2018 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- August 3-9, 2018 (swimming portion)
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Tollcross International Swimming Centre
- Meet Central
- Program
- Psych Sheet
- Live Results
- Live Stream
- Live Stream (Europe w/ English commentary)
- Full Results
It’s day four in Glasgow and the action continues today with the preliminaries of: Men’s 200 freestyle, 50m butterfly and the women’s 200m breaststroke, 100m backstroke , 1500m freestyle and the 4x100m MIXED medley relay.
Men’s 200m freestyle
- World Record (WR): 1;42,00 – Paul Biedermann, 2009
- World Junior Record (WJ): 1:46,40 – Ivan Girev, 2017
- European Record (ER): 1;42,00 – Paul Biedermann, 2009
- European Junior Record (EJ): 1:43,90 – Target Time
- Championship Record (CR): 1:44,89 – Pieter van den Hoogenband, 2002
Top 16 qualifiers:
- RAPSYS Danas LTU 1:46.55
- VEKOVISHCHEV Mikhail RUS 1:46.67
- GUY James GBR 1:47.67
- SWITKOWSKI Jan POL 1:48.09
- MEGLI Filippo ITA 1:48.15
- STJEPANOVIC Velimir SRB 1:48.22
- DOVGALYUK Mikhail RUS 1:48.24
- HEIDTMANN Jacob GER 1:48.34
- AUBOECK Felix AUT 1:48.37
- LOKTEV Denis ISR 1:48.42
- SCOTT Duncan W GBR 1:48.53
- ATSU Jonathan FRA 1:48.62
- BRZOSKOWSKI Maarten NED 1:48.72
- LIESS Nils SUI 1:49.00
JARVIS Calum GBR 1:49.19ANDRUSENKO Viacheslav RUS 1:49.21- MAJCHRZAK Kacper POL 1:49.23
- STOLK Kyle NED 1:49.34
Danas Rapsys is entered in this event with the fastest time worldwide in 1:45,12. The men’s 200m freestyle promise to show thrilling races with much European speed. The British swimmers won the 4x200m freestyle relay yesterday. Duncan Scott (1:45,48 – third relay starter) and James Guy (1:45,60 – anchor) put up some speed to secure the victory. Guy cancelled the 200m butterfly final for the team’s success. The anchor of the Italian team, Filippo Megli, grew beyond himself and set a 1:45,44.
Hungarian Bence Biczo won the second heat with a time of 1:51,12, not far off is personal-best time (1:51,08). The third heat featured the first swimmers who stayed under 1:50, fastest in this heat was Spain’s Alex Ramos Frnandez. Heat 4/7 was won by Belgium’s Thomas Thijs. James Guy took the lead in heat 5 after 150m and brought it home in 1:47,67 ahead of Italy’s Filippo Megli (1:48,15). Velimir Stjepanovic wasn’t able to get more morning speed in the water than James Guy, the Serbian was clocked at 1:48,34 in heat 6. Danas Rapsys showed a relaxed race and finished first in 1:46,55 ahead of Russia’s Mikhail Verkovishchev. One Russian and on British swimmer didn’t advance to the semi-final because two teammates were faster.
Women’s 200m breaststroke
- World Record (WR): 1:19,11 – Rikke Moeller-Pedersen, 2013
- World Junior Record (WJ): 2:19,64 – Viktoria Gunes, 2015
- European Record (ER): 1:19,11 – Rikke Moeller-Pedersen, 2013
- European Junior Record (EJ): 2:19,64 – Target Time
- Championship Record (CR): 2:19,84 – Rikke Moeller-Pedersen, 2014
Top 16 qualifiers:
- DEN PEDERSEN Rikke Moeller DEN 2:25.73
- DEN BLOMSTERBERG Thea DEN 2:25.98
- ESP GARCIA URZAINQUI Marina ESP 2:26.01
- RUS SIMONOVA Vitalina RUS 2:26.82
- GBR RENSHAW Molly GBR 2:26.88
- ESP VALL MONTERO Jessica ESP 2:26.94
- POR KAMINSKAYA Victoria POR 2:27.34
- GBR TUTTON Chloe GBR 2:27.37
- RUS EFIMOVA Yuliya RUS 2:27.66
- GER STEIGER Jessica GER 2:27.71
- ITA FANGIO Francesca ITA 2:27.77
DEN WERMUTH Anna DEN 2:27.78- SUI MAMIE Lisa SUI 2:27.80
- BEL LECLUYSE Fanny BEL 2:28.77
- FRA DEBERGHES Fanny FRA 2:29.07
- TUR GUNES Viktoria Zeynep TUR 2:29.33
- ITA PIROVANO Anna ITA 2:29.46
Yuliya Efimova leads the World Ranking with a time of 2:20,72. She grabbed the gold medal yesterday in the 100m breaststroke in 1:05,53. The next fastest European swimmer in 2018 in the 200m is Great Britain’s Molly Renshaw (2:23,28). Also the World Junior Record Holder, Viktoria Gunes, and 29-year-old World Record Holder, Rikke Moeller-Pedersen, are found in the psych sheet.
