Anja Kesely Eclipses 31-Year Old Record on Day 1 of 2017 Euro Jr Champs

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Day one of the 2017 European Junior Championships saw many fast swims as athletes participated in races from 50 meters to 800.

Hungary’s Anja Kesely stole the show on day one with a championship meet record in the 800 free, downing a 31-year-old record.

Events:

Women’s 50 Breast (Semi-Final)
Men’s 50 Fly (Semi-Final)
Women’s 400 IM (FINAL)
Men’s 200 Breast (Semi-Final)
Women’s 200 Fly (Semi-Final)
Men’s 400 Free (FINAL)
Women’s 100 Free (Semi-Final)
Men’s 100 Back (Semi-Final)
Women’s 200 Back (Semi-Final)
Men’s 50 Fly (FINAL)
Women’s 50 Breast (FINAL)
Women’s 800 Free (Fastest Heat)

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Women’s 50 Breast Semi-Final

Mona McSharry of Ireland topped the semi-finals of the women’s 50 breast with the only sub-31 second time. McSharry posted a time of 30.91 to lead the qualifiers into finals, which will take place later tonight.

Poland’s Weronika Hallmann took second overall in semi-finals with a time of 31.67, followed by Turkey’s Beste Samanci’s 31.76.

Qualifying on Samanci’s heels was Tes Schouten of The Netherlands and Tina Celik of Slovenia. The two delivered matching times of 31.78 to tie for fourth.

Lithuania’s Agne Seleikaite grabbed the sixth place seed with a 31.84, followed by Belarus’ Yuliya Zubina (32.17) and Slovenia’s Tara Vovk (32.25).

Men’s 50 Fly Semi-Final

Hungary’s Kristof Milak set himself up for his first individual gold of the meet with a top showing in the men’s 50 fly semi-finals. The 17-year-old stopped the clock at a top time of 23.73 to lead the top eight to finals later in the session.

Maxime Grousset of France turned in a close second place seed of 23.83, while Norway’s Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas qualified third overall with a 23.96.

Switzerland’s Noe Ponti collected a fourth place seed with a time of 24.03, followed closely by Italy’s Alberto Razzeti and his time of 24.04.

Israel’s Tomer Frankel (24.08), Turkey’s Uemitcan Gueres (24.11), and the Netherlands’ Nyls Korstanje (24.15) rounded out the top eight.

Women’s 400 IM FINAL

The first final of the night featured a dominating swim by Serbia’s Anja Crevar. Crevar took charge of the race at the 100-meter mark and never looked back, holding off a charging Anna Pirovano of Italy. The 16-year-old from Serbia finished first overall with a top showing of 4:41.17, while Pirovano claimed second with a time of 4:43.20.

France’s Cyrielle Duhamel collected the bronze medal with a close time of 4:43.63, while fourth went to Spain’s Laia Marti Fernandez and her time of 4:45.35.

Lili Horvath of Hungary posted a fifth place finish of 4:46.10, followed by Russia’s Irina Krivonogova, who stopped the clock at a final 4:47.34.

Spain’s Esther Huete Carrasco and Italy’s Annachiara Mascolo completed the top eight with times of 4:50.95 and 4:51.52.

Men’s 200 Back Semi-Final

Evgenii Somov of Russia turned in the top time for the men’s 200 back semi-finals. Somov stopped the clock at a final time of 2:12.57 to lead tomorrow night’s final.

The Czech Republic’s Filip Chrapavy grabbed second overall in semi-finals with a 2:13.68, swimming out of heat one with Somov.

Austria’s Valentin Bayer finished third in semi-finals with a final time of 2:14.01, while Poland’s Rafal Kusto collected the fourth place seed with a time of 2:14.86.

Mykyta Koptyelov turned in a 2:15.02 to return as the fifth place seed, followed by Russia’s Daniil Kitov and his time of 2:15.95.

