2018 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- August 3-9, 2018 (swimming portion)
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Tollcross International Swimming Centre
- Meet Central
- Program
- Psych Sheet
- Live Results
It is already day 3 and the European swimstars have delivererd a great show so far and will continue today with the prelims of: Men’s 200m IM, 100m backstroke, 200m breaststroke and 4x200m freestyle, women’s 200m butterfly and 200m freestyle.
Men’s 200m IM
- World Record (WR): 1:54,00 – Ryan Lochte, 2011
- World Junior Record (WJ): 1:57,06 – Hayang Qin, 2017
- European Record (ER): 1:55,18 – Laszlo Cseh, 2009
- European Junior Record (EJ): 1:59,06 – Johannes Hintze, 2017
- Championship Record (CR): 1:56,66 – Laszlo Cseh, 2012
Top 16 qualifiers:
- SZARANEK Mark GBR 1:58.07
- LITCHFIELD Max GBR 1:58.12
SCOTT Duncan W GBR 1:58.57- GONZALEZ DE OLIVEIRA H. ESP 1:58.99
- VAZAIOS Andreas GRE 1:59.40
- DESPLANCHES Jeremy SUI 1:59.88
- MAKOVICH Semen RUS 2:00.06
- SANTOS Alexis Manacas POR 2:00.24
DEAN Thomas GBR 2:00.32- HEINTZ Philip GER 2:00.34
- SJOEDIN Simon SWE 2:00.65
- STUPIN Maxim RUS 2:00.72
- CARVALHO Diogo Filipe POR 2:00.84
- KNIPPING Arjan Antonius NED 2:00.84
- VERRASZTO David HUN 2:00.94
LOPES Gabriel Jose POR 2:01.42- ZHILKIN Andrey RUS 2:01.54
- SZWEDZKI Dawid POL 2:02.03
- GUREVICH Etay ISR 2:02.05
- AYDIN Metin TUR 2:02.34 ? swim-off
- STACCHIOTTI Raphael LUX 2:02.34 ? swim-off
Germany’s Philip Heintz is the highest ranked entry with the 4th place in the FINA World Ranking, with a time of 1:56,67. He is followed by Switzerland’s Jeremy Desplanches on 6 in 1:57,01. The psych sheet also features participants like Hugo Gonzales (ESP), Max Litchfield (GBR), David Verraszto (HUN) and Duncan Scott (GBR). The defending champion, Andreas Vazaios (GRE), is set to compete in heat 3 of 4. Laszlo Cseh, European Record Holder, and Johannes Hintze (GER), European Junior Record Holder, won’t participate in this event.
Turkey’s Hakan Batuhan won the first heat in a time of 2:07,08. Batuhan is a US student-athlete at the Purdue University (Class of 2017). Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez set the first sub-2 minutes time in 1:58,99 ahead of Switzerland’s Jeremy Desplanches. Both are candidates for the semi-finals with two more heats to come. Mark Szaranek (GBR) and Max Litchfield (GBR) showed more speed, finishing in 1:58,07 for Szaranek and Litchfield in 1:59,40. The defending champion, Andreas Vazaios (GRE), finished 3rd in heat 3, he was clocked at 1:59,40.
Duncan Scott won the last heat in a time of 1:58,57 but he didn’t advance into the semi-finals because his teammates Max Litchfield and Mark Szaranek were faster. Turkey’s Metin Aydin and Luxembourg’s Raphael Stacciotti must take part in a swim-off for the last spot in the semi-finals.
Women’s 200m Butterfly
- World Record (WR): 2:01,81 – Zige Liu, 2009
- World Junior Record (WJ): 2:06,29 – Suzuka Hasegawa, 2017
- European Record (ER): 2:04,27 – Katinka Hosszu, 2009
- European Junior Record (EJ): 2:06,71 Target Time
- Championship Record (CR): 2:04,79 – Mireia Belmonte, 2014
Top 16 qualifiers:
- THOMAS Alys GBR 2:07.86
- HENTKE Franziska GER 2:08.93
- SZILAGYI Liliana HUN 2:09.02
- KAPAS Boglarka HUN 2:09.29
JAKABOS Zsuzsanna HUN 2:09.46- CHIMROVA Svetlana RUS 2:10.08
- MONTEIRO Ana Catarina POR 2:10.08
- POLIERI Alessia ITA 2:10.08
- CUSINATO Ilaria ITA 2:10.34
BIANCHI Ilaria ITA 2:10.43- UESTUNDAG Nida Eliz TUR 2:10.69
- LARGE Emily GBR 2:11.07
ATKINSON Charlotte GBR 2:11.28- BACH Helena Rosendahl DEN 2:12.32
- ZAVADOVA Barbora CZE 2:12.61
- BILGIN Zehra-Duru TUR 2:14.18
- CREVAR Anja SRB 2:14.40
- LOEVBERG Emilie N NOR 2:14.54
- NTOUNTOUNAKI Anna GRE 2:14.67
European Record Holder Katinka Hosszu and the Championship Record Holder, Mireia Belmonte, won’t start in this event. Hosszu entered only the 100m and 200m backstroke and 200 IM. Mireia Belmonte pulled out of the meet due to illness. Belmonte is the reigning Olympic Champion in the 200m fly. But there is a lot of speed in this event with the #1 in the World Ranking, Alys Thoms (GBR, 2:05,45) and the defending champion Franziska Hentke (GER). Hentke also is the 2017 World Championships silver medalist.