Vitalina Simonova (RUS) and Jessica Vall Montero (ESP) controlled heat 2 of 4 with the two fastest times: 2:26,82 for Simonova and 2:26,94 for Vall Montero. Denmark’s Thea Blomsterberg showed some teenage speed and won heat 3 with a time of 2:25,98. The 16-year-old improved her personal-best time by nearly 2 seconds (previous personal-best: 2:27,83).
No surprises in the fastest heat, World Record Holder Rikke Moeller-Pedersen touched the wall first in 2:25,73. Yuliya Efimova took it easy and was clocked at 2:27,66.
Two Danish ladies were the fastest swimmers into the semi-finals with Rikke Moeller-Pedersen and youngster Thea Bolmsterberg. Her teammate Anna Wermuth was the only swimmer who is out of the semi-finals (only two swimmers per nation rule).
Men’s 50m butterfly
- World Record (WR): 22,27 – Andriy Govorov, 2018
- World Junior Record (WJ): 23,22 – Michael Andrew, 2017
- European Record (ER): 22,27 – Andriy Govorov, 2018
- European Junior Record (EJ): 23,28 – Target Time
- Championship Record (CR): 22,73 – Andriy Govorov, 2016
Top 16 qualifiers:
- GOVOROV Andriy UKR 22.90
- PROUD Benjamin GBR 23.29
- KORSTANJE Nyls Jan NED 23.40
- GKOLOMEEV Kristian GRE 23.42
- CZERNIAK Konrad POL 23.45
- KOSTIN Oleg RUS 23.45
- CSEH Laszlo HUN 23.53
- WIERLING Damian GER 23.56
- ZAITSEV Daniel EST 23.58
- GOOSEN Mathys Cornelis NED 23.60
- TSURKIN Yauhen BLR 23.60
- VERGANI Andrea ITA 23.61
- BLASKOVIC Bruno CRO 23.68
- CODIA Piero ITA 23.71
- METELLA Mehdy FRA 23.72
- CHERUTI Meiron Amir ISR 23.75
Andriy Govorov is the defending European Champion. He also set a new World Record (22,27) last month. Great Britain’s Ben Proud won the gold medal at the 2017 World Championships. Proud certainly has ambitions to go for the title.
Netherland’s Nyls Jan Korstanje reached a personal-best time in heat 5 of 23,54. The 19-year-old was surpassed in the next heat by Ben Proud (23,29). World Rercord Holder Andriy Govorov set the fastest time in the last heat. With a time of 22,90, he was the only man under 23 seconds.
Women’s 100m backstroke
- World Record (WR): 58,00 – Kathleen Baker, 2018
- World Junior Record (WJ): 58,83 – Regan Smith, 2018
- European Record (ER): 58,12 – Gemma Spofforth, 2009
- European Junior Record (EJ): 59,62 – Polina Egorova, 2017
- Championship Record (CR): 58,73 – Mie Nielsen, 2016
Top 16 qualifiers:
- PANZIERA Margherita ITA 59.86
- FESIKOVA Anastasiia RUS 59.87
- NIELSEN Mie Oe. DEN 59.99
- DAVIES Georgia GBR 1:00.03
- ZOFKOVA Carlotta ITA 1:00.07
- TOUSSAINT Kira Marije NED 1:00.12
- HOSSZU Katinka HUN 1:00.15
- BURIAN Katalin HUN 1:00.28
- JALLOW Mimosa FIN 1:00.28
- BAUMRTOVA Simona CZE 1:00.29
- DAWSON Kathleen GBR 1:00.30
- CINI Mathilde FRA 1:00.55
- USTINOVA Daria K. RUS 1:00.67
- RIEDEMANN Laura GER 1:00.77
- VERMEULEN Tessa NED 1:00.79
SCALIA Silvia ITA 1:00.92EGOROVA Polina RUS 1:01.05AVDEEVA Anastasiia RUS 1:01.17- DRAKOU Theodora GRE 1:01.18
- DA ROCHA MARCE Duane ESP 1:01.36
Today Hungarian star Katinka Hosszu is set to swim her first individual event. The 2016 Olympic Champion in the 100m backstroke entered a lighter schedule that we’re used to seeing from her. The 29-year-old enters the event as the top seed with her time of 58.80 from last summer’s World Championships, but only ranks 52nd in the world this year with a 2018 best of 1:00.70. The fastest European backstrokers will compete against Hosszu: Anastasia Fesikova, Mie Nielsen, Georgia Davies and Daria Ustinova.
