Nathalie Pohl

Nathalie Pohl (born 13 October 1994) is a German open water swimmer and extreme swimmer. She is also a two-time world record holder and holder of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Pohl completed all seven Oceans Seven swims in 2024, becoming the first German woman to achieve this milestone.

Career Pohl has been swimming since the age of five, initially for various Hessian clubs competitively. As a 19-year-old, she switched to open water swimming in 2014. In her first year, she took part in the Bodenseequerung (Lake Constance Crossing), the 27th Lake Zurich Swim in Switzerland as well as the Clean Half Marathon Swim and New World Harbour Race in Hong Kong.

In 2015, she launched her first attempt to cross the English Channel and thus the first leg of the Oceans Seven, but failed to do so. A year later, she set her first world record, breaking the previous women's record for the 14 km Strait of Gibraltar, which had been set in 2010. In October of the same year, she crossed the English Channel on her second attempt. Thus, in 2016, she had successfully completed two of the seven Oceans Seven legs.

In addition, she competed in international competitions, including in Israel, Spain and the United Arab Emirates. She is coached by Joshua Neuloh and Adam Walker.

Achievements

Records

23 April 2016: World record for crossing the Strait of Gibraltar (14 km) in 2:53 hours, 11 October 2014: Clean Half Marathon Swim, Hong Kong (15 km): 10th place women in 4:49 hours, 6th overall, Pohl is also a founding member of the non-profit organisation DVAG hilft e. V. – Menschen brauchen Menschen. Among other things, the association offers free beginners' swimming courses for children aged five to eleven in cooperation with the Marburger Tafel and the DLRG Marburg.

Private life Pohl is the granddaughter of Reinfried Pohl (deceased), founder of Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG, and daughter of Andreas Pohl, Chairman of the board of Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG.