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Alexander Kreisel (born February 4, 1970) is a German swimming coach. His most famous athletes whom he trained are world champion Marco Koch and Olympian Yannick Lebherz .

Life

Kreisel is the son of local politician, teacher and trainer Günther Kreisel in Roßdorf. He learned to swim at the SG Odenwald and the Darmstadt Swimming and Water Sports Club in 1912 (DSW 1912 Darmstadt), but later switched to athletics (record high jump: 2.12 meters).

During his sports studies he had part-time jobs in swimming. Before Kreisel became a youth coach at DSW 1912 Darmstadt in 2002, he worked for SG Rheinhessen and SG Nikar Heidelberg (with half a regional coaching position).

Awards

• 2009: Most successful junior trainer of the year ( German Swimming Trainers Association )
• 2014, 2015: Swimming Trainer of the Year (German Swimming Trainers Association)
• 2014: Hesse's coach of the year ( State Sports Association of Hesse )

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Echo Newspapers GmbH: Alexander Kreisel is the home trainer of world champion Marco Koch . ( echo-online.de [accessed on January 3, 2017]).
2. ↑ German Swimming Trainers Association: German Swimming Trainers Association: The coaches of successful swimmers of the year 2012. In: www.dstv-online.de. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017 ; accessed on March 9, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Alexander Kreisel (DSW 1912 Darmstadt) honored again as trainer of the year: Hessischer Schwimm-Verband eV In: www.hessischer-schwimm-verband.de. May 10, 2016, accessed January 3, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Hessens Sportler des Jahres 2014. In: www.landessportbund-hessen.de. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017 ; accessed on March 9, 2020 .