ITALY wins undisputely the pool session of this Juniors European Championships with 8 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal and the total score of 304 points. With a great performance from its athletes Germany steps the second place with 264 points. Also thanks to the two medals obtained in 100 m Manikin Tow with Fins Spains is in third place with 211 points.

Ranking with the SERC :
1. Italy 309
2. Germany 284
3. Spain 221

Below the detailed competitions of this afternoon

Manikin carry 50m Women
Carolien LINDEKENS (BEL 37"06)doesn't confirm her Juniors European Record done in the morning (36"52), leaving  the higher step of the podium to Laura PRANZO (ITA 36"88), third place for Jessica MAAS (GER 37"92).

Manikin Carry 50m Men
Same scenery for the Men Final, with the New Juniors European Record from Francesco GIORDANO (ITA 30"59), who swaps the position with James PURVIS (GBR 30"80) fresh EJR holder from the morning session (30"94).  In third place Joshua PERLING (GER 30"99).

Manikin Carry with Fins Women
 First place goes to the German Sophia BAUER with the time of 59"12, followed by the Italian Federica ABOIS (1'00"33) and the Spanish Isabel COSTA (1'00"46). Disqualified the second arrived in the final, the Italian Costanza STORNELLO (Cod. 19 59"34).

Manikin Carry with Fins Men
First and second place for the Italians Marco COLORATO (51"04 ) and  Marco FERRIO (51"27 ), third place for Sergio CALDERON (SPA 51"60)

4x25 Manikin Carry Relay Women
Head to head between Italy and Belgium for 75m, but at the end the first touchpad is for Germany, unfortunately disqualified (Cod.19), so the Italian Team (1'28"86) gets the first place, then Belgium (1'30"10). From the fourth to the third place Spain (1'33"14)

4x25 Manikin Carry Relay Men
First 50m dominated by Germany, Italy then definitely changes pace and wins giving more than one second to the Deutch Team and adjudging the New Juniors European Record with 1'14"23.  Second place for Germany (1'15"66) followed by France (1'18"72)

Manikin Tow with Fins Women
Just 1/10 of second over the Juniors European Record for Laura PRANZO (ITA)  dominating the final with a phenomenal 1'00"7 over Henrike TEMMEN (GER  1'04"25) who climbs two positions from the morning heats and Laura MERISIER         (FRA 1'04"37) who even jumps from the seventh place to the third.


Manikin Tow with Fins Men
This afternoon Carlos PARDO (SPA 54"66) wins  over his compatriot Sergio CALDERON (SPA 55"64) the fascinating Spanish battle started this morning. Flawless performance from Marco COLORATO (ITA 57"15) who ripped the last spot for the Final A with the eight place this morning and gains the third step of the podium.


4x50 Rescue Medley Relay Women
Germany keeps the head of the relay almost till the end, but can't do nothing against Germana CRITELLI who, together with Costanza STORNELLO, in the last 25m brings Italy to gain the New Juniors European Record  of 1'46"54, silver medal for Germany (1'46"87), bronze one for Belgium (1'49"95)

4x50 Rescue Medley Relay Men
Italy wins the last competition of the day with the time of 1'33"48 followed by  Germany 1'35"59 and Spain 1'38"02

Change of scenery tomorrow.....all the Teams move from the chlorine water to the salted one of the Adriatic Sea.

Stay tuned!!!