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Turkey record-team and Tatarinova queen of fast freestyle

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Twelve finals on the last day of the 47th European Junior Swimming Championships at Stadio del Nuoto in Rome. 
Turkish Merve Tuncel is the queen of the event: after winning 800 and 1500, she also won the 400 freestyle in 4'06''25. With her on the podium hungarian Bettina Fabian, silver in 4'10''16 and italian Giulia Vetrano, third in 4'12''23.
In 100 butterfly, first scheduled final, bosnian Lana Pudar won gold in 57''56, ahead of russian Daria Klepikova and Anastasiia Markova, respectively silver in 58''07 and bronze in 58''73.
German Cedric Buessing won 400 medley swimming in 4'17''40. Silver was won by czech Jakub Bursa in 4'19''20 and the bronze by russian Artem Vorobev in 4'20''21.
Estonian Eneli Jefimova, silver in the 200 breaststroke, was the winner in 100 in 1'07''24, a hundredth less than russian Elena Bogomolova silver in 1'07''25. Third place for polish Karolina Piechowicz in 1'08''93. 
In 200 butterfly, polish twins Chmielewski were ahead of everyone. Krzysztof won in 1'56''92, followed by Michal in 1'57''09. Russian Vadim Klimenishchev is bronze medalist in 1'57''49. Poland leads 200 backstroke too. Gold was won by Ksawery Masiuk in 1'58''41; behind him turkish Berke Saka in 1'59''02 and bulgarian Kaloyan Levterov in 1'59''13.
Fourth consecutive medal for Polish team: in women's 200 backstroke the winner is Laura Bernat with 2'10"14. Behind her english Katie Shanahan, silver in the 100 and leader of the 200 and 400 mixed, in 2'11"27, and bronze for the gold medalist of 100, the Italian Erika Gaetani, in 2'11"46. In the fastest freestyle race, among men, romanian talent David Popovici won again, after gold medal and records in the 100 (first world performance of the season in 47"30) and 200. He dominated in 50 by 22"22. Behind him russian Nikita Chernousov in 22"83 and israelian Martin Kartavi in 22"92. The fastest, among female, russian Daria Tatarinova, silver in the 100, sets the new European Junior record in 24"87 (prev. 25"02). Silver for croatian Jana Pavalic in 25"35 and bronze for english Eva Okaro in 25"45.
Men's 800 freestyle is last individual race in schedule. First two place for turkish Yigit Aslan in 7'51"20, new championship record, and Mert Kilavuz in 7'52"19. Bronze for italian Luca De Tullio in 7'58"10. Mixed relays close the event. Russia won women's 4x100 medley in 4'02"72, followed by France in 4'03"69 and Great Britain in 4'07"49. Polish Team dominated among men in 3'37"46; with them on the podium was Russia in 3'39"30 followed by Ukraine in 3'39"43.

MEDALS TABLE
1. RUSSIA 11 - 9 - 6 = 26
2. TURKEY 7 - 5 - 3 = 15
3. POLAND 5 - 3 - 4 = 12
4. ITALY 3 - 1 - 7 = 11

LEN TROPHY
1. RUSSIA 871 points
2. ITALY 615
3. POLAND 553

Podiums of the last day

Women's 100m butterfly
1. Lana Pudar (Bih) 57''56
2. Daria Klepikova (Rus) 58''07
3. Anastasiia Markova (Rus) 58''73

Men's 400m individual medley
1. Cedric Buessing (Ger) 4'17''40
2. Jakub Bursa (Cze) 4'19''20
3. Artem Vorobev (Rus) 4'20''21

Women's 100m breaststroke
1. Eneli Jefimova (Est) 1'07''24
2. Elena Bogomolova (Rus) 1'07''25
3. Karolina Piechowicz (Pol) 1'08''93

Men's 200m butterfly
1. Krzysztof Chmielewski (Pol) 1'56''29
2. Michal Chmielewski (Pol) 1'57''09
3. Vadim Klimenishchev (Rus) 1'57''49

Women's 400m freestyle
1. Merve Tuncel (Tur) 4'06''25
2. Bettina Fabian (Hun) 4'10''16
3. Giulia Vetrano (Ita) 4'12''23

Men's 200m backstroke
1. Ksawery Masiuk (Pol) 1'58''41
2. Berke Saka (Tur) 1'59''02
3. Kaloyan Levterov (Bul) 1'59''13

Women's 200m backstroke
1. Laura Bernat (Pol) 2'10"14
2. Shanahan Katie (Gbr) 2'11"27
3. Erika Gaetani (Ita) 2'11"46

Men's 50m freestyle
1. David Popovici (Rou) 22"22
2. Nikita Chernousov (Rus) 22"83
3. Martin Kartavi (Isr) 22"92

Women's 50m freestyle
1. Daria Tatarinova (Rus) 24"87 EJ-CR
2. Jana Pavalic (Cro) 25"35
3. Eva Okaro (Gbr) 25"45

Men's 800m freestyle
1. Yigit Aslan (Tur) 7'51"20 CR
2. Mert Kilavuz (Tur) 7'52"19
3. Luca De Tullio (Ita) 7'58"10

Women's 4x100 medley
1. Russia 4'02"72
Aleksandra Kurilkina 1'03"26, Elena Bogomolova 1'06"79, Anastasiia Markova 58"12, Daria Klepikova 54"55
2. France 4'03"69
Mary-Ambre Moluh 1'01"41, Justine Delmas 1'07"54, Lusie Delmas 59"08, Lucie Vasquez 55"66
3. Great Britain 4'07"49
Katie Shanahan 1'01"83, Leah Schlosshan 1'11"09, Lucy Grieve 59"88, Tamryn Van Selm 54"69

Men's 4x100 medley
1. Poland 3'37"46
Ksawery Masiuk 54"41, Bartosz Skora 1'01"34, Pawel Uryniuk 52"92, Mateusz Chowaniek 48"79
2. Russia 3'39"30
Aleksi A. Tkachev 55"24, Georgii Glazunov 1'01"84, Vadim Klimenishchev 52"89, Vladislav Reznichenko 49"33
3. Ukraine 3'39"43
Oleksandr Zheltyakov 54"51, Volodymyr Lisovets' 1'00"55, Andriy Kovalenko 53"06, Vadym Ivchenko 51"31

Credit Photo Andrea Masini / DBM