Italy Grabs the Lead in Euros Medals Table After Paltrinieri Record
Italy’s 2 gold medals, 4 silvers, and 1 bronze leaves it atop the table after day 3, but Britain has them beat by another sort with 8 in all.
Gregorio Paltrinieri: “My goal is a gold in Rio”
While there were several swims of special significance, the 1500 that was swum by Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri was the most momentous.
Finland’s Matias Koski Breaks 200 Free National Record in Best Time
Matias Kossi breaks into the 1:46 range with a Finnish National Record in the 200 Freestyle at European Championships.
Kathleen Dawson Becomes First Scottish Woman Under 1:00 in 100 Back
Kathleen Dawson became the first Scottish swimmer to ever go under 1:00 in the women’s 100 back with a time of 59.83 in the semi-finals at the European Championships.
Maria Ugolkova Smashes Own Swiss National Record in 200 IM
Maria Ugolkova breaks the Swiss National Record in the 200 IM in Prelims at the European Championships.
Nielsen Re-Lowers 100 Back Meet Record In European Semi-Finals
Denmark’s Mie Nielsen set a new European Championship record in the 100 backstroke in the prelims and the semis on day 3.
Laszlo Cseh Sets Euro Meet Record in 200 Fly Semi-Finals
Laszlo Cseh set a European meet record in the men’s 200 fly semi-finals.
Photo Vault: Gregorio Paltrinieri Sets European Record in 1500 Free
Gregorio Paltrinieri had an amazing swim in the men’s 1500 winning gold and setting a new European record.
Luthersdottir Becomes First Icelandic Swimmer To Medal at LC Europeans
Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir became the first Icelandic swimmer to win a medal at the Long Course European Championships today in the 100 breast, setting a national record in the process.
Watch: Day 3 Finals Videos From the European Championships
Sarah Sjostrom raced to her second gold medal of the championships in the women’s 100 freestyle on day 3.
Jan Micka Breaks Own Czech Record in 1500 Freestyle At Europeans
Jan Micka of the Czech Republic set a new national record in the men’s 1500m freestyle.
Watch: Gregorio Paltrinieri Swim 2nd Fastest 1500 of All-Time
Gregorio Paltrinieri swam the second fastest 1500 free of all-time to win the European Championship title in a new European record of 14:34.04.
Campeonato de Europa 2016: Finales Día 3
2016 Campeonato de Europa: Finales Día 2 Lunes, 16º de Mayo — Domingo, 22º de Mayo
2016 European Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte goes after the women’s 100m breaststroke title during tonight’s finals of the 2016 European Championships.
SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Split on Reaction To Cielo’s Rio Miss
Voters were very split between three of the options – bemusement, disappointment and sadness. Each earned roughly a quarter of the votes, and were all within about 40 total votes of each other.
