British ki 15 saal ki Amalie Smith ne Samorin me European Junior Championships ki opening night ko 400 IM gold jeetne ke liye meet record 4:37.02 banaya.
Hungary ki Vivien Jackl ne third straight title ki search me final ke liye lane four book ki thi lekin breaststroke leg ne unhe third se first place pe pahocha diya, jiske baad British player ne gold medal jeeta. Unhone last year Vilnius me Hungary ki athlete dwara banaye gaye 4:39.28 ke previous championship record se 2.37 seconds ka time kam kiya. Noelle Benkler (4:39.01) and Jackl (4:40.40) second and third place par rahi.
Iske saath hi Smith British all-time rankings me Hannah Miley aur unke 4:31.33 national record, Aimee Willmott (4:33.01), Freya Colbert (4:34.01), Abbie Wood (4:36.66) and Katie Shanahan (4:36.67) ke pichhe 6th place par pahoch gayi.
Smith ne European Aquatics se kaha, “Ye sach me incredible hai.” “Ye mera first European juniors hai isliye ise haasil karne me saksham hona- wow! Mera ak aim yhan tak pahochna tha isliye medal jeetna incredible hai. Ye quite crazy tha, maine 4 seconds ka PB haasil kiya jo sach me achha hai, especially jab main uss time ke kareeb pahochne ke liye struggle kar rahi thi isliye main isse sach me impressed hun. Main tough times me bhi aage badhti rahi. Main sirf medal jeetne ki ummeed kar rahi thi lekin jab maine scoreboard dekha toh main bahot khush hui aur saari hard training worth it rahi. Isse mujhe bahot confidence milega kyunki maine kabhi nahi socha tha ki main aisa kar sakti hun isliye ye sach me confidence booster hai.”
Women’s 4x100m freestyle final me Spain ne 3:41.29 ke time ke saath huge celebration ke beech gold medal jeeta, Italy ne 3:41.69 ke time ke saath silver medal jeeta aur Germany ne 3:42.36 ke time ke saath bronze medal jeeta, jo Great Britain se 0.20 time jyada tha.
Semifinal section me, Turkey ke defending men’s 50m breaststroke champion Nusrat Allahverdi ne 27.38 ke time ke saath ak marker set kiya- jo 2017 me Nicolo Martinenghi dwara set Championship record se keval 0.15 kam hai, jo ab 100m se jada Olympic champion hain.
Neutral athlete Georgi Iakovlev ne 24.98 par men’s 50m backstroke semifinals me top place secure kiya aur Lithuania ke Tajus Juska 1:47.35 me men’s 200m freestyle final ke liye fastest qualifier rahe.
Britain ki Blythe Kinsman 28.17 seconds me women’s 50m backstroke semifinals me top par rahi, Italy ki Bianca Nannucci 1:59.14 seconds me women’s 200m freestyle final ke liye qualifier me top par rahi aur Estonia ki Egle Salu 31.31 seconds me women’s 50m breaststroke semifinals me fastest rahi.
