2024 European Junior Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

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Darius Kibirkštis / LTU Aquatics2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tuesday, July 2nd – Sunday, July 7th
Lazdynai Pool, Vilnius, Lithuania
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We’re entering day one of the 2024 European Junior Championships taking place for the first time in the nation of Lithuania.

Each day is packed with action featuring girls aged 14-17 and boys aged 15-18 with hardware and titles on the line from throughout Europe, including some who are moving on to compete at this month’s Olympic Games.

Following along as we watch current and future stars in action from the Lazdynai Pool in Vilnius.

GIRLS 400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – FINAL

World Junior Record: 4:25.87, Summer McIntosh (2023)
European Junior Record: 4:34.96
European Record: 4:26.36, Katinka Hosszu (2016)
Championship Record: 4:40.64, Alba Vazquez Ruiz (2019)
2023 European Junior Champion: Vivien Jackl (HUN), 4:40.66

GOLD – Vivien Jackl (HUN), 4:39.28 *Championships Record
SILVER – Sarah Dumont (BEL), 4:42.44
BRONZE – Laura Cabanes (ESP), 4:43.62

Immediately with the first event, we saw our first European Junior Championships Record bite the dust, courtesy of Vivien Jackl in this girls’ 400m IM final.

15-year-old Jackl of Hungary ripped a time of 4:39.28 to take the event decisively, producing the sole sub-4:40 result of the field.

Jackl’s time overtook the previous meet mark of 4:40.64 champion Alba Vazquez Ruiz put on the books in 2019. It also beat the 4:40.66 Jackl notched en route to taking the gold in Belgrade’s edition of these championships last year.

Runner-up status tonight went to Belgian Sarah Dumont who stopped the clock at 4:42.44 while Spain’s Laura Cabanes bagged bronze in 4:43.62.

As quick as Jackl’s outing was this evening, the teen owns a lifetime best of 4:34.96, the monster effort she produced in Budapest earlier this year to become the 6th-best performer on the season.

GIRLS 200 FREESTYLE – SEMIFINAL

World Junior Record: 1:53.65, Summer McIntosh (2023)
European Junior Record: 1:56.17, Nikolett Padar (HUN), 2023
European Record: 1:52.98, Federica Pellegrini (2009)
Championship Record: 1:57.51, Isabel Gose (2019)
2023 European Junior Champion: Nikolett Padar (HUN), 1:57.59

Top 8:

BOYS 200 FREESTYLE – SEMIFINAL

World Junior Record: 1:42.97, David Popovici (2022)
European Junior Record: 1:42.97, David Popovici (2022)
European Record: 1:42.00, Paul Biedermann (2009)
Championship Record: 1:45.26, David Popovici (2021)
2023 European Junior Champion: Petar Mitsin (BUL), 1:46.50

Top 8:

GIRLS 50 BACKSTROKE – SEMFINAL

World Junior Record: 27.49, Minna Atherton (2016)
European Junior Record: 27.51, Daria Vaskina (2019)
European Record: 27.10, Kira Toussaint (2021)
Championship Record: 27.74, Mary-Ambre Moluh (2022)
2023 European Junior Champion: Lora Komoroczky (HUN), 28.08

Top 8:

BOYS 50 BACKSTROKE – SEMIFINAL

World Junior Record: 24.00, Kliment Kolesnikov (2018)
European Junior Record: 24.00, Kliment Kolesnikov (2018)
European Record: 23.80, Kliment Kolesnikov (2021)
Championship Record: 24.52, Kliment Kolesnikov (2018)
2023 European Junior Champion: Miroslav Knedla (CZE), 24.88

Top 8:

GIRLS 50 BREASTSTROKE – SEMIFINAL

World Junior Record: 29.30, Benedetta Pilato (2021)
European Junior Record: 29.30, Benedetta Pilato (2021)
European Record: 29.16, Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2023
Championship Record: 29.75, Benedetta Pilato (2021)
2023 European Junior Champion: Eneli Jefimova (Estonia), 30.33

Top 8:

BOYS 50 BREASTSTROKE – SEMIFINAL

World Junior Record: 26.97, Nicolo Martinenghi (2017)
European Junior Record: 26.97, Nicolo Martinenghi (2017)
European Record: 25.95, Adam Peaty (2017)
Championship Record: 27.23, Nicolo Martinenghi (2017)
2023 European Junior Champion: Jonas Gauer (DEN), 27.57

Top 8:

BOYS 200 BUTTERFLY – SEMIFINAL

World Junior Record: 1:53.79, Kristof Milak (2017)
European Junior Record: 1:52.71, Kristof Milak (2018)
European Record: 1:50.34, Kristof Milak (2022)
Championship Record: 1:53.79, Kristof Milak (2017)
2023 European Junior Champion: Andrea Camozzi (ITA), 1:58.59

Top 8:

GIRLS 4×100 FREESTYLE RELAY – FINAL

World Junior Record: 3:36.19, Canada (2017)
European Junior Record: 3:39.91
European Record: 3:31.72, Netherlands (2009)
Championship Record: 3:40.10, Russia (2021)
2023 European Junior Champion: Italy, 3:40.60

GOLD – 
SILVER – 
BRONZE – 

BOYS 4×100 FREESTYLE RELAY – FINAL

World Junior Record: 3:15.49, United States (2023)
European Junior Record: 3:16.26, Russia (2019)
European Record: 3:08.32, France (2008)
Championship Record: 3:16.58, Italy (2009)
2023 European Junior Champion: Italy, 3:17.87

GOLD –
SILVER – 
BRONZE – 

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