Alys Thomas took the lead in the intermediate results in heat 2 of 3 with a time of 2:07,86 followed by Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos (2:09,46, heat 1). In heat 3, two Hungarians came in faster than Jakabos: Liliana Szilagyi swam the third fastest time overall in 2:09,02 and Boglarka Kapas also finished in 2:09,29 faster than Jakabos.
Also Italy had three swimmers among the 16 fastest, Ilaria Bianchi was the slowest in 2:10,43. Great Britain’s Charlotte Atkinson took the 13th spot after the heats but had to let go Alys Thomas and Emily Large into the semi-finals.
Men’s 100m Backstroke
- World Record (WR): 51,85 – Ryan Murphy, 2016
- World Junior Record (WJ): 52,97 – Kliment Kolesnikov, 2018
- European Record (ER): 52,11 – Camille Lacourt, 2010
- European Junior Record (EJ): 52,97 – Kliment Kolesnikov, 2018
- Championship Record (CR): 52,11 – Camille Lacourt, 2010
Top 16 qualifiers:
- RYLOV Evgeny RUS 52.91
- KOLESNIKOV Kliment RUS 53.01
TARASEVICH Grigory RUS 53.34- SABBIONI Simone ITA 53.95
- GLINTA Robert-Andrei ROU 54.01
- CHRISTOU Apostolos GRE 54.40
- GLANIA Jan-Philip GER 54.44
- GREENBANK Luke GBR 54.47
- TOUMARKIN Yakov Yan ISR 54.57
- FERGUSON Conor IRL 54.61
- DIENER Christian GER 54.63
- FRANTA Tomas CZE 54.65
- RYAN Shane IRL 54.67
- WILLIAMS Brodie GBR 54.83
- BOHUS Richard HUN 54.85
- CECCON Thomas ITA 54.89
PYLE Nicholas GBR 54.89- BEDEL Paul Gabriel FRA 54.92
One thing is sure: A new European Champion has to be crowned in the men’s 100m backstroke because France’s Camille Lacourt retired from competitive swimming. Lacourt is the European and Championship Record Holder. But Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov is on the hunt for records and already has improved the 50m backstroke World Record yesterday.
The Russians set the top times: Evgeny Rylov took the top seed for tonight’s semi-final with a time of 52,91. Kliment Kolesnikov spread again some teenage speed spirit and was clocked at 53,01 ahead of his teammate Grigory Tarasevich (53,34). Tarasevich was the next victim of the “only two swimmers per nation can advance into the semi-finals rule”. Kolesnikov’s time was only o,o4 seconds slower than his own Junior World Record – Kolesnikov obviously IS on the hunt for the next record.
Women’s 200m Freestyle
- World Record (WR): 1:52,98 – Federica Pellegrini, 2009
- World Junior Record (WJ): 1:56,12 – Duo Shen, 2014
- European Record (ER): 1:52,98 – Federica Pellegrini, 2009
- European Junior Record (EJ): 1:56,78 – Target Time
- Championship Record (CR): 1:55,33 – Sarah Sjöström, 2016
Top 16 qualifiers:
- HEEMSKERK Femke NED 1:58,14
- BONNET Charlotte FRA 1:58.30
- GUZHENKOVA Anastasia RUS 1:58.81
- HIBBOTT Holly GBR 1:58.92
- COSTA SCHMID Melanie ESP 1:59.01
- FOOS Reva GER 1:59.03
- FAULKNER Eleanor GBR 1:59.19
GREENSLADE Kathryn GBR 1:59.26- GOSE Isabel Marie GER 1:59.27
- DUMONT Valentine BEL 1:59.30
- FABRE Margaux FRA 1:59.32
- UGOLKOVA Maria SUI 1:59.37
- SALAMATINA Valeriia RUS 1:59.47
ANDREEVA Viktoriia RUS 1:59.80- GEORGES Daniela POL 1:59.87
- NEUMANN Robin Marian NED 1:59.91
KRIVONOGOVA Irina RUS 2:00.12BRUHN Annika GER 2:00.22- GORIS Lotte BEL 2:00.34
PIETRUSCHKA Marie GER 2:00.50- GIRARDET Noemi SUI 2:00.64 ? swim-off
- SEGEL Janja SLO 2:00.64 ? swim-off
Neither the World Record Holder, Federica Pellegrini, nor the Championship Record Holder and defending champion, Sarah Sjöström, will start today. Pellegrini supported the 4x200m Mixed Freestyle relay yesterday with a solid time of 1:56,76 but won’t compete in the individual event. France’s Charlotte Bonnet is the current number five on the 2018 world leaderboard.
