2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2024 European Junior Championships conclude in Lithuania on Sunday with finals of the women 200 IM, each 100 backstrokes, each 100 breaststrokes, boys 100 freestyle, each 50 butterflies, each 400 freestyles, and each 400 medley relays.
Contemporary off a senior European title final month, 17-year-old Estonian Eneli Jefimova is aiming for a Euro Juniors three-peat within the 100 breast after blasting a personal-best 1:06.08 to guide Saturday’s semifinals.
Turkish 17-year-old Ahmet Burak Isik impressed within the boys 400 free prelims this morning with the highest qualifying time of three:52.55, precisely two seconds off his lifetime greatest from final month’s Sette Colli Trophy. He’ll have to carry off Italy’s Alessandro Ragaini (3:54.01), fellow Turkish standout Kuzey Tuncelli (3:54.30), and others in tonight’s last.
Keep tuned for dwell updates under:
GIRLS 200 IM – FINAL
World junior file: 2:06.89 – Summer time McIntosh (CAN), 2023
European junior file: 2:11.03
Meet file: 2:12.41 – Leah Schlosshan (GBR), 2023
2023 European Junior Champion: Leah Schlosshan (GBR) – 2:12.41
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Spanish 18-year-old Laura Cabanes Garzas kicked off the session with a ladies 200 IM victory in 2:13.25, inside a second of her personal-best 2:12.28 from final month.
British 16-year-old Phoebe Cooper touched a few second behind Cabanes Garzas for silver in 2:14.27. She has been as quick as 2:13.28 final July.
Italy’s Giulia Pascareanu (2:14.37) held off Germany’s Linda Roth (2:14.38) by the slimmest of margins for the ultimate spot on the rostrum.
GIRLS 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
World junior file: 57.57 – Regan Smith (USA), 2019
European junior file: 59.08 – Anastasia Shkurdai (BLR), 2020
Meet file: 59.62 – Polina Egorova (RUS), 2017
2023 European junior champion: Lora Komoroczy (HUN) – 1:01.10
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Romanian 15-year-old Daria-Mariuca Silisteanu dethroned defending champion Lora Komoroczy of Hungary with a profitable time of 1:00.72, knocking a couple of tenths off her previous-best 1:01.07 from final July. Silisteanu is now solely about half a second away from the Romanian file of 1:00.21 that Diana Mocanu set means again on the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Komoroczy settled for silver in 1:01.39, a pair tenths slower than her profitable time from final 12 months (1:01.10). Spain’s Estella Tonrath rounded out the rostrum with a Third-place exhibiting in 1:01.49, inside half a second of her personal-best 1:01.02 from final month.
BOYS 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
World junior file: 52.53 – Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2018
European junior file: 52.53 – Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2018
Meet file: 52.91 – Ksawery Masiuk (POL), 2022
2023 European Junior Champion: Oleksandr Zheltyakov (UKR) – 54.18
PODIUM:
Italy’s Daniele del Signore held off Eire’s John Shortt (54.74) for the boys 100 again title in 54.68, shaving a couple of tenths off his greatest time from final November (54.99).
Shortt narrowly missed his personal-best 54.70 from Might on his option to the silver medal. Already the proprietor of the Irish file within the 200 again, he’s a few second shy of the nationwide file within the 100 again (53.73) belonging to Shane Ryan from 2019.
Czech 18-year-old Jakub Jan Krischke took bronze in 55.18, barely off his personal-best 55.02 from Saturday’s semifinals.
GIRLS 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
World junior file: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013
European junior file: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013
Meet file: 1:05.48 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013
2022 European junior champion: Eneli Jevimova (EST) – 1:06.81
PODIUM:
GOLD: Eneli Jefimova (EST) – 1:06.12
SILVER: Smilte Plytnykaite (LTU) – 1:07.91
BRONZE: Theodora Taylor (GBR) – 1:08.59
BOYS 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL
World junior file: 46.86 – David Popovici (ROU), 2022
European junior file: 46.86 – David Popovici (ROU), 2022
Meet file: 47.30 – David Popovici (ROU), 2021
2023 European junior champion: Boldizsar Magda (HUN) – 49.52
PODIUM:
BOYS 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
World junior file: 59.01 – Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 2017
European junior file: 59.01 – Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 2017
Meet file: 59.23 – Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 2017
2023 European junior champion: Jonas Gaur (DEN) – 1:01.78
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GIRLS 50 BUTTERFLY – FINAL
World junior file: 25.46 – Rikako Ikee (JPN), 2017
European junior file: 25.66
Meet file: 26.10 – Lana Pudar (BIH), 2023
2023 European Junior Champion: Lana Pudar (BIH) – 26.10
PODIUM:
BOYS 50 BUTTERFLY – FINAL
World junior file: 22.96 – Diogo Ribeiro (POR) 2022
European junior file: 22.96 – Diogo Ribeiro (POR) 2022
Meet file: 23.48 – Noe Ponti (SUI) 2019
2023 European junior champion: Casper Puggaard (DEN) – 23.67
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GIRLS 400 FREESTYLE – FINAL
World junior file: 3:56.08 – Summer time McIntosh (CAN), 2023
European junior file: 4:03.57 – Ajna Kesely (HUN), 2018
Meet file: 4:05.89 – Ajna Kesely (HUN), 2018
2023 European Junior Champion: Nikolett Padar (HUN) – 4:08.06
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BOYS 400 FREESTYLE – FINAL
World junior file: 3:44.31 – Petar Mitsin (BUL), 2023
European junior file: 3:44.31 – Petar Mitsin (BUL), 2023
Meet file: 3:44.31 – Petar Mitsin (BUL), 2023
2023 European Junior Champion: Petar Mitsin (BUL) – 3:44.31
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GIRLS 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL
World junior file: 3:58.38 – Canada, 2017
European junior file: 4:00.30 – Russia, 2019
Meet file: 4:01.83 – Russia, 2019
2023 European junior champion: Italy – 4:04.26
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BOYS 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL
World junior file: 3:33.19 – Russia, 2019
European junior file: 3:33.19 – Russia, 2019
Meet file: 3:35.24 – Italy, 2017
2023 European junior champion: Italy – 3:39.80
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