Four finals on the first day of the 47th European Junior Swimming Championships at the Stadio del Nuoto in Rome. In the 400 freestyle won the Turkish Batuhan Filiz in 3'50''68, that precedes the Bosnian Jovan Lekic silver in 3'50''79 and the Czech David Koutny in 3'51''06.
Britain's Katie Shanahan won the 400 mixed in 4'42''59, on the podium with Turkey's Deniz Ertan in 4'43''65 and Russia's Anastasiia Sorokina third in 4'45''58.
Russian team takes first place in the relay 4x100 freestyle: Danil Kosenkov (50''09), Oleg Levchenko (50''24), Renal Nazipov (50''43), Vladislav Reznichenko (48''90); behind them Romania in 3'19''93, led by David Popovici who in the first leg swam the junior world record in 47''56, one hundredth less than the 47''57 set by Russian Andrei Minakov in 2020 in Kazan; Poland won the bronze in 3'19''96.
Hungary wins the 4x200 freestyle. Laura Veres (2'00''32), Bettina Fabian (2'00''52), Reka Nyradi (2'00''31), Nikoletta Padar (1'59''80) swam in 8'00''95; with them on the podium Russia in 8'04''78 and Turkey in 8'09''11, after the disqualification of the Italian relay that was third.
Semi-finals. In the 50 breaststroke the fastest was Benedetta Pilato in 29''98, after swimming the championships record in the heat; Pilato is European champion, vice world champion and world record holder in 29''30 of distance. In the 100 backstroke the fastest was again Poland's Ksawey Masiuk who improved his personal best in 54''35. Bulgaria's Josif Mladinov in 23''71 and Russia's Daria Klepikova in 55''04 swam the best times in the 50 butterfly and 100 freestyle respectively.
Britain's Katie Shanahan won the 400 mixed in 4'42''59, on the podium with Turkey's Deniz Ertan in 4'43''65 and Russia's Anastasiia Sorokina third in 4'45''58.
Russian team takes first place in the relay 4x100 freestyle: Danil Kosenkov (50''09), Oleg Levchenko (50''24), Renal Nazipov (50''43), Vladislav Reznichenko (48''90); behind them Romania in 3'19''93, led by David Popovici who in the first leg swam the junior world record in 47''56, one hundredth less than the 47''57 set by Russian Andrei Minakov in 2020 in Kazan; Poland won the bronze in 3'19''96.
Hungary wins the 4x200 freestyle. Laura Veres (2'00''32), Bettina Fabian (2'00''52), Reka Nyradi (2'00''31), Nikoletta Padar (1'59''80) swam in 8'00''95; with them on the podium Russia in 8'04''78 and Turkey in 8'09''11, after the disqualification of the Italian relay that was third.
Semi-finals. In the 50 breaststroke the fastest was Benedetta Pilato in 29''98, after swimming the championships record in the heat; Pilato is European champion, vice world champion and world record holder in 29''30 of distance. In the 100 backstroke the fastest was again Poland's Ksawey Masiuk who improved his personal best in 54''35. Bulgaria's Josif Mladinov in 23''71 and Russia's Daria Klepikova in 55''04 swam the best times in the 50 butterfly and 100 freestyle respectively.
Podiums of the first day
Men's 400m freestyle
1. Batuhan Filiz (Tur) 3'50''68
2. Jovan Lekic (Bih) 3'50''79
3. David Koutny (Cze) 3'51''06
Women's 400m individual medley
1. Katie Shanahan (Gbr) 4'42''59
2. Deniz Ertan (Tur) 4'43''65
3. Anastasiia Sorokina (Rus) 4'45''58
1. Katie Shanahan (Gbr) 4'42''59
2. Deniz Ertan (Tur) 4'43''65
3. Anastasiia Sorokina (Rus) 4'45''58
Men's 4x100m freestyle
1. Russia 3'19''66
Danil Kosenkov 50''09, Oleg Levchenko 50''24, Renal Nazipov 50''43, Vladislav Reznichenko 48''90
2. Romania 3'19''93
David Popovici 47''56 WJ (prec 47''57 Andrei Minakov 30/10/2020 Kazan), Mihai Gergely 50''39, Stefan Cozma 50''94, Patrick Dinu 51''04)
3. Poland 3'19''96
Ksawery Masiuk 50''09, Krzysztof Matuszewski 50''45, Nazar Zurawel 50''49, Mateusz Chowaniec 48''93
1. Russia 3'19''66
Danil Kosenkov 50''09, Oleg Levchenko 50''24, Renal Nazipov 50''43, Vladislav Reznichenko 48''90
2. Romania 3'19''93
David Popovici 47''56 WJ (prec 47''57 Andrei Minakov 30/10/2020 Kazan), Mihai Gergely 50''39, Stefan Cozma 50''94, Patrick Dinu 51''04)
3. Poland 3'19''96
Ksawery Masiuk 50''09, Krzysztof Matuszewski 50''45, Nazar Zurawel 50''49, Mateusz Chowaniec 48''93
Women's 4x200 freestyle
1. Hungary 8'00''95
Laura Veres 2'00''32, Bettina Fabian 2'00''52, Reka Nyradi 2'00''31, Nikoletta Padar 1'59''80
2. Russia 8'04''78
Aleksandra Sabitova 2'01''28, Daria Trofimova 1'59''76, Aleksandra Kudriavtseva 2'02''78, Viktoriia Starostina 2'00''96
3. Turkey 8'09''11
Beril Boecekler 2'02''66, Merve Tuncel 2'00''27, Ela Naz Oezdenir 2'03''83, Deniz Ertan 2'02''35
1. Hungary 8'00''95
Laura Veres 2'00''32, Bettina Fabian 2'00''52, Reka Nyradi 2'00''31, Nikoletta Padar 1'59''80
2. Russia 8'04''78
Aleksandra Sabitova 2'01''28, Daria Trofimova 1'59''76, Aleksandra Kudriavtseva 2'02''78, Viktoriia Starostina 2'00''96
3. Turkey 8'09''11
Beril Boecekler 2'02''66, Merve Tuncel 2'00''27, Ela Naz Oezdenir 2'03''83, Deniz Ertan 2'02''35
Shown below the best results of the first day's semi-finals
Women's 50m breaststroke
Benedetta Pilato (Ita) 29''98
Men's 100m backstroke
Ksawery Masiuk (Pol) 54''35
Ksawery Masiuk (Pol) 54''35
Men's 50m butterfly
Josif Miladinov (Bul) 23''71
Josif Miladinov (Bul) 23''71
Women's 100m freestyle
Daria Klepikova (Rus) 55'04
Daria Klepikova (Rus) 55'04
Credit Photo Andrea Masini / DBM