All went well for Netherland’s Femke Heemskerk who set the fastest time in 1:58,14. Charlotte Bonnet showed a relaxed 1:58,30, fast enough for the second place. The British women placed three ladies among the ten fastest. Kathryn Greenslade had to let go Holly Hibbott and Eleanor Faulkner into the next round. Four Russian women showed times between 1:58,81 (Anastasia Guhenkova) and 2:00,12 (Irina Krivonogova) – a good base for the women’s 4x200m Freestyle relay.
Men’s 200m Breaststroke
- World Record (WR): 2:06,67 – Ipei Watanabe, 2007
- World Junior Record (WJ): 2:09,39 – Anton Chupkov, 2017
- European Record (ER): 2:06,96 – Anton Chupkov, 2017
- European Junior Record (EJ): 2:09,64 – Target Time
- Championship Record (CR): 2:07,47 – Marco Koch, 2014
Top 16 qualifiers:
- CHUPKOV Anton RUS 2:07.70
- PRIGODA Kirill RUS 2:08.91
KHOMENKO Ilya RUS 2:09.63- PIZZINI Luca ITA 2:10.18
- MURDOCH Ross GBR 2:10.30
- WILBY James GBR 2:10.81
- KAMMINGA Arno NED 2:10.82
- GREENE Darragh IRL 2:11.22
DORINOV Mikhail RUS 2:11.29- MATTSSON Matti FIN 2:11.44
- KOPTYELOV Mykyta UKR 2:11.50
- SIDLAUSKAS Andrius LTU 2:11.52
- BAYER Valentin AUT 2:11.73
- HORVATH David HUN 2:11.85
- PERSSON Erik SWE 2:12.43
- LAEUFFER Jacques SUI 2:12.57
- ROTHBAUER Christopher AUT 2:12.61
- ROGUSKI Bartlomiej POL 2:12.69
Russia’s Anton Chupkov won the bronze medal in yesterday’s 100m breaststroke in 59,06 which is an excellent time for a 200m breaststroke specialist. Chupkov ist the European Record Holder and will face today the defending champion Ross Murdoch. Five out of the eight finalists from yesterday’s 100m breaststroke final will compete in the double distance: Chupkov, James Wilby, Kirill Prigoda, Andrius Sidlauskas and Arno Kamminga.
The Russian men did it again and set the three fastest times with Anton Chupkov‘s 2:07,70, Kirill Prigoda‘s 2:08,91 and Ilya Khomenko‘s 2:09,63. Khomenko and Mikhail Dorinov (2:11,29) didn’t advance to the semi-finals. Chupkov improved his previous season-best time of 2:07,81 and stayed on the 3rd spot in the World Ranking.
James Wilby swam a lifetime-best in yesterday’s 100m breaststroke final with a time of 58,64 and was honoured with the silver medal behind Adam Peaty. Wilby showed a solid perfomance this morning with 2:10,81 in the double distance, worth the sixth place in the preliminaries results.
Men’s 4x200m Freestyle
- World Record (WR): 6:58,55 – USA, 2009
- World Junior Record (WJ): 7:10,95 – HUN, 2017
- European Record (ER): 6:59,15 – RUS, 2010
- European Junior Record (EJ): 7:10,95 – HUN, 2017
- Championship Record (CR): 7:06,71 – RUS, 2010
Top 8 qualifiers:
- RUSSIA 7:09.00
- GREAT BRITAIN 7:11.91
- ITALY 7:12.46
- GERMANY 7:12.75
- NETHERLANDS 7:14.86
- FRANCE 7:15.26
- SWEDEN 7:15.55
- SPAIN 7:15.65
Russia’s Martin Malyutin set the fastest time of all start swimmers in 1:47,54 while Calum Jarvis closed the race for Great Britain in 1:46,55.
