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Christof Wandratsch

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Christof Wandratsch (born 20 December 1966) is a long distance swimmer from Germany. In 1990 he won the Lake Zurich Swim. In August 2005 he set the world record for the fastest ever swim of the English Channel in a time of 7 h 03 mins,[1] beating the previous record set by Chad Hundeby in 1994 of 7 h 17 mins. Christof came extremely close to beating the record in 2003, failing by just 3 mins, finishing in a time of 7 h 20 mins.

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Christof Wandratsch
Christof Wandratsch in 2018
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Born20 December 1966 (1966-12-20) (age 59)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 Terracina25 km open water
Gold medal – first place1995 Vienna25 km open water
Silver medal – second place1995 Vienna5 km open water
Silver medal – second place1997 Seville25 km open water
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His record was broken by 6 mins in 2007 by Petar Stoychev who set at time of 6 h 57 mins.

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