Filip Nowacki Blasts 2:09.11 200 Breaststroke, New European Junior Record

2025 European Junior Championships

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Filip Nowacki, a 17-year-old out of Great Britain, swam 2:09.11 in the 200 breaststroke semifinals to set a new European Junior Record in the event, and he still has the final tomorrow.

BOYS 200 BREASTSTROKE – SEMIFINAL

• World Junior Record: 2:08.83, Zhihao Dong (2023)
• European Junior Record: 2:09.64
• European Record: 2:06.12, Anton Chupkov (2019)
• Championship Record: 2:10.69, Anton Chupkov (2015)
• 2024 European Junior Champion: Doruk Yogurtcuoglu (TUR), 2:12.66

Top 8:

1. Filip Nowacki (GBR), 2:09.11 *European Jr Record, Championship Record
2. Doruk Yogurtcuoglu (TUR), 2:10.63
3. Daniil Pisetskii (AIN), 2:11.69
4. Michele Longobardo (ITA), 2:11.71
5. Darius-Stefan Coman (ROU), 2:11.94
6. Nikita Batuey (AIN), 2:12.58
7. Daniel Rumenov Marinov (NOR), 2:13.33
8. Domas Vilimas (LTU), 2:13.34

Nowacki has been having an exceptional week, breaking the British Age-Group record in the 50 breaststroke twice, and he followed up that performance with a massive swim in the 200 breast semifinal to break the previous record of 2:09.64.

Nowacki was out fast in 29.43, setting the stage for the way the rest of the event would go. Two other swimmers in his heat were also under 30 seconds on the first 50, but they faded fast while Nowacki maintained a strong pace.

He was 32.64 on the 2nd 50 and 33.29 on the 3rd 50, both of which were faster than any other swimmer in the field, including both heats. His final 50 of 33.75 was also the fastest of the field, and one of just two splits under 34 seconds.

His 2:09.64 was also a new Championship Record of 2:10.69 set by Anton Chupkov in 2015, and it was a new British Age Group Record, breaking his own record of 2:10.53 from the end of May.

He will swim the event final tomorrow at approximately 6:15 pm local time. He also has the 100 breaststroke which will swim prelims and semifinals on Saturday and finals on Sunday.