Danas Rapsys Fires Off 1:44.90 On Anchor Leg For Lithuania (Night 1 Relay Analysis)

2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

• June 17-23, 2024
• LCM (50 meters)
• Belgrade, Serbia
• Prelims: 9:30 am local time
• Finals: 6:30 pm local time
• Psych Sheets 
• Men’s Storylines
• Women’s Storylines
• Live Results
• Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
• Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Please note: At the time of publishing, official results are not available through Omega. We did our best scrolling through the app to see the splits. 

Highlighting the relay on the men’s side was Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys who anchoed in a 1:44.90 to propel the team from 4th to 1st. The team won gold setting a new National Record in a 7:08.04.

Most of the men’s relays led off with their fastest swimmer as many of the fastest flat-start times would have been some of the fastest flying start times. Leading the way at the first exchange was Hungary as Nandor Nemeth swam a 1:46.11 lead off leg. That marked a new best time for Nemeth whose previous best was a 1:46.19 that he swam at the 2020(1) Tokyo Olympics in prelims to finish 12th. Greek National Record holder in the 200 free Dimitrios Markos swam the 2nd fastest lead off with a 1:47.12, just off his record of a 1:46.65.

Men’s Splits

The women’s side also featured some of the fastest splits off the start. Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko put the team out in front right from the start as she swam a 1:56.74, the 2nd fastest split of the whole night. Gorbenko also broke the Israeli national record that stood at a 1:57.87 from 2021. The relay went on to also set a new Israeli Record.

Hungary’s Nikolett Padar came flying home on the final leg of the relay, splitting a 1:55.87. The lead was just too big to be able to catch Israel. Padar has a flat start best of a 1:56.17 so her time today is around that time with the additional boost from the relay start.

Women’s Splits