2016 European Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

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FINALS

Men’s 1500 free

Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri challenged Sun Yang’s world record in the men’s 1500-meter free at the 2016 European Championships.

Paltrinieri, who was under world record pace from 1100-1400 meters, wound up with the second fastest 1500 free of all time in 14:34.04.

That’s behind only Sun’s time of 14:31.02 set at the 2012 London Olympics. That’s the two fastest swims in the event’s history in the same location now.

Paltrinieri crushed his former European record of 14:39.67 set at the 2015 World Championships last summer. He also blasted the previous top-ranked time in the world this year of 14:39.54 held by Mack Horton.

Teammate Gabriele Detti took second overall in 14:48.75, while Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Romanchuk finished third in 14:50.33.

Splits:

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Sun Yang’s World Record Splits:

27.09, 55.80 (28.71), 1:25.26 (29.46), 1:54.31 (29.05), 2:23.66 (29.35), 2:52.63 (28.97), 3:22.16 (29.53), 3:51.50 (29.34), 4:20.73 (29.23), 4:49.62 (28.89), 5:18.88 (29.26), 5:48.15 (29.27), 6:17.40 (29.25), 6:46.74 (29.34), 7:16.15 (29.41), 7:45.45 (29.30), 8:14.94 (29.49), 8:44.32 (29.38), 9:13.78 (29.46), 9:43.10 (29.32), 10:12.52 (29.42), 10:41.73 (29.21), 11:11.27 (29.54), 11:40.64 (29.37), 12:09.81 (29.17), 12:39.00 (29.19), 13:08.39 (29.39), 13:37.53 (29.14), 14:05.34 (27.81), 14:31.02 (25.68)

Men’s 200 free

The Netherlands’ Sebastiaan Verschuren raced right by Serbia’s Velimir Stjepanovic down the stretch to win the men’s 200-meter free at the 2016 European Championships.

Verschuren picked up the victory in a time of 1:46.02, slower than his sixth-ranked season best of 1:45.87 from earlier in the meet.

Stjepanovic finished second overall in 1:46.26, off his seventh-ranked season best of 1:46.04 from earlier in the meet as well.

James Guy of Great Britain, the top-ranked swimmer in the world with a 1:45.19 from British Nationals who is swimming through this meet with a focus on the 2016 Rio Olympics, took third in 1:46.42.

Finland’s Matias Koski (1:46.98), Belgium’s Glenn Surgeloose (1:47.05), Poland’s Kacper Majchrzak (1:47.45), The Netherlands’ Maarten Brzoskowski (1:47.85) and Italy’s Mitch D’Arrigo (1:48.05) also swam for the title.

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Women’s 100 breast

Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte, the world-record holder in the event, posted a smooth victory in the women’s 100-meter breast at the 2016 European Championships.

Meilutyte won the finale in a time of 1:06.17, just off her meet record of 1:06.16 set earlier in the meet, and well off her third-ranked season best of 1:05.82 from the Edinburgh International meet.

Iceland’s Hilda Luthersdottir raced her way to second overall in 1:06.45 to move to eighth in the world rankings. Great Britain’s Chloe Tutton picked up bronze in a time of 1:07.50.

Ireland’s Fiona Doyle (1:07.76), Italy’s Martina Carraro (1:07.81), Turkey’s Viktoria Zeynep Gunes (1:07.83), Great Britain’s Molly Renshaw (1:07.93) and Sweden’s Sophie Hansson (1:07.99) rounded out the championship swimmers.

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Women’s 100 free

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom eased her way to the women’s 100-meter freestyle title at the 2016 European Championships.

Sjostrom clocked a time of 52.82, off her meet record of 52.67 from the 2014 edition of the meet . The swim is slower than her third-ranked season best of 52.78 from the Swedish Open.

Sjostrom could be keeping her powder dry for the 2016 Rio Olympics as she tries to contend with the Campbell Sisters in Australia.

The Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo (53.24) and Femke Heemskerk (53.72) took second and third overall in the finale.

France’s Charlotte Bonnet (54.01), Israel’s Andrea Murez (54.89), Bulgaria’s Nina Rangelova (54.96), Italy’s Silvia Di Pietro (55.11) and Hungary’s Evelyn Verraszto (56.52) finished fourth through eighth.

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Men’s 200 IM

Greece’s Andreas Vazaios picked up the men’s 200-meter IM title at the 2016 European Championships.

Vazaios turned in a top time of 1:58.18 for the win, moving up to ninth in the world rankings.

Israel’s Gal Nevo took second overall in a time of 1:59.69 with Portugal’s Alexis Santos rounding out the podium with a third-place time of 1:59.76.

Italy’s Federico Turrini (2:00.28), Portugal’s Diogo Carvalho (2:00.29), Luxembourg’s Raphael Stacchiotti (2:00.56), Great Britain’s Max Litchfield (2:00.71) and Great Britain’s Dan Wallace (2:00.92) also competed for the gold.