Great Britain didn’t let the fastest guys out already, they have Duncan Scott and James Guy in reserve. Great Britain won this event at the 2017 World Championships.
Detailed Result, Men’s 4x200m freestyle
TEAM | R.T. | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | TIME | |
1. | RUSSIA | 7:09.00 | |||||
MALYUTIN Martin – 05 JUL 1999 | 0.70 | 25.16 | 52.67 | 1:19.92 | 1:47.54 | 1:47.54 | |
ANDRUSENKO Viacheslav – 14 MAY 1992 | 0.34 | 25. Feb | 52.73 | 1:20.50 | 1:48.14 | 3:35.68 | |
IZOTOV Danila – 02 OCT 1991 | 0.35 | 23.69 | 50.42 | 1:17.86 | 1:46.18 | 5:21.86 | |
VEKOVISHCHEV Mikhail – 05 AUG 1998 | 0.29 | 24.57 | 51.79 | 1:19.75 | 1:47.14 | 7:09.00 | |
2. | GREAT BRITAIN | 7:11.91 | |||||
MILNE Stephen – 29 APR 1994 | 0.70 | 25. Aug | 52.74 | 1:20.93 | 1:48.64 | 1:48.64 | |
KURLE Cameron – 19 JUL 1997 | 0.24 | 24.84 | 52.50 | 1:20.50 | 1:49.08 | 3:37.72 | |
DEAN Thomas – 02 MAY 2000 | 0.48 | 25. Jan | 52.58 | 1:20.35 | 1:47.64 | 5:25.36 | |
JARVIS Calum – 12 MAY 1992 | 0.25 | 24.34 | 51.34 | 1:18.94 | 1:46.55 | 7:11.91 | |
3. | ITALY | 7:12.46 | |||||
DI COLA Stefano – 11 DEC 1998 | 0.70 | 25.73 | 53.27 | 1:21.73 | 1:49.58 | 1:49.58 | |
CIAMPI Matteo – 03 NOV 1996 | 0.31 | 25.18 | 51.99 | 1:19.76 | 1:47.11 | 3:36.69 | |
PROIETTI COLONNA Alessio – 07 MAY 1998 | 0.15 | 24.96 | 51.66 | 1:19.70 | 1:47.76 | 5:24.45 | |
ZUIN Mattia – 08 MAR 1996 | 0.24 | 24.74 | 51.79 | 1:20.05 | 1:48.01 | 7:12.46 | |
4. | GERMANY | 7:12.75 | |||||
ZELLMANN Poul – 02 SEP 1995 | 0.76 | 25.34 | 52.81 | 1:20.63 | 1:48.05 | 1:48.05 | |
ZOBEL Marius – 18 NOV 1999 | 0.28 | 25.19 | 53.03 | 1:21.05 | 1:49.83 | 3:37.88 | |
MUEHLLEITNER Henning – 15 JUL 1997 | 0.14 | 25.42 | 52.95 | 1:20.31 | 1:48.03 | 5:25.91 | |
HEIDTMANN Jacob – 06 NOV 1994 | 0.29 | 24.40 | 51.10 | 1:18.64 | 1:46.84 | 7:12.75 | |
5. | NETHERLANDS | 7:14.86 | |||||
STOLK Kyle – 28 JUN 1996 | 0.75 | 25.99 | 53.16 | 1:20.97 | 1:48.71 | 1:48.71 | |
PIJNENBURG Stan Johannes – 04 NOV 1996 | 0.23 | 25.21 | 53.19 | 1:21.21 | 1:48.86 | 3:37.57 | |
WEERTMAN Ferry – 27 JUN 1992 | 0.37 | 25.64 | 53.42 | 1:21.74 | 1:48.96 | 5:26.53 | |
BRZOSKOWSKI Maarten – 19 SEP 1995 | 0.32 | 25. Jun | 52.36 | 1:20.66 | 1:48.33 | 7:14.86 | |
6. | FRANCE | 7:15.26 | |||||
DERACHE Alexandre – 03 MAY 1998 | 0.71 | 25.44 | 53.15 | 1:21.57 | 1:49.07 | 1:49.07 | |
POTHAIN Jordan – 14 OCT 1994 | 0.28 | 24.82 | 51.60 | 1:19.77 | 1:48.50 | 3:37.57 | |
FUCHS Roman – 14 JAN 1998 | 0.31 | 25.24 | 52.51 | 1:20.51 | 1:48.52 | 5:26.09 | |
BOURELLY Lorys – 27 MAY 1992 | 0.30 | 24.89 | 52.01 | 1:20.32 | 1:49.17 | 7:15.26 | |
7. | SWEDEN | 7:15.55 | |||||
JOHANSSON Victor – 13 SEP 1998 | 0.72 | 25.98 | 52.99 | 1:20.58 | 1:48.67 | 1:48.67 | |
HANSON Robin – 02 APR 2001 | 0.44 | 24.85 | 52.58 | 1:20.64 | 1:48.45 | 3:37.12 | |
DAHLMAN Gustaf – 03 JAN 1997 | 0.49 | 25.28 | 52.64 | 1:20.56 | 1:49.55 | 5:26.67 | |
PAULSSON Adam – 14 MAR 1995 | 0.39 | 25.51 | 53.10 | 1:21.02 | 1:48.88 | 7:15.55 | |
8. | SPAIN | 7:15.65 | |||||
CASTRO VALLE Cesar – 31 MAY 1999 | 0.69 | 25.35 | 52.33 | 1:20.32 | 1:48.35 | 1:48.35 | |
RAMOS FERNANDEZ Alex – 26 FEB 1999 | 0.15 | 24.86 | 52.36 | 1:20.51 | 1:48.76 | 3:37.11 | |
