2024 European Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
June 17-23, 2024
LCM (50 meters)
Belgrade, Serbia
Prelims: 9:30 am local time
Finals: 6:30 pm local time
Psych Sheets
Men’s Storylines
Women’s Storylines
Live Results
Day 1 Prelims Live Recap | Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Day 3 Finals Event Lineup
Women’s 200 free- Semifinals
Men’s 200 back – Finals
Women’s 50 fly- Finals
Men’s 100 free- Finals
Women’s 100 breast- Finals
Men’s 100 fly- Semifinals
Women’s 50 back- Semifinals
Men’s 200 breast- Semifinals
Women’s 400 IM- Final
Men’s 800 free- Final
Women’s 4×100 free- Final
The first big race to watch out for tonight is the men’s 100 freestyle where former world record holder David Popovici looks to defend his European crown after winning the event in a World Record time at the meet two years ago. Hungary’s Kristof Milak also highlights the race as he will take on the final of the 100 freestyle just 10 minutes before swimming in the first semifinal of the men’s 100 butterfly.
Milak had the 2nd fastest swim of prelims in the 100 fly as Noe Ponti (Switzerland) led the way. The two battled it out at the Mare Nostrum series earlier this month, with Milak earning the win.
The women’s side of the night features Eneli Jefimova in the 100 breast as she looks to win Estonia their first European Title ever. She also holds the Estonian Record in the event.
Later in the evening, Anastasia Gorbenko of Israel will take on the 400 IM. Gorbenko posted numerous best times in the event at the Mare Nostrum series and won silver in the event at the 2024 World Championships. She currently sits at #5 in the World in the event this year.
WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – SEMIFINALS
World Record: 1:52.23 – Ariarne Titmus, Australia (2024)
European Record: 1:52.98 – Federica Pellegrini, Italy (2009)
Championship Record: 1:54.95 – Charlotte Bonnet, France (2018)
Top 8 Finalists
Minna Abraham, Hungary – 1:57.65
Barbora Seemanova, Czech – 1:57.81
Snaefrifdur Sol Jorunnardottir, Iceland – 1:57.87
Nicole Maier, Germany – 1:58.10
Janja Segel, Slovenia – 1:58.30
Francisca Martins, Portgual – 1:58.62
Daria Golovaty, Israel – 1:58.90
Leah Schlosshan, Great Britain – 1:59.11
Hungarian Minna Abraham continued to build off her successful first collegiate season in the US at USC with a new best time to lead the field into the women’s 200 free final to kick off Wednesday’s session.
She swam 1:57.65, more than a second better than her prelims swim. Her best time coming into the meet was a 1:57.96 at the US Open in December in Greensboro, USA. Prior to that swim, she had been stuck at 1:58 for over a year.
She would become Hungary’s first ever European Champion in this event. It was added to the long course schedule in 1970 and the short course schedule in 1996.
Nipping at her heels, out of the other heat, is Czech swimmer Barbora Seemanova in 1:57.81. She remains the odds-on favorite for Thursday – she swam 1:55.1 at the AP Race meet in May and won the 100 free on Tuesday in a new best time. She was the 2020 champion in this event.
Snaefrifdur Sol Jorunnardottir swam 1:57.87 for the 3rd seed, breaking her own Icelandic Record of 1:57.98 set in the semifinals of last year’s World Championships.
Nicole Maier of Germany, who also trains in the US, was 4th in a best time of 1:58.10.
MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
World Record: 1:51.92 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
European Record: 1:53.23 – Evgeny Rylov, Russia (2021)
Championship Record: 1:53.36 – Evgeny Rylov, Russia (2018)
Final:
Oleksandr Zheltiakov (UKR) — 1:55.39
Apostolos Siskos (GRE) — 1:55.42
Roman Mityukov (SUI) — 1:55.75
Benedek Kovacs (HUN) — 1:56.13
Ksawery Masiuk (POL) — 1:57.50
David Gerchik (ISR) — 1:57.53
John Shortt (IRL) — 1:58.48
Adam Telegdy (HUN) — 2:01.30
Oleksandr Zheltiakov, the reigning World Junior champion, can now add European champion to his resume. The 18 year old swam a new Ukrainian record to win the event, lowering the mark he set at World Juniors (1:55.79) by four-tenths.
Zheltiakov flipped at the first turn in 6th place (27.28) but moved up to third by the halfway mark (56.98). He was still third at the final turn (1:26.74), but fired off a field-best 28.65 closing split to move through the field and get his hand on the wall first.
Apostolos Siskos had led for the entire race, but ended up getting pipped by Zheltiakov at the wall. He earned the silver medal in 1:55.42, just three-hundredths behind the Ukrainian teenager, setting a national record of his own.
Roman Mityukov, the 2023 Worlds bronze medalist, took bronze here as well. Mityukov also got under 1:56, posting a 1:55.75. His personal best–and Swiss national record–is the 1:55.34 he swam for bronze in Fukuoka.
The two Hungarians in the field, Benedek Kovacs and Adam Telegdy, finished 4th and 8th.
WOMEN’S 50 BUTTERFLY – FINAL
World Record: 24.43 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2014)
European Record: 24.43 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2014)
Championship Record: 24.87 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2014)
Final:
Sara Junevik (SWE) — 25.68
Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL) — 26.08
Anna Ntountounaki (GRE) — 26.18
Tamara Potocka (SVK) — 26.21
Julie Kepp Jensen (DEN) — 26.22
Paulina Peda (POL) — 26.25
Jana Pavalic (CRO) — 2.266
Anna Dowgiert (POL) — 26.58
MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL
World Record: 46.80 – Pan Zhanle, China (2024)
European Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, Romania (2022)
Championship Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, Romania (2022)
Final:
David Popovici (ROU) — 46.88
Nandor Nemeth (HUN) — 47.49
Andrej Barna (SRB) — 47.66
Danas Rapsys (LTU) — 48.04
Jere Hribar (CRO) — 48.38
Kristof Milak (HUN) — 48.41
Shane Ryan (IRL) — 48.76
Kamil Sieradzki (POL) — 48.84
WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
World Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA (2017)
European Record: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania (2013)
Championship Record: 1:05.53 – Yuliya Efimova, Russia (2018)
MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – SEMIFINALS
World Record: 49.45 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021)
European Record: 49.68 – Kristof Milak, Hungary (2021)
Championship Record: 50.18 – Kristof Milak, Hungary (2021)
WOMEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – SEMIFINALS
World Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2023)
European Record: 27.10 – Kira Toussaint, Netherlands (2021)
Championship Record: 27.19 – Kathleen Dawson, Great Britain (2021)
MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – SEMIFINALS
World Record: 2:05.48 – Qin Haiyang, China (2023)
European Record: 2:06.12 – Anton Chupkov, Russia (2019)
Championship Record: 2:06.80 – Anton Chupkov, Russia (2018)
WOMEN’S 400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – SEMIFINALS
World Record: 4:24.38 – Summer McIntosh, Canada (2024)
European Record: 4:26.36 – Katinka Hosszu, Hungary (2016)
Championship Record: 4:30.90 – Katinka Hosszu, Hungary (2016)
MEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – FINAL
World Record: 7:32.12 – Zhang Lin, China (2009)
European Record: 7:39.19 – Daniel Wiffen, Ireland (2023)
Championship Record: 7:40.86 – Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy (2022)
WOMEN’S 4×100 FREE RELAY- FINAL
World Record: 3:27.96 – Australia (2023)
European Record: 3:31.72 – Netherlands (2009)
Championship Record: 3:33.62 – Netherlands (2008)
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