Below the statements of the winners and the best athletes of the fourth day of the 47th European Junior Championships, in Rome.

Men's 50m breaststroke - Final
Gold medalist. Simone Cerasuolo (Ita) 27"29 pp: I am satisfied with the time and the work done, it's my first european gold. Although I felt tired in the water I managed to get the medal. Besides swimming, I like spending time with friends and teammates.

Men's 100m butterfly - Final
Gold medalist. Josif Miladinov (Bul) 52"00: I was lucky, I didn't feel very well in the water. Training is tough but I couldn't live outside the pool. The organization of this Championship and this pool are perfect.

Women's 200m breaststroke - Final
Gold medalist. Justine Delmas (Fra)  2'25"54: I'm very happy with my result. It's not my first international medal, it's always a pleasure to stand on the podium. I know this pool, I have already swum here.

Men's 50m backstroke - Final
Gold medalist. Aleksei A. Tkachev (Rus) 25"14 pp: I expected to win, I'm happy to have swum my personal best but I know I can still improve. I'm not going to Tokyo but Olympics are the biggest dream for everyone. I hope to compete there one day.

Women's 200m freestyle - Final
Silver medalist. Tamryn Van Selm (Gbr) 1'59"50: I feel well and full of energy. It's the first high-level international competition for me. I'm very happy with how it's going. In Great Britain we have a great tradition in freestyle, so I will have to work hard to become part of the future Olympic team.

Men's 4x200m relay - Final
Gold medalist. Russia (Daniil Kosenkov 1'50"96, Maksim Khadanovich 1'50"71, Aleksandr Chiknaikin 1'50"91, Vladislav Reznichenko 1'48"48) 7'21"06: The race was not easy, it was a head-to-head until the end, but we won. The organization is super, it was a bit weird for us to compete in an outdoor pool because in Russia we usually swim in indoor ones. 

Photo Credits Andrea Masini / DBM