Diogo Ribeiro Lowers Portuguese 50 Free Document To 21.67 In Samorin
Diogo Ribeiro lowered his Portuguese 50 free file and Milou van Wijk additionally posted a lifetime greatest as they emerged prime of their respective 50 free finals on day two of the European Aquatics U23 Championships in Samorin, Slovakia.
Vladyslav Bukhov served discover with a 21.52 prelim within the males’s occasion, the third quickest of his profession behind his 21.38 semi on the Doha worlds earlier than he went on to win the title in 21.44.
Nevertheless, it was Ribeiro – fifth in prelims in 22.19 – who clinched the title as he lowered his Portuguese file to 21.67, chopping a 0.20 chunk from his 21.87 customary from the 2023 nationwide championships. The world 50 and 100 fly champion made his fourth journey inside 22secs as he matched the time posted by Olympic gold and silver medallists Cam McEvoy and Ben Proud on the Australian and British Championships respectively with the previous happening to fireside off a 21.30 world lead on the world trials earlier this month. It was Ribeiro’s second medal in as many days following silver within the 100 fly.
Milou van Wijk: Photograph Courtesy: KNZB
Bukhov was second in 21.74 with David Popovici third in 21.86, 0.03 off his Romanian file of 21.83 set on the nationwide championships in April. That adopted his 200 free gold on Thursday in a world-leading time of 1:43.64.
Van Wijk has been constantly chipping away at her greatest instances this yr and posted a 24.38 prelim. Come the ultimate and she or he went 24.23 for a lifetime greatest, 0.06 inside her 24.29 on the Dutch Championships earlier this month.
Roos Vanotterdijk gained two titles within the house of 27 minutes on the opening day within the 100 fly and 50 again. Swimming from lane one within the 50 free closing, the Belgian clocked 24.86 for silver with Nice Britain’s Darcy Revitt taking bronze in 25.08.
Vanotterdijk dusted herself down and returned for the 100 again the place she led at midway. Nevertheless, Adela Piskorska got here from fourth on the flip to choose off these forward of her and take the title in 1:00.01. Vanotterdijk claimed her second silver of the evening and fourth medal of the meet to this point in 1:00.27 with Bertille Cousson third in 1:00.90.
Chmielewski Dominates 200 Fly; Damasioti Comes Previous Pudar For Ladies’s Title
Krzysztof Chmielewski gained silver within the 200 fly on the 2023 World Championships, a feat he replicated a yr later on the European Championships in Belgrade earlier than happening to complete ninth within the semis at Paris 2024, locked out of the ultimate by 0.02. Second behind Matteo Palmisani on the first flip, the Pole took management thereafter to dominate in 1:54.91. It’s his second-fastest time of the season following his 1:54.36 on the TYR Professional Swim Sequence in Sacramento. Andrea Camozzi of Italy was second in 1:56.94 with Apostolos Siskos coming from sixth on the closing flip to storm by for third in 1:57.23, a day after profitable the 200 again.
Doha world bronze medallist Lana Pudar led on the midway level of the ladies’s 200 fly, carefully tracked by Georgia Damasioti. The Greek made her transfer and pulled away on the third 50 earlier than extending her result in win in 2:09.21 as she upgraded 100 fly silver to gold over 4 lengths. Pudar was second in 2:10.85 with Laura Lahtinen of Finland subsequent residence in 2:12.05.
Mitsin Wins As Werner Claims Double
Petar Mitsin set a Bulgarian 200 free file of 1:46.48 when ending second behind Popovici on the opening evening. He booked lane 4 for the 400 the place Arne Schubert led by 150 earlier than Mitsin took the lead, one which was by no means threatened as he gained by greater than two seconds in 3:46.66. Tyler Melbourne-Smith of Nice Britain was subsequent residence in 3:48.69 with Saso Boskan coming from fifth on the closing flip to 3rd because of a 27.60 closing 50, the Slovenian clocking 3:49.26.
Petar Mitsin: Photograph Courtesy: Istvan Derencsenyi
The lead modified arms by the primary half of the ladies’s 400 free earlier than Maya Werner took management on the midway mark. The German got here residence in 4:07.89 to make it a 400/800 double. Francisca Martins of Portugal was second in 4:09.03 with Minna Abraham third in 4:09.56, a day after sharing 200 free gold with Hungary teammate Nikolett Padar.
Luka Mladenovic made his manner steadily by the sector to move the lads’s 200m breaststroke in 2:10.08, 0.20 off the Austrian file. It was his second title following gold within the 50 as he secured World Championship qualification. Eoin Corby of Swim Eire was subsequent residence in 2:10.50 after being sixth at midway with Maksym Ovchinnikov third in 2:10.77 after main on the closing flip.
Eneli Jefimova led all through to win the 100m breaststroke in 1:06.30 and clinch the dash double following victory within the 50 on Thursday. Kotryna Teterevkova was second in 1:07.50 with Ellie McCartney coming from sixth at midway to take third in 1:07.58. That was a second medal of the meet for the Swim Eire athlete after she gained the 200IM title.
Cedric Bussing went forward on the penultimate 50 to come back by for the lads’s 400IM title in 4:13.93 with Charlie Hutchison (4:14.12) and Dominik Torok (4:15.17) becoming a member of him on the rostrum. Justina Kozan added 400IM gold to her 200 free bronze in 4:41.57 forward of Giada Alzetta (4:44.31) and Eszter Szabo Feltothy (4:47.23).
Double world bronze medallist Ksawery Masiuk gained the 50 again in 24.82, 0.06 forward of Lysander Osman of France who clocked 24.88. The pair had been the one males inside 25secs with Adam Jaszo of Hungary subsequent residence in 25.02.
