Swimming World Championships: Florian Wellbrock swims to silver in the 1500 meter freestyle. The 26-year-old clocked 14:44.61 minutes in the final.
Daniel Wiffen from Ireland, who had already become world champion in the 800 meters, took gold. Sven Schwarz came in sixth (14:47.89), the best time for the German Swimming Association (DSV) Since 2009, the DSV last won more precious metal at the 2009 World Championships.