2025 European SC Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

2025 EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• December 2-7, 2025
• Lublin, Poland
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Day 5 Finals Heat Sheet

We have made it to the penultimate finals session of the 2025 European SC Championships, and with only one finals session remaining after today, there are eight event semifinals this evening and five finals.

Event Schedule

• Women’s 50 Free Semifinals
• Men’s 50 Free Semifinals
• Women’s 200 IM Final
• Men’s 200 IM Final
• Men’s 800 Free Final
• Women’s 200 Fly Semifinal
• Men’s 200 Fly Semifinal
• Women’s 50 Back Semifinal
• Men’s 50 Back Semifinal
• Women’s 50 Breast Semifinal
• Men’s 50 Breast Semifinal
• Women’s 100 Free Final
• Men’s 100 Free Final

There are three 50 semifinals today with the 50 free opening the meet and the 50 back and 50 breast coming right before the 100 free final. These races are anyone’s game.

The 50 free is led by Sara Curtis and Kasia Wasick on the women’s side, while men’s events have Leonardo Deplano and Jere Hribar as the top two seeds.

The 200 IM finals will follow the 50 free and Freya Colbert leads the women’s meet as she tries to hold off a veritable assault behind her for the top time, including 100 IM European Record holder Marrit Steenbergen.

The men’s event has Hugo Gonzalez de Oliveira as the top seed by more than half-a-second over Berke Saka from Turkey.

The men’s 800 free final will directly follow the men’s 200 IM final, and if the race follows the pattern of the 1500, it could be one of the more exciting races of the session. Johannes Liebmann is the top seed, and he is coming off a World Junior Record in the prelims.

There are only 15 women in the 200 fly semifinal, but the men’s semifinal makes up for it with 17 athletes as they will use lane 0 in semifinal 2. Helena Rosendahl Bach is the top women’s seed while Krzysztof Chmielewski leads his brother Michal Chmielewski in the men’s event.

Sara Curtis will swim her 2nd event of the evening as the top seed in the women’s 50 backstroke and Ralf Tribuntsov is the top seed on the men’s side, just one hundredth ahead of Oliver Morgan.

Eneli Jefimova leads the women’s 50 breaststroke semifinal, though she has strong challengers in World Record holder Ruta Meilutyte and Anastasia Gorbenko.

Simone Cerasuolo is the top seed in the men’s 50 breaststroke, more than three tenths ahead of 2nd seed Emre Sakci.

The finals session will end with the women’s 100 freestyle where Sara Curtis is again the top seed, though this will be her 3rd event of the evening and she comes in just ahead of 2nd seed Eva Okaro and 3rd seed Steenbergen.

On the men’s side, France’s Maxime Grousset leads Jere Hribar for the top seed, and both men will be coming off the 50 free semifinal earlier in the session.

WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – Semifinal

• WR: 22.83 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024)
• WJR: 23.66 – Eva Okaro, GBR (2024)
• ER: 22.93 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo, NED (2017)
• EJR: 23.66 – Eva Okaro, GBR (2024)
• CR: 23.12 – Sarah Sjostroem, SWE (2021)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Katarzyna Wasick (POL) – 23.30
2. Sara Curtis (ITA) – 23.49
3. Beryl Gastaldello (FRA) – 23.67
4. Valerie Van Roon (NED) – 23.74
5. Milou Van Wijk (NED) – 23.75
6. Eva Okaro (GBR) – 23.84
7. Jana Pavalic (CRO) – 23.86
8. Silvia Di Pietro (ITA) – 23.95

The women’s 50 free semifinal went to Poland’s Kasia Wasick, the reigning World bronze medalist in the event. She touched in 23.30, which was just two tents off her lifetime best and national record time of 23.10 from November of 2022.

Her swim was exactly in line with where she has been so far this season, as she touched in 23.29 at the World Cup in Carmel, 23.30 in Indianapolis, and 23.21 in Toronto to win the Triple Crown in the event.

Italy’s Sara Curtis made it through to tomorrow’s final in the 2nd position, touching in 23.49 for her first of three events this evening. This was just off the lifetime best 23.45 she set in the prelims

France’s Beryl Gastaldello qualified 3rd in 23.67, just a tenth ahead of Valerie Van Roon and Milou Van Wijk from the Netherlands.

MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – Semifinal

• WR: 19.90 – Jordan Crooks, CAY (2024)
• WJR: 20.84 – Nikita Sheremet, UKR (2025)
• ER: 20.18 – Ben Proud, GBR (2023)
• EJR: 20.84 – Nikita Sheremet, UKR (2025)
• CR: 20.18 – Ben Proud, GBR (2023)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Maxime Grousset (FRA) – 20.83
2. Leonardo Deplano (ITA) – 20.85
3. Jere Hribar (CRO) – 20.89
4. Heiko Gigler (AUT) – 21.00
5. Matej Dusa (SVK) – 21.03
6. Nikita Sheremet (UKR) – 21.04
7. Szebasztian Szabó (HUN) – 21.05
8. Luca Hoek Le Guenedal (ESP) – 21.08

The men’s 50 free semifinal was fast, and it was close. France’s Maxime Grousset ultimately earned the top spot in his first of two events this evening, touching in 20.83 to come in just two hundredth’s ahead of Italy’s Leonardo Deplano‘s 20.85 for 2nd.

Croatia’s Jere Hribar finished 3rd, just four tenths back of Deplano in 20.89 to mark the 3rd man under 21 seconds this evening.

Heiko Gigler from Austria finished 4th in 21.00, exactly tying his national record swim from this morning as he will look to break the 21 second barrier in tomorrow’s final.

Matej Dusa broke his own national record to qualify 4th in 21.03, taking nearly two tenths off the 21.21 mark he set exactly two years ago on December 6th, 2023.

WOMEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – Final

• WR: 2:01.63 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024)
• WJR: 2:04.48 – Yu Yiting, CHN (2021)
• ER: 2:01.86 – Katinka Hosszu, HUN (2014)
• EJR: Anastasia Gorbenko, ISR (2020)
• CR: 2:02.53 – Katinka Hosszu, HUN (2015)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Marrit Steenbergen (NED) – 2:01.83 ER, CR
2. Ellen Walshe (IRL) – 2:04.78
3. Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) – 2:05.32
4. Freya Colbert (GBR) – 2:06.69
5. Katie Shanahan (GBR) – 2:06.69
6. Emma Carrasco Cadens (ESP) – 2:07.90
7. Anita Gastaldi (ITA) – 2:07.94
8. Tamara Potocka (SVK) – 2:09.77

Marrit Steenbergen has been absolutely on fire so far in Lublin, and she remains perfect with European Records in the women’s 200 IM final, touching in 2:01.83 to take down Katinka Hosszu’s record of 2:01.86 that was set 11-years-ago today.

Steenbergen’s swim was also the 2nd fastest performance in history in the event, with only Kate Douglass’s World Record swim of 2:01.63 coming in ahead of her.

Updated Top 5 Performances

1. Kate Douglass (USA) — 2:01.63, 2024
2. Marrit Steenbergen (NED) — 2:01.83, 2025
3. Katinka Hosszu (HUN) — 2:01.86, 2014
4. Kate Douglass (USA) — 2:02.12, 2022
5. Katinka Hosszu (HUN) — 2:02.13, 2014

She was out in 1st from the very beginning turning nearly two tenths ahead of Tamara Potocka at the 25 meter mark. From there, she only extended her lead to ultimately finish nearly three seconds ahead of the field.

• Steenbergen’s Splits: 26.90/30.06/35.79/29.08

Ireland’s Ellen Walshe finished 2nd in 2:04.78, just three hundredths off her Irish record time of 2:04.75 from the 2025 World Cup series.

Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko grabbed the bronze medal in 2:05.32, about four tenths off her national record 2:04.93 also from the World Cup.

MEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – Final

• WR: 1:48.88 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2024)
• WJR: 1:51.45 – Matt Sates, RSA (2021)
• ER: 1:48.88 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2024)
• EJR: 1:52.75 – Mikhail Shcherbakov, RUS (2025)
• CR: 1:50.85 – Andreas Vazaios, GRE (2019)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Hugo Gonzalez de Oliveira (ESP) – 1:51.39
2. Alberto Razzetti (ITA) – 1:52.05
3. Berke Saka (TUR) – 1:52.25
4. Mewen Tomac (FRA) – 1:52.79
5. Duncan Scott (GBR) – 1:52.80
6. Ronny Brannkarr (FIN) – 1:53.98
7. Max Litchfield (GBR) – 1:54.06
8. Gabor Zombori (HUN) – 1:54.97

Hugo Gonzalez de Oliveira won the men’s 200 IM final in a huge new Spanish Record time of 1:51.39. He shattered Carles Coll Marti’s 2024 record of 1:52.11 from December of 2024 to become the first Spanish man under 1:52 in the event, and lock up the event win by almost seven tenths.

Gonzalez de Oliveira sat in 2nd at the halfway mark, turning in 52.23 to come in about four tenths behind France’s Mewen Tomac who led in 51.82. HE took over the lead after the first 25 of breaststroke and never looked back, splitting the fastest closing 50 in the field of 26.97.

Italy’s Alberto Razzetti finished 2nd in 1:52.05 after sitting in 6th at the 100 meter mark with his 53.21 split. He moved into 2nd after the breaststroke leg, and was able to maintain his lead despite 3rd place finisher’s Berke Saka‘s faster final 50 split.

Saka was another National Record breaker, swimming 1:52.25 to take down Turkey’s record for the 3rd time so far this meet. He becomes the first Turkish man under 1:53, breaking his own 1:53.16 record from the semifinals.

Finally, Ronny Brannkarr also broke a national record, swimming 1:53.98 to take down his Finnish record time of 1:45.55 from yesterday’s semifinal

MEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – Final

• WR: 7:20.46 – Daniel Wiffen, IRL (2023)
• WJR: 7:30.94 – Johannes Liebmann, GER (2025)
• ER: 7:20.46 – Daniel Wiffen, IRL (2023)
• EJR: 7:30.94 – Johannes Liebmann, GER (2025)
• CR: 7:20.46 – Daniel Wiffen, IRL (2023)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Zalan Sarkany (HUN) – 7:26.84
2. Lucas Henveaux (BEL) – 7:28.03
3. Daniel Wiffen (IRL) – 7:30.14
4. Johannes Liebmann (GER) – 7:30.47 WJ, EJ
5. Victor Johansson (SWE) – 7:31.38
6. Oliver Klemet (GER) – 7:35.71
7. Henrik Christiansen (NOR) – 7:37.72
8. Dimitrios Markos (GRE) — 7:43.59

After getting chased down in the men’s 1500 freestyle, Zalan Sarkany was not taking any chances in today’s 800 free final. He jumped out to the lead at the 50 meter mark, and slowly built his lead from there, securing enough of a cushion against Lucas Henveaux and Daniel Wiffen to earn the event win.

Sarkany also set a new Hungarian National Record in the event, taking down his own record time of 7:29.50 from the World Cup in October vy nearly three seconds.

At the 400 meter mark, Sarkany led Liebmann 3:42.32 to 3:43.73. Henveaux was 3rd in 3:44.71, and Wiffen was 6th at 3:45.87.

Liebmann fell off Sarkany’s pace around the 600 meter mark, dropping to 3rd behind Wiffen. A 75 later, Henveaux overtook him as well.

Wiffen sat in 2nd behind Sarkany for 100 meters, turning in 6:33.80 at the 700 mark to Sarkany’s 6:32.25. Henveaux was 3rd in 6:34.40.

At the 750 mark, Henveaux overtook Wiffen after splitting a monster 13.57 on his 25 to make up half-a-second on Wiffen’s 14.06.

Henveaux ultimately finished 2nd in 7:28.03, breaking the Belgian National Record in the event after splitting 1:51.10 on his final 200. He was not able to chase down Sarkany, who split the exact same 1:51.10.

Wiffen was 3rd in 7:30.14 with his final 200 split of 1:52.06, and Liebmann was 4th in 7:30.47, splitting 1:52.54.

Liebmann’s swim was a new WJR and EJR, taking down his own 7:30.94 from prelims.

WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – Semifinal

• WR: 1:59.32 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
• WJR: 1:59.32 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
• ER: 1:59.61 –Mireia Belmonte, ESP (2014)
• EJR: 2:04.55 – Lana Pudar, BIH (2023)
• CR: 2:01.52 – Mireia Belmonte, ESP (2013)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Helena Rosendahl Bach (DEN) – 2:04.37
2. Laura Lahtinen (FIN) – 2:04.68
3. Emily Richards (GBR) – 2:05.16
4. Ellen Walshe (IRL) – 2:05.60
5. Georgia Damasioti (GRE) – 2:05.79
6. Anita Gastaldi (ITA) – 2:06.17
7. Laura Cabanes Garzas (ESP) – 2:06.44
8. Paola Borrelli (ITA) – 2:07.81

Helena Rosendahl Bach earned the top spot in tomorrow’s 200 butterfly semifinal, stopping the clock in 2:04.37 to come in just over three tenths ahead of Finland’s Laura Lahtinen, who swam 2:04.68 from lane 1 in the 1st semifinal.

Rosendahl did not have the lead at the 100 meter mark, splitting 1:00.32 to sit behind Anita Gastaldi‘s 59.68 in her heat. She was also behind Lahtinen’s 58.43 pace from heat one.

She had one of the fastest closing 100s in the field, though, splitting 1:04.05 to earn her spot in lane four tomorrow.

Lahtinen came home in 1:06.25 to finish 2nd, coming in half-a-second ahead of Great Britain’s Emily Richards, who finished 2nd in the 1st semifinal at 2:05.16 to qualify 3rd.

Ellen Walshe swam her 2nd event of the session, less than an hour after winning the silver medal in the women’s 200 IM, touching in 2:05.60 to qualify 4th.

MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – Semifinal

• WR: 1:46.85 – Tomoru Honda, JPN (2022)
• WJR: 1:49.61 – Chen Juner, CHN (2022)
• ER: 1:48.64 – Alberto Razzeti, ITA (2024)
• EJR: 1:51.84 – Krzysztof Chmielewski, POL (2021)
• CR: 1:49.00 – Laszlo Cseh, HUN (2015)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Noe Ponti (SUI) – 1:51.53
2. Michal Chmielewski (POL)/Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL) – 1:51.66
3. —
4. Alberto Razzetti (ITA) – 1:51.99
5. Richard Marton (HUN) – 1:52.10
6. Kregor Zirk (EST) – 1:52.13
7. Arbidel González Álvarez (ESP) – 1:52.30
8. Miguel Martínez Novoa (ESP) – 1:52.45

Switzerland’s Noe Ponti won the men’s 200 fly semifinal, touching in 1:51.53 to come in just over a tenth ahead of the Chmielewski twins, who tied in 1:51.66 to finish 2nd. Ponti will be seeing double in tomorrow’s final with the brothers swimming in lanes 3 and 5.

Ponti was in the 2nd semifinal with Krzysztof Chmielewski, and he held the lead from the beginning, splitting 53.03 on his first 100 to sit just two hundredths ahead of Krzysztof. Michal Chmielewski was 53.32 from heat 1.

Michal had the fastest closing 100 speed of all three men, splitting 58.34 to Ponti’s 58.50 and Krzysztof’s 58.61.

Italy’s Alberto Razzetti finished 4th in 1:51.99 as the last swimmer under 1:52 in the semifinal.

WOMEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – Semifinal

• WR: 25.23 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
• WJR: 25.95 – Mizuki Hirai, JPN (2025)
• ER: 25.60 – Kira Toussaint/Maria Kameneva, HUN /RUS (2020/2022)
• EJR: 26.03 – Sara Curtis (ITA) – 2024
• CR: 25.70 – Sanja Jovanovic, CRO (2009)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Lauren Cox (GBR) – 26.17
2. Maaike de Waard (NED) – 26.23
3. Sara Curtis (ITA) – 26.25
4. Analia Pigree (FRA) – 26.33
5. Tessa Giele (NED) – 26.37
6. Louise Hansson (SWE) – 26.44
7. Lora Komoroczy (HUN) – 26.45
8. Alice Velden (SWE) – 26.57

Yesterday’s 100 backstroke champion Lauren Cox won the women’s 50 backstroke semifinal, coming in at 26.17 to beat Dutch swimmer Maaike de Waard‘s 26.23 by just under a tenth.

