2018 Euro’s Day 1 Pick’em Update: Surprises Abound

2018 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

• August 3-9, 2018 (swimming portion)
• Glasgow, Scotland
• Tollcross International Swimming Centre
• Meet Central
• Program
• Psych Sheet
• Live Results

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European Championships started off with a bang. Fantine Lesaffre, who was picked by 0 people in pick’em to win, won the women’s 400 IM. The next three places where taken by the effective co favorites. Ilaria Cusinato was 2nd picked by 39%,  Hannah Miley was 3rd picked by 30%, and Aimee Willmott was 4th picked by 5%.

The men’s 400 free was won by favored Mykhaylo Romanchuk (55%), but there were surprises behind him.  Henrik Christiansen (4%) was 2nd, Hennig Meuhleitner (3%) was 3rd and Felix Auboeck (6%) was 4th.

The upsets continued in the women’s 400 free relay. No place was correctly picked by more than 16% of entries with France (6%) winning followed by the Netherlands (12%), Denmark (16%), and  Great Britain (14%).

The men’s relay was a bit more to expectations. It was won by Russia (56%). Italy were 2nd (27%) followed by Poland (2%), and Hungary (11%)

Standings

The day 1 winner was Sam with 45 points. They were followed by Nsgrr with 43, MrKnowItAll with 40, and emcakes with 39.