2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
It’s the final session of the 2024 European Championships, and it’s a busy one. The session kicks off with the lads’s 1500 freestyle, which was postponed from final evening’s finals session because of the storm. Mykhailo Romanchuk and Kuzey Tuncelli are separated by simply 0.33-seconds from their prelims occasions, so it must be an thrilling race.
Then we’ll see the shortest occasion on the schedule, the lads’s 50. Greek nationwide file holder Kristian Gkolomeev led a quartet of 21-point swims in semis, although he’s forward of the sector by slightly below two tenths. It must be a dogfight to make the rostrum, as seeds 2-4 are solely four-hundredths aside.
There are a number of tight race on the high, together with the ladies’s 50 breaststroke, males’s 100 backstroke, and ladies’s 400 free which have lower than a second separating the highest two qualifiers.
The session wraps up with each 4×100 medley relays.
MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – FINAL
- World Report: 14:31.02 – Solar Yang, China (2012)
- European Report: 14:32.80 – Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy (2022)
- Championship Report: 14:34.04 – Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy (2016)
- Kunzey Tuncello (TUR) – 14:55.64
- Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR) – 15:00.99
- Zalan Sarkany (HUN) – 15:06.67
- Nathan Wiffen (IRL) – 15:10.64
- Laszlo Galicz (HUN) – 15:23.48
- Bartosz Kapala (POL) – 15:26.22
- Marin Mogic (CRO) – 15:32.59
It was an thrilling race to kick off the session, as 4 males have been inside a second of one another by way of the midway level.
Kunzey Tuncello jumped to an early lead on the 250 meter mark, however then Eire’s Nathan Wiffen took over. Wiffen continued to carry a slender lead by way of the midway level, at which level high seed Mykhail Romanchuk took over.
Romanchuk couldn’t grasp onto the lead for lengthy, although, as Tuncelli took over the lead by underneath two-tenths of a second on the 950. Wiffen started to fade as Tuncelli prolonged his lead.
It was Tuncelli on the end (14:55.64), over 5 seconds forward of Romanchuk. That provides Turkey their second gold medal of those championships, and their second European swimming title ever.
MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINAL
- World Report: 20.91 – Cesar Cielo, Brazil (2009)
- European Report: 20.94 – Frederick Bousquet, France (2009)
- Championship Report: 21.11 – Ben Proud, Nice Britain (2018)
- Kristian Gkolomeev (GRE) – 21.72
- Stergios Marios Bilas (GRE) – 21.73
- Vladyslav Bukhov (UKR) – 21.85
- Piotr Ludwiczak (POL) – 21.90
- Andrej Barna (SRB) – 21.93
- Jere Hribar (CRO) – 21.99
- Szebasztian Szabo (HUN) – 22.09
- Shane Ryan (IRL) – 22.17
After separating himself from the sector in semis, Kristian Gkolomeev positioned himself as the person to beat within the males’s 50. However his teammate Stergois Marios Bilas wasn’t going to let him waltz to the title, as he scorched a 21.73 from all the way in which in lane 8 to offer Greece a 1-2 end on the rostrum.
Ukraine’s Vladyslav Bukhov dropped a few tenth from seed for the bronze.
WOMEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
- World Report: 29.16 – Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania (2023)
- European Report: 29.16 – Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania (2023)
- Championship Report: 29.30 – Benedetta Pilato, Italy (2021)
- Dominika Sztandera (POL) – 30.55 Polish Report
- Veera Kivirinta (FIN) – 30.65
- Olivia Klint Ipsa (SWE) – 30.90
- Maria Thaleia Drasidou (GRE) – 30.95
- Teya Nikolova (BUL) – 30.97
- Ida Hulkko (FIN) – 30.99
- Ana Rodrigues (POR) – 31.08
- Schastine Tabor (DEN) – 31.48
Dominika Sztandera dropped 0.31-tenths from her prelims efficiency to punch a brand new Polish file, ending precisely a tenth forward of Veera Kivirinta.
The race for bronze was extremely shut, with simply nine-hundredths of a second separating third from sixth. Olivia Klint Ipsa of Sweden bought her hand to the wall first, clocking 30.90 to enhance on her prelims time of 31.15.
MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
- World Report: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
- European Report: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
- Championship Report: 52.11 – Camille LaCourt, France (2010)
- Apostolos Christou (GRE) – 52.23
- Evangelos Makrygiannis (GRE) – 52.83
- Ksawery Masiuk (POL) – 53.56
- Oleksandr Zheltiakov (UKR) – 53.85
- Kacper Stokowski (POL) – 53.90
- Adam Jaszo (HUN) – 54.56
- Matthew Ward (GBR) – 54.93
- Michael Laitarovsky (ISR) – 55.23
Greece recorded their second 1-2 end of the session within the males’s 100 backstroke, as Apostolos Christou and Evangelos Makrygiannis battled by way of windy circumstances to high the sector. They have been the one two swimmers underneath 53 within the last.
The pair confronted a problem from Poland’s Ksawery Masiuk, who was 2nd on the 50 (25.74), however Makrygiannis used the second quickest back-half of the sector to tug himself into silver medal place. Masiuk settled for bronze.
Christou’s time sits at #3 on this planet this season, solely behind Xu Jiayu and Ryan Murphy. This was his first swim underneath 53 this season.
WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL
- World Report: 2:01.81 – Zige Liu, China (2009)
- European Report: 2:04.27 – Katinka Hosszu, Hungary (2009)
- Championship Report: 2:04.79 – Mireia Belmonte, Spain (2014)
- Helena Bach (DEN) – 2:07.88
- Lana Pudar (BIH) – 2:08.15
- Boglarka Telegdy Kapas (HUN) – 2:08.22
- Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) – 2:10.26
- Georgia Damasioti (GRE) – 2:10.77
- Anja Crevar (SRB) – 2:12.10
- Lucy Grieve (GBR) – 2:12.12
- Laura Lahtinen (FIN) – 2:14.03
Laura Lahtinen blasted out to an early lead from lane 1 (28.75), but it surely quickly grew to become clear that the race could be within the middle of the pool.
Helena Bach took over the lead on the 100 and didn’t look again. Lana Pudar made a robust cost on the finish, out-splitting Bach 1:06.34 to 1:06.78, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to beat her early lead.
Boglarka Telegdy Kapas had a heroic swim, shifting all the way in which from eighth on the first 50 to third by the end.
MEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – FINAL
- World Report: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte, USA (2011)
- European Report: 1:54.82 – Leon Marchand, France (2023)
- Championship Report: 1:56.66 – Laszlo Cseh, Hungary (2012)
- Hubert Kos (HUN) – 1:57.21
- Ron Polonsky (ISR) – 1:57.36
- Berke Saka (TUR) – 1:58.62
- Dominik Torok (HUN) – 1:58.89
- Jeremy Desplanches (SUI) – 1:59.04
- Gabriel Lopes (POR) – 1:59.89
- Vadym Naumenko (UKR) – 2:00.47
- Daniil Giourtzidis (GRE) – 2:01.31
Defending champion Hubert Kos grabbed an early lead on the 100, however Ron Polonsky used a robust breaststroke leg to tug into the lead.
The pair turned in 1:29.39 and 1:28.54 on the 150, with Polonsky having the sting. However Kos dug deep to provide a 27.82 closing cut up, precisely a second quicker than Polonsky, and defend his title.
Berke Saka and Jeremy Desplanches had handed Kos after the breaststroke as nicely, however couldn’t match his closing pace. Saka nabbed bronze for Turkey’s second medal of the session.
WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – FINAL
- World Report: 3:55.38 – Ariarne Titmus, Australia (2023)
- European Report: 3:59.15 – Federica Pellegrini, Italy (2009)
- Championship Report: 4:01.53 – Federica Pellegrini, Italy (2008)
- Ajna Kesely (HUN) – 4:06.56
- Barbora Seemanova (CZE) – 4:06.72
- Francicsa Martins (POR) – 4:10.94
- Fleur Lewis (GBR) – 4:13.16
- Maya Werner (GER) – 4:14.24
- Vanna Djakovic (SUI) – 4:15.32
- Deniz Ertan (TUR) – 4:17.92
- Iman Avdic (BIH) – 4:21.95
100 and 200 freestyle champion Barbara Seemanova was out like a rocket in lane 7, holding the lead by way of the 200. She began to fatigue within the third 100, as Ajna Keseley, the 800 free champion, pulled even by the 300.
Seemanova dug deep within the last 25 meters, however Keseley held on to the touch simply 16-hundredths forward for the gold.
Francisca Martin swam a robust race for bronze, decreasing her prelims time by almost 4 seconds.
MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – FINAL
- World Report: 3:40.07 – Paul Biedermann, Germany (2009)
- European Report: 3:40.07 – Paul Biedermann, Germany (2009)
- Championship Report: 3:42.50 – Lukas Martens, Germany (2022)
- Felix Auboeck (AUT) – 3:43.24 Austrian Report
- Dimitrios Markos (GRE) – 3:47.44
- Antonio Djakovic (SUI) – 3:47.62
- Danas Rapsys (LTU) – 3;47.87
- Bar Soloveychik (ISR) – 3:48.47
- Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL) – 3:50.24
- Ondrej Gemov (CZE) – 3:51.46
- Jon Joentvedt (NOR) – 3:53.79
It shortly grew to become clear that Felix Auboeck would run away with the ultimate particular person race of the meet. He swam a dominant race from begin to end, ultimately touching over 4 seconds forward of silver medalist Dimitrios Markos and knocking 0.34-seconds off his private greatest and nationwide file.
Danas Rapsys and Antonio Djakovic traded 2nd and third all through the race, but it surely was Markos who powered house in 26.80. That was the quickest last 50 of the sector, and provides one other medal to a robust session for Greece.
WOMEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL
- World Report: 3:50.40 – USA (2019)
- European Report: 3:53.38 Russian Federation (2017)
- Championship Report: 3:54.01 – Nice Britain (2021)
- Poland (Piskorska, Sztandera, Peda, Fiedkiewicz) – 3:58.71 Polish Report
- Hungary (Komoroczy, Bekesi, Ugrai, Padar) – 4:01.50
- Danmark (Tabor, Rybak-Andersen, Bach, Janesen) – 4:02.03
- Sweden (Rosvall, Klint, Junevik, Morstrand) – 4:02.27
- Greece (Drakou, Angelaki, Damasioti, Drasidou) – 4:05.05
- Israel (Spitz, Golovaty, Hayon, Murez) – 4:08.47
- Slovenia (Segel, Celik, Sekuti, Pintar) – 4:08.85
- Slovakia (Potocka, Podmanikova, Ripkova, Ivan) – 4:09.34
Poland grabbed an early lead after the backstroke leg due to Adela Piskorska who cut up 1:00.40 for the quickest time of the sector. She was off her successful time within the 100 again from earlier within the meet (59.79), but it surely was sufficient to offer her teammates a half-second lead going into the breaststroke.
Dominika Sztandera was up subsequent, who dropped 1:06.07 on the breaststroke leg. That was over 1.5 seconds quicker than what she swam within the particular person race for 4th. Her cut up was additionally the quickest of the sector.
Paulina Peda did what she needed to do to maintain Poland within the lead (58.15), after which had a two second lead by the point Kornelia Fiedkiewicz hit the water.
Their general time is a brand new Polish file.
Different notable splits come from Sara Junevik, who had the quickest fly cut up (57.39) and Nikolett Padar, who had the quickest free cut up (54.02).
MEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL
- World Report: 3:26.78 – USA (2021)
- European Report: 3:27.51 – Nice Britain (2021)
- Championship Report: 3:28.46 – Italy (2022)
- Austria (Reitshammer, Bayer, Bucher, Gigler) – 3:33.41
- Poland (Masiuk, Kalusowski, Majerski, Sieradzki) – 3:33.44
- Ukraine (Zheltiakov, Lisovets, Kovalov, Linnyk) – 3:33.50
- Hungary (Jaszo, Sos, Kos, Szabo) – 3:35.05
- Denmark (Pedersen, Elsgaard, Puggaard, Lentz) – 3:35.30
- Germany (Jahn, De Geus, Kammann, Varjasi) – 3:35.44
- Serbia (Kovacevic, Zivanovic, Matic, Acin) – 3:38.23
- Israel (Gerchik, Pitshugin, Glivinskiy, Kartavi) – 3:38.82
It regarded like Ukraine would nab the ultimate title of the meet, as Oleksandr Zheltiakov (53.91), Volodymyr Lisovets (58.96), and Arsenii Kovalov (51.90) had over a second lead heading into the anchor legs.
However Austria and Poland began to rally on the butterfly. Simon Bucher (51.42) and Jakub Majerski (51.17) had already out-split Kovalov of their efforts.
It was Heiko Gigler who cemented the gold for Austria, splitting a large 47.58 to out-touch Polish anchor Kamil Sieradzki by simply three-hundredths of a second. Ukraine settled for bronze, as Illia Linnyk (48.73) simply couldn’t sustain.