Italy’s Sara Curtis raced her 2nd event of the day, finishing 3rd in 26.25, about three tenths slower than the national record 25.97 she swam in the prelims to qualify 1st overall. She still has the 100 freestyle final remaining.

France’s Analia Pigree was just a tenth back of Curtis in 4th with her 26.33 bringing her four hundredths ahead of Tessa Giele, from the Netherlands.

MEN’s 50 BACKSTROKE – Semifinal

• WR: 22.11 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2022)
• WJR: 22.47  – Miron Lifintsev, RUS (2024)
• ER: 22.11 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2022)
• EJR: 22.47  – Miron Lifintsev, RUS (2024)
• CR: 22.47 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2021)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Ralf Tribuntsov (EST) – 22.63
2. Francesco Lazzari (ITA) – 22.79
3. Miroslav Knedla (CZE) – 22.87
4. Lorenzo Mora (ITA) – 22.93
5. Mewen Tomac (FRA) – 22.98
6. Robert Pedersen (DEN) – 23.01
7. Oliver Morgan (GBR) – 23.07
8. Lucien Vergnes (FRA) – 23.08

Estonia’s Ralf Tribuntsov won the men’s 50 backstroke semifinal in National Record fashion, swimming 22.63 to take down his own record time of 22.86 from the prelims.

Francesco Lazzari finished 2nd in the 2nd semifinal and picked up the 2nd spot in tomorrow’s final with his 22.79 coming in less than a tenth ahead of Miroslav Knedla‘s 22.87 from winning the 1st semifinal

Italy’s Lorenzo Mora and France’s Mewen Tomac qualified 4th and 5th  in 22.93 and 22.98 after finishing 4th and 5th in the 1st heat as the final two swimmers under 22 seconds today.

WOMEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – Semifinal

• WR: 28.37 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2022)
• WJR: 28.81 – Ruta Meilutyte/Benedetta Pilato, LTU/ITA (2014/2020)
• ER: 28.37 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2022)
• EJR: 28.81 – Ruta Meilutyte/Benedetta Pilato, LTU/ITA (2014/2020)
• CR: 28.86 – Benedetta Pilato, ITA (2023)

1. Eneli Jefimova (EST) – 29.00
2. Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 29.33
3. Florine Gaspard (BEL) – 29.47
4. Dominika Sztandera (POL) – 29.48
5. Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) – 29.56
6. Veera Kivirinta (FIN) – 29.58
7. Sophie Hansson (SWE) – 29.61
8. Anna Elendt (GER) – 29.64

The women’s 50 breaststroke was the 2nd straight Estonian top swimmer and Estonian National Record. Eneli Jefimova took down her own national record time of 29.10 from December of 2023, touching in 29.00 to win the 2nd semifinal by three tenths.

World Record holder Ruta Meilutyte finished 2nd in 29.33 from the 2nd semifinal. Also in the 2nd semifinal, Florine Gaspard qualified 3rd with her 29.47.

Dominkia Sztandera won the 1st semifinal just one hundredth behind Gaspard in 29.48 to qualify 4th.

MEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – Semifinal

• WR: 24.95 – Emre Sakci, TUR (2021)
• WJR: 25.66 – Chris Smith, RSA (2024)
• ER: 24.95 – Emre Sakci, TUR (2021)
• EJR: 25.85 – Simone Cerasuolo, ITA (2021)
• CR: 25.25 – Ilya Shymanovich, BLR (2021)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Simone Cerasuolo (ITA) – 25.57
2. Emre Sakci (TUR) – 25.70
3. Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA) – 25.80
4. Melvin Imoudu (GER) – 25.94
5. Carles Coll Marti (ESP) – 26.03
6. Koen de Groot (NED) – 26.08
7. Jan Malte Grafe (GER) – 26.16
8. Jorgen Scheie Braathen (NOR) – 26.22

The top four seeds took the top four spots in the men’s 50 breaststroke semifinal. Italy’s Simone Cerasuolo won the men’s 50 breast semifinal, touching in 25.57 to sit just over a tenth ahead of Turkey’s Emre Sakci, who swam 25.70 to qualify 2nd.

