Shown below the winning and best athletes on the first day of the 47th European Junior Championships at the Swimming Stadium. 

Men's 400m freestyle - Final
1. Batuhan Filiz (Tur) 3'50"68: Overjoyed about my result, this is my first gold and i'really happy to have won it here, in Rome. It's the first time I've raced in this pool. This time, that is my best,an  confirms my conditione for the Olympic game. 

Women's 400m individual medley - Final
1. Shanahan Katie (Gbr) 4'42"59: I'm really happy about today's victory, I've dona my best. I really didn't expect to win. I'm excited to swim in this pool, it is the first time for me. Now I have to think about the 200 medley, on friday. 

Men's 4x100m freestyle - Final
David Popovici (Romania 2nd place, 3'19"93) 47"56 WRJ (previous record 47"47) : I've been in Rome before, so I'm happy to be back and to have signed the new relay record with my teammates. 

Women's 4x200m - Final
1. Hungary in 8'00"95 (Veres 2'00"32, Fabian 2'00"52, Nyiradi 2'00"31, Padar 1'59"80).
Fabian: We didn't expect this result and we especially didn't expect to win. We worked hard to get there. It was the first time we were competing together, at these European Championship in Rome.

Credits Photo: Andrea Masini / DBM