Italy’s Carlotta Zofkova improved her lifetime-best to 1:00,07 and was the fastest woman after 3 heats of 5. Anastasiia Fesikova (RUS) was the first woman under 1 minute in heat with a time of 59,87. Only two other women joined Feskova in the sub-1-minute club today: Italy’s Margherita Panziera (59,86) and Denmark’s Mie Nielsen (59,99). Katinka Hosszu advanced into the round of the sixteen fastest on the 7th spot in 1:00,15. This is a new season-best time.
4x100m Mixed Medley Relay
- World Record (WR): 3:38,56 – USA, 2017
- World Junior Record (WJ): 3:45,85 – Russia, 2015
- European Record (ER): 3_41.56 – Great Britain, 2017
- European Junior Record (EJ): 3:47,99 – Russia, 2018
- Championship Record (CR): 3:44,02 – Great Britain, 2014
Top 8 qualifiers:
- Netherlands 3:45,34
- Germany 3:46,22
- Russia 3:36,48
- Great Britain 3:47,44
- Italy 3:47,73
- Poland 3:49,51
- Sweden 3:49,58
- Switzerland 3:49,86
The Dutch team took the top spot ahead of Germany. Both nations swam with a different strategy than the rest of the field: Maaike de Waard (NED) and Jenny Mensing (GER) competed against men in the opening backstroke leg. Germany and Netherlands decided to swim a woman/man/man/woman tactics the other nations prefer man/man/woman/woman. Italy chosed the man/woman/man/woman order.
| 1. | NED | NETHERLANDS | 3:45.34 | |
| DE WAARD Maaike Anna C. – 11 OCT 1996 | 1:01.08 | |||
| KAMMINGA Arno – 22 OCT 1995 | 59.06 | |||
| VERLINDEN Joeri Jordi – 22 JAN 1988 | 51.78 | |||
| KROMOWIDJOJO Ranomi – 20 AUG 1990 | 53.42 | |||
| 2. | GER | GERMANY | 3:46.22 | |
| MENSING Jenny – 26 FEB 1986 | 1:00.41 | |||
| SCHWINGENSCHLOEGL Fabian – 15 AUG 1991 | 59.84 | |||
| KUSCH Marius – 05 MAY 1993 | 51.69 | |||
| BRUHN Annika – 05 OCT 1992 | 54.28 | |||
| 3. | RUS | RUSSIA | 3:46.45 | |
| TARASEVICH Grigory – 01 AUG 1995 | 53.22 | |||
| KHOMENKO Ilya – 14 OCT 1995 | 59.57 | |||
| ANDREEVA Viktoriia – 21 JUN 1992 | 59.68 | |||
| KAMENEVA Mariia – 27 MAY 1999 | 53.98 | |||
| 4. | GBR | GREAT BRITAIN | 3:47.44 | |
| PYLE Nicholas – 17 DEC 2000 | 54.50 | |||
| PEATY Adam – 28 DEC 1994 | 58.49 | |||
| ATKINSON Charlotte – 29 NOV 1996 | 59.90 | |||
| ANDERSON Freya – 04 MAR 2001 | 54.55 | |||
| 5. | ITA | ITALY | 3:47.73 | |
| RESTIVO Matteo – 04 NOV 1994 | 55.14 | |||
| CASTIGLIONI Arianna – 15 AUG 1997 | 1:06.32 | |||
| DI LIDDO Elena – 08 SEP 1993 | 57.76 | |||
| DOTTO Luca – 18 APR 1990 | 48.51 | |||
| 6. | POL | POLAND | 3:49.51 | |
| STOKOWSKI Kacper – 06 JAN 1999 | 55.21 | |||
| STOLARSKI Marcin – 04 JAN 1996 | 1:00.40 | |||
| DOWGIERT Anna – 15 JUL 1990 | 59.47 | |||
| WASICK Katarzyna – 22 MAR 1992 | 54.43 | |||
| 7. | SWE | SWEDEN | 3:49.58 | |
| HOEKFELT Gustav – 30 AUG 1994 | 55.43 | |||
| SKAGIUS Johannes – 10 FEB 1995 | 1:00.26 | |||
| HANSSON Louise – 24 NOV 1996 | 57.95 | |||
| KURAS Magdalena – 14 MAY 1988 | 55.94 | |||
| 8. | SUI | SWITZERLAND | 3:49.86 | |
| BOLLIN Thierry Frederic – 11 JAN 2000 | 55.37 | |||
| KAESER Yannick – 03 JUL 1992 | 1:00.43 | |||
| STOFFEL Svenja – 26 JUL 1997 | 1:00.01 | |||
| UGOLKOVA Maria – 18 JUL 1989 | 54.05 |
Women’s 1500m freestyle
- World Record (WR): 15:20,48 – KatieLedecky, 2018
- World Junior Record (WJ): 15:28,36, Katie Ledecky, 2014
- European Record (ER): 14:38,88 – Lotte Friis, 2013
- European Junior Record (EJ): 16:02,29 – Target Time
- Championship Record (CR): 15:50,22 – Boglarka Kapas, 2016
Top 8 qualifiers:
- QUADARELLA Simona ITA 16:05.33
- KOEHLER Sarah GER 16:06.72
- KESELY Ajna HUN 16:19.14
- HASSLER Julia LIE 16:19.89
