Went to the archive there third day of semi-finals and finals of the 2024 European swimming championships in Belgrade (Serbia). Nello Sports Center Milan Gale Muškatirovic it’s over a day-3 with interesting results of an event that is affected by the many absences, including those of the Italian swimmers. Italnuoto will be at the start of Settecolli Trophy (21-23 June)to define the team that will participate in Paris Olympics.
Speaking of the Games, David Popovici he wanted to send a signal. The Romanian did it, swimming a sensational 100 freestyle in 46.88, 0.02 from his continental record and 0.08 from the Chinese world record Pan Zhanle. A superb performance, the third all-time in the world, which is worth a lot from a Five Circles perspective. As evidence of the sublime level of this final act, excellent times have arrived for the Hungarian Nandor Nemeth (second in 47.49) and for the Serbian Andrei Barna (third in 47.66). In other words, the standard of the queen race is moving ever higher. Alessandro Miressi will have taken note.
In the final of the men’s 200m backstroke the Ukrainian Oleksandr Zheltiakov he made the bell ring in 1:55.39, beating the Greek by a hair’s breadth Apostolos Siskos (1:55.42). Bronze for the Swiss Roman Mityukov (1:55.75). The Swedish seal has arrived in the 50 female dolphins Sara Juvenikthe only one to break the 26″ barrier (25.68), while in the final of the women’s 100 breaststroke the talented Estonian Eneli Jefimova he came out with a time of 1:06.41 ahead of the Swiss Lisa Mamie (1:07.15) and Swedish Olivia Klint Ipsa (1:07.73).
Predictions respected in the women’s 400 medley with the authoritative affirmation of the Israeli Anastasia Gorbenko in 4:36.05, beating the two Hungarians Vivien Jackl (4:38.96) e Zsuzsanna Jakabos (4:40.24). The Ukrainian is expected to win in the men’s 800m freestyle Mykhailo Romanchuk it resulted in 7:46.80. Silver to the Greek Dimitrios Markos (7:48.59) and bronze to the Magyar Zalan Sarkany (7:49.29). At the end of the Finals, lwomen’s 4×100 freestyle relay he smiled atHungaryscored in 3:36.77, preceding the Denmark (3:38.48) and the Poland (3:41.01).
As regards the semi-finals, it is worth mentioning what happened in the men’s 100 dolphin. A duel was expected between the Hungarian Kristof Milak and the Swiss Noah Ponti, the latter author of the best time in the heats. The Swiss, however, withdrew for one intestinal virus and the best performance of the penultimate act was the other Hungarian Hubert Kos (51.31), world champion in the 200 backstroke in Fukuoka (Japan), while Milak achieved the third overall time of 51.57. In the women’s 200m freestyle, a very close competition promises to be made tomorrow between the Hungarian Minna Abraham (1:57.65), the Czech Barbora Semanova (1:57.81) and Icelandic Snæfríður Sól Jorunnardottir (1:57.87). In the women’s 50m backstroke the best was the Irishman Danielle Hill (27.67) and tomorrow he is a candidate for gold, while in the 200 breaststroke the Icelandic Anton McKee he did best of all in 2:10.14.