DURAN NAVIA Miguel – 02 SEP 1995 | 0.14 | 24.86 | 52.37 | 1:20.94 | 1:49.91 | 5:27.02 | |
SANCHEZ TORRENS Marc – 06 NOV 1992 | 0.14 | 24.75 | 52.54 | 1:20.86 | 1:48.63 | 7:15.65 |
Just confirmed that the timing yesterday was 0.10 out so all times will have 0.10 added including Peaty WR
Final lineups out:
Russia: Vekovishchev/Malyutin/Izotov/Dovgalyuk
GBR: Jarvis/Scott/Dean/Guy
Germans leading off Wierling is interesting; Heidtmann had done so well leading off in the mixed.
Russia will want a lead out of Vekovishchev.
3 events have had top 3 be the same nation… a bummer the third athlete knows they have the potential to fight for a medal but dont get a shot
Other way of looking at it, they are lucky to have been allowed to compete- if it was the usual 2 per nation they would not have been there at all!
So; Will Britain be brave and swim Dean over Milne after a far better hear swim, or stick with experience. I’d either swim Dean with Tokyo in mind, or put Litchfield on the team. Need to take a chance because the Russians look very good – Not sure if they have as much time to drop without Krasnykh though.
I’d go Litchfield, whose freestyle looked very good in the IM. I reckon he has a 1:46 in him. Milne has been a bit off this year, though did split 1:47:7 leading off the mixed relay, and the GB coaches definitely like him as a lead-off. Dean as you say would be great experience, and had a really solid leg this morning.
Hope they give it to Dean for experience and let Litchfield focus on the IM given he’s had a bit of time out of the pool this year with injury.
Milne 1.48.6
Kurle – 1.49.0
Dean – 1.47.6
Jarvis – 1.46.5
Dean’s takeover was 0.5 so about .80 faster than Milne with the takeover factored.
Personally id go with Guy, Scott, Litchfield, Jarvis but idk who I would put as lead off. I wonder if Dean/Milne has an opportunity. (Szaranek doesn’t have a bad freestlye tbh but i know he won’t get chosen, not that I would pick him either. Maybe he could try the event in future?)
Agree but they’ll go with Milne, Scott, Jarvis and Guy.
Rapsys really didn’t care about that relay. Absolutely cruised his 200
Tomorrow could be a golden day for the couple of Nice Bonnet/Desplanches. I don’t see the two lovers beaten in the 200 free and the 200 IM.
Chupkov looked brilliant, but Prigoda forced his hand there. After Khomenko going 2.09, and Prigoda going out hard, he had to swim that pretty hard. I actually find this 4 per nation 2 advancing rule quite fun – It forces the fastest swimmers from nations with depth to swim hard heats or miss out.
It would be an anti USA rule if they did that at worlds or olympic games. USA swimming would never let that happen.
USA only ever send 2 per event anyway
Isn’t that really because you can only enter 2 per event at 99% of competitions?
Agreed, definitely spices it up. Be interesting to know how the athletes find it. Does Chupkov appreciate being forced to really get the engine revving in heats and seeing where he is or would he prefer to be Wilby, cruising into semis.
Chupkov 2.07.70 in the 200 breast prelims