Nicolo Martinenghi was the 3rd seed and he qualified 3rd with the 25.80 he swam in the 2nd semifinal bringing him in just a tenth ahead of Melvin Imoudu’s 25.94 from heat one to finish 4th.

Carles Coll Marti threw a wrench in the pattern, finishing 5th despite being seeded 6th with his 26.03 to touch 3rd in the 1st heat. His swim was a new Spanish record time, taking down his own 26.22 form this morning.

WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – Final

• WR: 49.93 – Kate Douglass, USA (2025)
• WJR: 51.45 – Kayla Sanchez, CAN (2018)
• ER: 50.58 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2017)
• EJR: 52.36 – Anastasya Gorbenko, ISR (2020)
• CR: 50.95 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo, NED (2017)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Marrit Steenbergen (NED) – 50.42 ER, CR
2. Beryl Gastaldello (FRA) – 50.60
3. Sara Curtis (ITA) – 51.26
4. Eva Okaro (GBR) – 51.63
5. Milou van Wijk (NED) – 51.89
6. Nina Jane Holt (GER) – 52.16
7. Barbora Janickova (CZE) – 52.26
8. Minna Abraham (HUN) – 52.54

Four. For. Four. Every time Marrit Steenbergen swam an event final at the 2025 European SC Championships, she broke a European Record. She won her 2nd event of the evening, the women’s 100 freestyle in 50.42, taking more than a tenth off Sarah Sjostrom’s former record time of 50.38 from 2017.

She also took down countrymate Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s Championship and Dutch Record time of 50.95, which was also from 2017 to win the event by nearly two tenths.

She will become the 4th fastest performer in the event, moving up from where she previously sat in 11th with the 51.10 she swam at the World Cup stop in Toronto.

Updated Top 5 All-Time

1. Kate Douglass (USA) — 49.93
2. Cate Campbell (AUS) — 50.25
3. Gretchen Walsh (USA) — 50.31
4. Marrit Steenbergen (NED) — 50.42
5. Emma McKeon (AUS) — 50.58

France’s Beryl Gastaldello finished 2nd in 50.60, a new French record time, taking three hundredths off her 50.63 from the 2024 World Championships.

Bronze medalist Sara Curtis completed her final event of the session in an Italian Record, touching in 50.26 to take three hundredths off her 50.29 record from yesterday’s semifinals.

MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – Final

• WR: 44.84 – Kyle Chalmers, AUS (2021)
• WJR: 45.64 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
• ER: 44.94 – Amaury Leveaux, FRA (2008)
• EJR: 45.64 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
• CR: 44.94 – Amaury Leveaux, FRA (2008)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Maxime Grousset (FRA) – 45.17
2. Jere Hribar (CRO) – 45.64
3. Matthew Richards (GBR) – 45.82
4. Tomas Lukminas (LTU) – 45.87
5. Carlos D’Ambrosio (ITA) – 46.08
6. Adam Jaszo (HUN) – 46.27
7. Luca Hoek Le Guenedal (ESP) – 46.42
8. Sergio De Celis Montalban (ESP) – 46.43

Maxime Grousset won the men’s 100 freestyle final to close out the session. He dropped nearly two tenths to touch in 45.17, taking two tenths off his lifetime best 45.41 from the 2022 SC World Championships.

Croatia’s Jere Hribar finished 2nd, nearly half-a-second back in 45.64. He took a tenth off his national record time of 45.76 from yesterday’s semifinal.

Great Britain’s Matt Richards swam 45.82 for 3rd, coming in just five hundredths ahead of Lithuania’s Tomas Lukminas to pick up his first medal of the meet, after he was two-country-ruled out of the men’s 200 free semifinal. This was also a national record, taking three hundredths off his 45.85 from December of 2022.

Lukminas ties his national record time of 45.87 from yesterday’s event prelims to finish 4th overall as the final man under 46 seconds in the event.