2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster
Kober, Daniel
Daniel Kober
- Position:
- Freestyle/IM
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Elmshorn, Germany
- High School:
- Gymnasium am Rotenbühl
Bio
Accolades
- 2020 First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
- 2020 Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2019 Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2018 Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 – Senior
- First Team CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-American
- Scored in the 1,650 freestyle (17th) at the SEC Championships
- Also swam the 200 and 500 freestyles at the SEC Championships
- Posted a career-best time in the 200 freestyle (1:36.89) at the SEC Championships
- Opened the season with a win at Delta State in the 500 freestyle
- Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 – Junior
- Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Scored in the 1,650 freestyle (23rd) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (9th) at the SEC Championships
- Took top honors in the 500 freestyle against Florida State and scored in the 1,650 freestyle (2nd) and 400 individual medley (3rd)
- Scored in the 1,650 (7th) and 500 (8th) freestyle at the Georgia Tech Invitational
- Scored in the 500 (3rd) and 1,000 (3rd) freestyles at Tennessee
- Took top honors in the 500 freestyle against Texas A&M
- Also scored in the 1,650 freestyle (3rd) against Texas A&M
- Took top honors in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle at Ohio State
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 – Sophomore
- Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Competed at the SEC Championships in the 400 individual medley, the 500 freestyle and the 1,650 freestyle
- Scored at the FSU/Miami tri-meet in the 500 freestyle (3rd)
- Finaled at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 500 (3rd) and 1,650 (3rd) freestyle events as well as the 400 individual medley (8th)
- Took top honors at Auburn in the 500 freestyle
- Also scored in the 400 individual medley (2nd) and the 1,000 freestyle (2nd) against Auburn
- Scored against Florida in the 1,650 freestyle (3rd)
2017 – Freshman
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Scored at the SEC Championships in the 1,650 (16th) and 500 (21st) freestyle events
- Clocked a career-best time in 1,650 freestyle (15:07.38) and 1,000 freestyle (9:06.71) at the SEC Championships, ranking him ninth all-time at Alabama in both
- Also competed in the 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships
- Posted a career-best time in the 500 freestyle (4:19.89) at the Bulldog Invitational , ranking him eighth all-time at Alabama
- Earned wins against Florida State and at Georgia Tech in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle
- Scored at LSU in the 500 freestyle (3rd) and 1,650 freestyle (3rd)
- Finaled in the 500 freestyle (5th) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
- Earned a win in the 1,000 freestyle and scored in the 500 freestyle (3rd) at Auburn
- Earned a win in the 1,000 freestyle and scored in the 400 individual medley (3rd) at Mizzou
- Opened the season by scoring in the 1,000 freestyle (2nd) and 500 freestyle (3rd) against Delta State
- Earned the Tide’s Most Dedicated Award
Prep Highlights
- Swam for Hannes Vitense at SSG Saar Max Ritter and Bernd Berkhahn at Swim-Team-Elmshorn
- 2014 and the 2015 Junior European Champion in the 3-kilometer team event
- Posted four podium finishes at the 2015 German Age Group Championships, taking gold in the 800-meter freestyle and bronze in the 400-meter freestyle, 1,500-meter freestyle and 400-meter individual medley
- Took silver in the 5-kilometer and bronze in the 10-kilometer races at the 2015 German Open Water Nationals
- Took silver in the 400-meter individual medley and 800-meter freestyle and bronze in 400-meter and 1,500-meter freestyle at the 2014 German Age Group Championships
- Posted two podium finishes at the 2014 German Open Water Championships in the 1996/1997 age group, taking silver in the 5-kilometer and 10-kilomeer
- Eighth in 7.5-kilometer at both the 2014 Junior European Championships and the 2014 Junior World Championships
- Sixth at the 2013 Junior European Championships in the 5-kilometer
- Won the 2.5-kilometer open water and 5-kilometer open water at the 2012 German Age Group Championships and took bronze in the 400-meter individual medley and 1,500-meter freestyle
- Seventh at the 2012 Junior European Championships in the 5-kilometer open water
- 2011 German Junior Age group champion in the 2.5-kilometer open water, 5-kilometer open water, 1,500-meter
- Class representative since beginning of the seventh class
- Boarding school representative since 2013
Personal Information
- Full name: Daniel Kober
- Son of Ludmila and Johann Kober
- Brother, Christian Kober
- Chemical engineering major
- Born March 6, 1997
Top Times
- 200 freestyle 1:36.89
- 500 freestyle 4:19.89
- 1,000 freestyle 9:03.81
- 1,650 freestyle 15:07.38
- 400 individual medley 3:53.74
Poolside with Charlie Hawke
Friday, July 11
NCAA Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Thursday, March 14
NCAA Championships Preview: Avery Wiseman & Charlie Hawke
Thursday, March 14
SEC Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Monday, February 13
