2024 LC European Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
June 17-23, 2024
LCM (50 meters)
Belgrade, Serbia
Prelims: 9:30 am local time
Finals: 5:30 pm local time
Psych Sheets
Men’s Storylines
Women’s Storylines
Live Results
The 2024 European Championships kick off this morning in Belgrade, marking the first day of the 7-day meet. This morning’s heats will feature preliminaries of the men’s 400 IM, w0men’s 100 free, men’s 50 fly, women’s 200 back, men’s 100 breast, women’s 4×200 free relay, men’s 4×200 free relay, and women’s 800 free. The women’s 800 free prelims will take place this morning and the final will be in tomorrow night’s finals session.
The men’s 50 fly today will feature superstar Hungarian flyer Kristof Milak. Milak is the 9th seed coming into the event, however, as one of the fastest 100 flyers in history, we should see a great race out of him.
Czech Republic’s Barbora Seemanova and Denmark’s Signe Bro are the only two women entered under 54 seconds in the 100 free this morning. That sets the pair up quite well for this race, since there are only 8 total swimmers seeded under 55 seconds in the event.
Hungary holds 4 of the top 5 seeds in the men’s 400 IM this morning. Gabor Zambori leads the way with a 4:12.70 entry time, though be sure to keep an eye on Zalan Sarkany, who is coming off a terrific season in the USA competing for Arizona State University.
MEN’S 400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – HEATS
World Record: 4:02.50 – Leon Marchand, France (2023)
European Record: 4:02.50 – Leon Marchand, France (2023)
Championship Record: 4:09.59 – Laszlo Cseh, Hungary (2008)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – HEATS
World Record: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2017)
European Record: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2017)
Championship Record: 52.67 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2014)
TOP 16 QUALIFIERS:
MEN’S 50 BUTTERFLY – HEATS
World Record: 22.27 – Andrii Govorov, Ukraine (2018)
European Record: 22.27 – Andrii Govorov, Ukraine (2018)
Championship Record: 22.48 – Andrii Govorov, Ukraine (2018)
TOP 16 QUALIFIERS:
WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – HEATS
World Record: 2:03.14 – Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2023)
European Record: 2:04.94 – Anastasia Zueva, Russia (2009)
Championship Record: 2:06.08 – Margherita Panziera, Italy (2021)
TOP 16 QUALIFIERS:
MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – HEATS
World Record: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, Great Britain (2019)
European Record: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, Great Britain (2019)
Championship Record: 57.10 – Adam Peaty, Great Britain (2018)
TOP 16 QUALIFIERS:
WOMEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – HEATS
World Record: 7:37.50 – Australia (2023)
European Record: 7:45.51 – Great Britain (2009)
Championship Record: 7:50.53 – Italy (2014)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
MEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – HEATS
World Record: 6:58.55 – USA (2009)
European Record: 6:58.58 – Great Britain (2021)
Championship Record: 7:03.49 – Russia (2021)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – HEATS
World Record: 8:04.79 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2016)
European Record: Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain (2008)
Championship Record: Jazmin Carlin, Great Britain (2014)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2024 LC European Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