- ODER Tjasa SLO 16:21.82
- PEREZ BLANCO Jimena ESP 16:25.02
- HOLUB Tamila Hryhorivna POR 16:25.29
- RIEDER Celine GER 16:27.79
Germany’s Sarah Köhler swam a solid race and was clocked at 16:06,72. Liechtenstein’s Julia Hassler finished second in heat 1 of 2 in 16:19,89. Köhler and Hassler train together in Heidelberg, Germany, their coach is Dr. Michael Spikermann.
Boglarka Kapas (HUN) is the defending champion but didn’t enter the 1500m freestyle event. But her teammate Ajny Kesely did her best to represent the Hungarian colors in heat 2. Until the 800m mark, she followed Simona Quadarella constantly. At the finish, it was Simona Quadaraella first (16:05,33) and Kesely second in 16:19,14.
As a heads up… You have the 50m butterfly WR listed as 2008 not 2018 😀
What time are finals??? In US east coast time
Deerfield19 – the answers to all of your questions are at the top of the article, either in the main links or the sidebar links.
Will Davies, Peaty, Guy and Freya swim for GB or will they go for the B team like in the 4×200 mixed?
Off topic
Kolesinikov will go to yog, wonder if Milak will too
Ok. French recap
Men’s 200 free. Atsu in. No chance of final. Pothain/Fuchs out. Nothing to expect from Pothain until next year when the work with freestyle guru Fabrice Pellerin will start to pay off.
Women’s 200 breast. Lesaffre DNS. She could go 2.24 considering her great shape but she had no medal chance so she’s focusing on the 200 IM. Deberghes in semis. No chance of final.
Men’s 50 fly. Only Metella in semis. But he’s not in great shape at all. No chance of final.
Women’s 100 back. Cini in semis. Very small chance of final.
Mixed 4X100 medley relay. No comment
Women’s 1500 free. No French swimmer.
Update: Metella scratches the 50 fly semifinals.
He’s a tourist this week. Off year for him. Looks like he has some extra pounds….
After the 100 free yesterday he said: “Good for the Italian guy, but he wouldn’t have lasted long if I was in shape.”
Some French people are arrogant, no? 😆
I mean he did go faster the past 2 years so I suppose there is a basis for the statement. Also I would love is swimmers showed a bit more personality rather than just being so damn humble all the time. If swimming wants to gain popularity you need characters.
Yeah, a very arrogant thing to say.
Replay of day 4 morning session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a64X1Mv241I
200m free European Junior Record (EJ): 1:43,90 – Target Time
Looks like we won’t see a EJ in a while. Seems a little too hard to achieve. I don’t think any junior will get close to this target time anytime soon. Is it because the target time is calculated somehow with the ER in mind?
1:43.90 is Izotov’s time at 2009 world championships when he was 18.
with the magical suit
Even if we took out the suit time.. Thorpe time would be pretty unbeatable too
My mistake.. I did not think of EJ only..
Might be wrong, but pretty sure it’s a first for Denmark to have swimmers fall for the “only 2 swimmers advance to semifinals” rule.
PS first time commenter, long time lurker, Danish swim fan here 😉😍
Welcome to swimswam! 🙂
Welcome!
Do tell us about Jeanette !
Thank you! What do you want to know about Jeanette? From what I hear she is working on her comeback after baby “iron lady style” (without the Danish swimming federation, and her husband coaching) . Placed third in 50 fly at our national championships last month behind Blume and Emilie Beckman, so it seems like her form is probably slowly returning.
Thanks! Hope she comes back.