Jan Foltyn Breaks Czech Record With 22.03 In 50 Free Semifinal

2026 EUROPEAN JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Tuesday, July 7 – Sunday, July 12, 2026
• Munich, Germany
• LCM (50 meters)
• Psych Sheet
• Live Results
• Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

Czechia’s Jan Foltyn set a new national record of 22.03 en route to setting the top time in the boys’ 50 freestyle semifinal.

BOYS 50 FREESTYLE – SEMI-FINALS

• World Junior Record: 21.75, Michael Andrew (USA), 2017/21.75, Nikita Sheremet (UKR), 2025
• European Junior Record: 21.83, Artem Selin (GER), 2019
• Championship Record: 21.83, Artem Selin (GER), 2019
• 2025 European Junior Champion: 22.14 Tajus Juska (LTU)

TOP 8:

1. Jan Foltyn (CZE) – 22.03
2. Luca Hoek (ESP) – 22.07
3. Cristian Tassan-Caser (ITA) – 22.19
4. Gabriel Crassard (FRA) – 22.36 & Larus Thiel (GER) – 22.36 & Zdenek Prochazka (CZE) – 22.36
5. –
6. –
7. Jakob Harlem (NOR) – 22.38
8. Aran Bissett (GBR) – 22.43

Foltyn stopped the clock in 22.03, taking two tenths off his own national record time of 22.24, which he set in April at the Bergen Swim Festival.

He finished four hundredths ahead of Spain’s Luka Hoek, who touched in 22.07. Hoek has been under 22 seconds in the past, setting the Spanish record at 21.93 in March.

Foltyn came into the season at 22.26, which he set in the 50 free prelims at the 2025 World Junior Championships in Romania. He went on to finish 6th overall, stopping the clock in 22.38.

Foltyn has been having an exceptional meet so far, which started with him breaking the Championship Record and tying his own National Record in the boys’ 50 breaststroke prelims at 27.18. He grabbed the silver medal in the event yesterday, and will be hunting the gold in the 50 freestyle final tomorrow.

He is also entered in the 50 butterfly, which will race on Saturday. This is his final European Junior Championships, since he turned 18 on January 27th.