Ojdowski 1990 Morsy Hannover 01:00,60
7. Jacek Bogaczyk 1969 Morsy Hannover 01:02,78
8. Volker von Thenen 1962 Goslarsche Robben 01:08,25

German television interviewed paraswimmer Tina Deeken who placed 4th in the 50m and 200m freestyles, 9th in the 50m breaststroke, 3rd in the 100m breaststroke, and 4th in the 50m backstroke at the Silbersee Ice-Cup. Watch Deeken’s TV interview here.

100m Breaststroke Women’s Results

1. Sarah Anne Richter 1977 SSG 81 Erlangen 01:42,03
2. Annabel Médard 1979 Amsterdam 02:09,35
3. Tina Deeken 1976 SSF Obernkirchen 02:19,66
4. Anna Skudlarska 1975 Froste Gisoste 02:24,44
5. Claudia Glienke 1967 Rostocker Seehunde 02:40,66

100m Breaststroke Men’s Results

1. Erich Reschke 1962 Sparrieshoop 01:49,81
2. Jens Trommer 1968 SC Humboldt / Berliner Seehunde 01:52,00
3. Stefan Runge 1967 Hamburg 01:57,97
4. Niklas Kalcher 1978 Duisburg 02:16,53
5. Volker von Thenen 1962 Goslarsche Robben 02:51,72
6. Jacek Bogaczyk 1969 Morsy Hannover 03:48,47

50m Backstroke Women’s Results

1. Lisa Holm 2003 Bohmte 00:44,65
2. Sarah Anne Richter 1977 SSG 81 Erlangen 00:44,68
3. Corinna von Appen 1965 Elmshorn 00:49,97
4. Tina Deeken 1976 SSF Obernkirchen 00:52,59
5. Mirja Landsberg 1998 Osnabrück 00:52,60
6. Annabel Médard 1979 Amsterdam 01:05,69
7. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 1966 Winterschwimmen MöWa Mörfelden-Walldorf 01:07,91

50m Backstroke Men’s Results

1. Kilian Graef 2005 Regensburg 00:41,50

50m Breaststroke Women’s Results

1. Sarah Anne Richter 1977 SSG 81 Erlangen 00:46,97
2. Anna Helene Richter 2009 SSG 81 Erlangen 00:55,84
3. Corinna von Appen 1965 Elmshorn 00:56,10
4. Paula Bock 2005 Hannover 00:59,03
5. Nicole Kruettgen 1977 Aachen 01:00,00
6. Annabel Médard 1979 Amsterdam 01:01,07
7. Corinna Schütt 1973 Kühlungsborn 01:03,32
8. Anna Skudlarska 1975 Froste Gisoste 01:03,81
9. Tina Deeken 1976 SSF Obernkirchen 01:04,13
10. Anke Rubien 1963 Serwus Burghausen 01:05,32
11. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 1966 Winterschwimmen MöWa Mörfelden-Walldorf 01:07,22
12. Claudia Glienke 1967 Rostocker Seehunde 01:07,29
13. Finja Brunsfeld 1997 Hannover 01:07,78
14. Nicole Brunsfeld 1970 Hannover 01:21,25

50m Breaststroke Men’s Results

1. Raymond Oosterbaan 1977 GZK Donk 00:46,16
2. Jens Trommer 1968 SC Humboldt / Berliner Seehunde 00:50,03
3. Erich Reschke 1962 Sparrieshoop 00:51,22
   Platz Schwimmer(in) Jg. Verein Endzeit
4. Stefan Runge 1967 Hamburg 00:52,78
5. Rado Paegelow 1974 Rethwisch 00:54,63
6. Niklas Kalcher 1978 Duisburg 00:54,81
7. Stephan Theel 1965 Lauenau 01:13,28

200m Breaststroke Women’s Results

1. Nicole Kruettgen 1977 Aachen 04:20,12
2. Jessica Grasso 1987 Froste Gisoste / Berliner Seehunde 04:36,09
3. Anna Skudlarska 1975 Froste Gisoste 04:56,34
4. Tina Deeken 1976 SSF Obernkirchen 05:36,32
5. Claudia Glienke 1967 Rostocker Seehunde 06:00,62

200m Breaststroke Men’s Results

1. Erich Reschke 1962 Sparrieshoop 04:13,94
2. Niklas Kalcher 1978 Duisburg 05:10,78

50m Butterfly Women’s Results

1. Sarah Anne Richter 1977 SSG 81 Erlangen 00:43,22
2. Jessica Grasso 1987 Froste Gisoste / Berliner Seehunde 00:47,66
3. Kathrin Runge 1969 Hamburg 01:00,84

50m Butterfly Men’s Results

1. Stefan Runge 1967 Hamburg 00:46,97
2. Raymond Oosterbaan 1977 GZK Donk 00:53,69
3. Niklas Kalcher 1978 Duisburg 00:58,00

For more information on the Silbersee Ice-Cup, visit www.silbersee-ice-cup.de.

© 2023 Daily News of Open Water Swimming

“to educate, enthuse, and entertain all those who venture beyond the shoreline“