Euro Meet: Long Course Torture Featured on First Day

LUXEMBOURG, January 29. THE first day of long course meter swimming at the Euro Meet held in Luxembourg featured nothing but events that most swimmers try to talk themselves out of. The women's 800 free, men's 1500 free, 400 IMs and 200 flies were all on the docket today.

Isabelle Harle topped the women's 800 free in a time of 8:46.64, while Giorgia Consiglio finished second in 8:50.52. Franziska Jansen completed the top three in 8:53.17. Heerden Herman followed with a winning effort of 15:30.84 in the men's 1500 free. Sergiy Frolov placed second in 15:43.41, while Valerio Cleri claimed third in 15:56.06.

The 400 IMs were next in what proved to be an ironman day of swimming. Nina Schiffer won the women's 400 IM with a 4:51.93, while Rieneke Terink took second in 4:52.72. Adeline Martin wound up third in 4:56.62. Yannick Lebherz surfaced victorious in the men's 400 IM with a 4:24.77. Denys Dubrov finished second in 4:27.00 with Raphael Stacchiotti picking up third in 4:27.16.

Finally, the 200 flies concluded the first day of events that most people dread swimming. Franziska Hentke won the women's race in 2:14.85. Katharina Schiller took second in 2:17.94 with Elena Sheridan earning third in 2:20.41. Christophe Lebon touched first in the men's 200 fly with a 2:01.24. Dubrov claimed a second silver with a 2:05.10, while Jamie Berger finished third in 2:05.61.

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