About

Rob Frederik Muffels (born 8 December 1994) is a 26-year-old professional open water swimmer from Germany. He is coached by Bernd Berkhahn. He finished 3rd in the 10 km marathon swim at the 2018 European Championships in Loch Lomond, Scotland on 9 August 2018. He finished 2nd in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Qiandao Lake, Chun’an, China on 16 September 2018. On 18 July 2019, Soeren Meissner, Sarah Koehler, Lea Boy, and Rob Muffels won the 5 km Mixed Relay race at the 2019 FINA World Championships in 53:58.70 in Gwangju, South Korea. On 15 February 2020, he finished 2nd in the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Doha, Qatar.