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SEMIFINALS

Men’s 200 breast

Great Britain’s Ross Murdoch paced semis in the men’s 200-meter breast at the 2016 European Championships.

Murdoch hit the wall in a time of 2:09.72, just off his seventh-ranked season best of 2:09.16 from British Nationals.

Germany’s Marco Koch, the top-ranked swimmer in the world with a 2:07.69 from the Euro Meet, took second in semis with a 2:09.82.

Finland’s Matti Mattsson (2:10.10), Iceland’s Anton McKee (2:10.91), Sweden’s Erik Persson (2:11.22), Greece’s Panagiotis Samilidis (2:11.22), Russia’s Mikhail Dorinov (2:11.25) and Italy’s Luca Pizzini (2:11.54) also made the finale.

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Women’s 200 IM

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu, who has been on a roll this week with multiple golds already, cruised to the top seed in the women’s 200-meter IM semis at the 2016 European Championships.

Hosszu clocked a time of 2:08.60, off her top-ranked time of 2:07.69 from the Golden Tour this year.

That’s still faster than anyone else has gone this year as Viktoriya Andreeva holds the second-ranked swim with a 2:09.56 at Russian Nationals.

Great Britain’s Siobhan-Marie O’Connor cranked out a second-seeded time of 2:10.17, off her third-ranked best of 2:09.66. Great Britain’s Hannah Miley churned out a third-seeded 2:12.39.

Hungary’s Evelyn Verraszto (2:12.93), Italy’s Sara Franceschi (2:12.95), Switzerland’s Maria Ugolkova (2:13.34), Italy’s Carlotta Toni (2:13.92) and The Netherlands’ Wendy van der Zanden (2:14.18) also made the championship eight.

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Men’s 200 fly

Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh took down the meet record in the men’s 200-meter fly at the 2016 European Championships.

Cseh clocked a time of 1:54.29, clearing the previous mark of 1:54.38 set by Poland’s Pawel Korzeniowski back in 2008 in Eindhoven. That swim is better than Cseh’s previous third-ranked season-best time of 1:54.51 from prelims. Only Daiya Seto (1:54.14) and Masato Sakai (1:54.21) have been faster.

Denmark’s Viktor Bromer turned in a second-seeded time with a 1:55.28 to move to sixth in the world rankings.

Hungary’s Tamas Kenderesi, already ranked fourth in the world with a 1:54.79 from prelims, posted a 1:56.02 for the third seed.

Poland’s Jan Switkowski (1:56.67), Italy’s Giacomo Carini (1:56.81), Spain’s Carlos Peralta Gallego (1:56.92), Greece’s Stefanos Dimitriadis (1:57.44) and Belgium’s Louis Croenen (1:57.56) closed out the rest of the finalist field.

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Women’s 100 back

Denmark’s Mie Nielsen took down her own meet record in the women’s 100-meter back during semis at the 2016 European Championships.

Nielsen clocked a swift time of 59.16 for the top seed, well under her 59.26 from prelims. That tied for her third-ranked season best from the Edinburgh International.

Great Britain’s Kathleen Dawson also cleared 1:00 with a 59.83 to move into 13th in the world.

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu eased through semis with a third-seeded time of 1:00.03. She has a 59.38 to her credit this year from prelims.

Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina (1:00.31), Iceland’s Eyglo Gustafsdottir (1:00.46), Turkey’s Ekaterina Avramova (1:00.52), Great Britain’s Georgia Davies (1:00.58) and Italy’s Carlotta Zofkova (1:00.81) also made finals.

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Men’s 50 back

France’s Camille Lacourt, already the top-ranked swimmer in the world in the men’s 50-meter back, led semis at the 2016 European Championships.

Lacourt, who has a 24.67 to his credit from the Golden Tour, topped qualifying in a 24.79 to head into finals the favorite.

Poland’s Tomasz Polewka checked in second with a time of 24.87 to move to sixth in the world rankings. Romania’s Robert Glinta qualified third in 24.97 for ninth in the world.

Russia’s Grigory Tarasevich (25.02), Hungary’s Richard Bohus (25.04), Russia’s Nikita Ulyanov (25.06), Israel’s Guy Barnea (25.09) and Israel’s Jonatan Kopelev (25.20) earned the rest of the spots in finals.

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SCHEDULED EVENTS

Men’s 1500 free finals
Men’s 200 breast semis
Women’s 200 IM semis
Men’s 200 free finals
Women’s 100 breast finals
Men’s 200 fly semis
Women’s 100 free finals
Men’s 200 IM finals
Women’s 100 back semis
Men’s 50 back semis

2016 European Championships: Day 3 Finals – Results

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