Walter Kusch

Walter Kusch ( born May 31, 1954 in Hildesheim ) is a former German swimmer.

At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, he won the bronze medal with the German 4 × 100 m medley relay. His greatest triumph celebrated Kush in 1978 when he became World Champion in the 100m breast. He also won several medals at the World Swimming Championships and European Swimming Championships over the chest insert and with the medley relay and placed in his career total of 34 German records. Since 2009, he also can win medals at National Championships as International They have established several new European and world records in the age group 55.

Achievements

Success at the Olympic Games

1976

Success at World Championships

1975

1978

2010

Successes at European Championships

1970

1974

1977

• 2 x Bronze: 100 m breaststroke; 200 m breaststroke

2009

Records

2009

• 50 m breaststroke world record AK55 Short Course
• 50 m breaststroke world record AK55 Long Course
• 100 m breaststroke world record AK55 Short Course
• 100 m breaststroke European record AK55 Long Course

Awards

1976 Kush was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf.

In 1988, the Lower Saxony Institute for Sports History a the gallery of honor of Lower Saxony and Sports took Kusch for his services to the sport in Lower Saxony in the gallery of honor on. Today he is on the honor roll category of products resulting from the gallery of honor honor portal.