Europe

Lana Pudar Caps Butterfly Sweep with Another Euro Juniors Record in the 50 Fly (26.10)

Lana Pudar completed her butterfly sweep at the European Junior Championships, breaking her third meet record and Bosnian record of the week in the 50 fly.

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17-Year-Old Petar Mitsin Roars to New World Junior Record in 400 Free with a 3:44.31

Bulgarian 17-year-old Petar Mitsin put up his biggest swim yet, roaring to a new World Junior Record en route to claiming gold in the boys 400 free. 

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2023 European Junior Championships: Day Six Finals Live Recap

Bosnia & Herzegovina superstar Lana Pudar will try to complete her trifecta of victories, taking on the 50m fly to wrap up the European Junior Championships.

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Israel’s David Gerchik Withdraws from Worlds after Getting Sick in Hong Kong Camp

David Gerchik, whose best time would have made the semifinals at last year’s World Championships, has withdrawn from the meet with a case of mono.

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Mitsin & Stancu Set For Final Freestyle Battle On Last Day Of European Juniors

Romania’s Vlad-Stefan Stancu settled for silver in last night’s 800m free but enters tonight’s 400m free final as the top-seeded swimmer.

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Lana Pudar On 200 Fly Euro Jr Record: “I’m So Proud Of Myself”

Hear what the stars of the European Junior Championships have to say about their day five performances in Belgrade, Serbia, including BIH’s Luna Pudar.

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Italy Enters Final Day Of 2023 European Junior Championships Atop Medal Table

Alessandro Ragaini of Italy helped his nation take gold in the boys’ 4x200m freestyle relay on the penultimate night of competition at 2023 Euro Jrs.

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Ramon Klenz Beats Chad Le Clos In 200 Fly At German National Championships

Check out the action on day three of the 2023 German National Championships, featuring 200m butterfly champion Ramon Klenz.

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Petar Mitsin Posts Huge Drop with 7:47.45 800 Free, Breaks Euro Juniors Meet Record

Petar Mitsin’s new lifetime best would be a U.S. boys’ 17-18 national age group (NAG) record ahead of Larsen Jensen’s 7:48.09 from 2003.

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Tajus Juska Becomes One of the Fastest 14-Year-Old 100 Freestylers Ever with 50.52

Only Romanian world record holder David Popovici (49.82) and England’s Jacob Whittle (49.97) appear to have been faster than Tajus Juska at 14 years old.

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2023 European Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Turkey’s freestyle ace Merve Tuncel will try to capture her third consecutive 800m freestyle European Junior Championships title on day five in Belgrade.

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Israel Names 14 Pool Swimmers, 5 Open Water Swimmers to 2023 Worlds Roster

Israel’s top swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko was 5th at Worlds last year in the 200 IM, but faces an uphill battle against a loaded field.

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17-Year-Old Lana Pudar Crushes Euro Juniors Meet Record in 200 Fly with 2:06.26

17-year-old Bosnian Lana Pudar is now faster than the U.S. girls’ 17-18 national age group (NAG) record of 2:06.39 clocked by Regan Smith in 2020.

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Euro Juniors Day 5 Prelims: GBR’s Matthew Ward Holds Steady In 100 Back

The trio of medalists from the boys’ 50m backstroke are hunting gold once again in the 100m back here in Belgrade, led by GBR’s Matthew Ward.

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Italy Moves To Top Of 2023 European Junior Championships Medal Table After Day Four

Day four of the 2023 European Junior Championships saw the nation of Italy overtake Hungary in the overall swimming medal table.

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