2022 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, July 5th – Sunday, July 10th
- Otopeni Olympic Swimming Complex, Bucharest, Romania
- LCM (50m)
- Start Times
- Prelims: 10 a.m. local / 3 a.m. ET
- Finals: 5 p.m. local / 10 a.m. ET
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The 2022 European Championships are now over halfway through and we’ve seen more junior swimmers climb atop the podium in Bucharest, Romania.
However, not every race was cut and dry as multiple contests saw the ultimate winner come from behind, positioned in at least 2nd place heading into the back half or final lap of the event.
For instance, in the men’s 200m breaststroke, Frenchman Lucien Vergnes battled it out with Austria’s Luka Mladenovic with the former behind by over half a second at the 100m mark.
Mladenovic looked in control with a 1:03.52 opener to Vergnes’ 1:04.12; however, Vergnes ran the Austrian down on the back half earning a split of 1:08.90 to Mladenovic’s 1:09.69.
The same held true in the women’s 200m back, with Hungary’s Dora Molnar getting into a front half hole against Poland’s Laura Bernat. Bernat led the way with a 1:03.51 for her first half, while Molnar was trailing by over half a second in 1:04.14.
Molnar overtook Bernat to take gold in 2:10.31 while Bernat settled for silver in 2:11.07.
Below is a grid depicting the come-from-behind splitting which characterized three of tonight’s races in Bucharest.
| Swimmer | Event | First Half Split | Second Half Split | Final Time/Place |
| Dora Molnar (HUN) | 200 Back | 1:04.14 | 1:06.17 | 2:10.31/Gold |
| Laura Bernat (POL) | 200 Back | 1:03.51 | 1:07.56 | 2:11.07/Silver |
| Lucient Vergnes (FRA) | 200 Breast | 1:04.12 | 1:08.90 | 2:13.02/Gold |
| Luke Mladenovic (AUT) | 200 Breast | 1:03.52 | 1:09.69 | 2:13.21/Silver |
| Ksawery Masiuk (POL) | 200 Back | 57.35 | 59.27 | 1:56.62/Gold |
| Oleksandr Zheltyakov (UKR) | 200 Back | 56.84 | 59.78 | 1:57.65/Silver |
Olaksandr 2. 100 was a little bit slower. Over 1 minute (1:00,81).
The most impressive split is from Molnar. Her underwater kicks are really exceptional in that age. ( she is barely 16) She was already a finalist in WC (7th).
And for a hungarian women, it is extra-ordinary.
Only Katinka had amazing underwater in Hungary (EVER).
And she learned it from Salo & Tusup.