Greece’s Savvas Thomoglou and Great Britain’s Thomas Dean qualified seventh and eighth with times of 2:15.98 and 2:16.01 respectively.

Women’s 200 Fly Semi-Final

Katrine Bukh Villesen of Denmark flew to the top seed in the women’s 200 fly semi-finals. She stopped the clock at a final time of 2:09.53 to be the only athlete to clear the 2:10 mark.

Belgium’s Valentine Dumont turned in a second place showing of 2:10.78, while Great Britain’s Ciara Schlosshan grabbed third in semi-finals with a time of 2:11.98.

The Hungarian duo of Blanka Berecz and Boglarka Bonecz qualified for tomorrow’s finals as fourth and fifth with times of 2:12.41 and 2:12.52.

Andreas Melendo Romero of Spain took sixth in semi-finals with a 2:13.04, followed by Great Britain’s Isabel Jones’ 2:14.01.

Turkey’s Imge Roza Erdemli rounded out the top eight qualifiers with a 2:14.12.

Men’s 400 Free

Hungary collected both the gold and bronze medals in finals of the men’s 400 free. Amos Kalmar made his move around the 150-meter mark of the race and continued to lead the pack throughout the finale of the race, stopping the clock at a final time of 3:50.10 for the gold.

Russia’s Martin Malyutin finished second overall with a 3:51.50, followed closely by Kalmar’s fellow Hungarian, Balazs Hollo. Hollo earned bronze with a final time of 3:51.79.

Antoni Kaluzynski of Poland grabbed fourth with a time of 3:53.37, while Russia’s Petr Zhikharev was fifth with a 3:54.75.

The Spanish duo of Marcos Gil Corbacho and Francisco Arevalo Rubio collected sixth and seventh with times of 3:55.19 and 3:55.59.

Johannes Calloni of Italy completed the top eight with a time of 3:55.61.

Women’s 100 Free Semi-Final

Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands began her charge to gold with a top showing in the women’s 100 free semi-finals, leading a field of 55’s. The Dutchwoman delivered a top showing of 55.38 to lead the field into tomorrow night’s finals.

Russia’s Vasilissa Buinaia posted the second fastest time of the evening at a 55.66, followed closely by Denmark’s Julie Kepp Jensen and her time of 55.70.

There was a tie for fourth as Belgium’s Juliette Dumont and Hungary’s Fanni Gyurinovics delivered matching times of 55.77.

Polina Osipenko joined fellow countrywoman Buinaia as the sixth place seed with a time of 55.83.

The Czech Republic’s Barbora Seemanova and Slovenia’s Neza Klancar qualified seventh and eighth with times of 55.88 and 55.93.

Men’s 100 Back Semi-Final

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov began his march towards a backstroke sweep by qualifying at the top of the pack in the men’s 100. Kolesnikov, the World Junior Record holder in this event, cruised to an easy 55.03 to return as the top seed.

Daniel Cristian Martin of Romania turned in a second place seed time of 55.37, while Italy’s Thomas Ceccon collected the third place seed with a 55.47.

Great Britain’s Nicholas Pyle was fourth overall in semi-finals with a 55.80, just ahead of Greece’s Panagiotis Bolanos and his time of 55.82.

The final two spots were collected by Sweden’s Bjoern Seeliger (56.69) and Slovenia’s Anze Fers (57.24).

Women’s 200 Back Semi-Final

The Russian duo of Polina Egorova and Anastasia Avdeeva topped the semi-finals competition of the women’s 200 back with quick times of 2:09.92 and 2:10.30.

Moldova’s Tatiana Salcutan grabbed the third place seed with a time of 2:11.96, while Hungary’s Laura Vanda Ilyes was fourth in semi-finals with a 2:12.90.

C. Garcia Kirichenko qualified fifth in semi-finals with a time of 2:13.26, just ahead of Finland’s Vilma Oura’s 2:13.43.

Ukraine’s Maryna Kolesnykova and Italy’s Giulia Ramatelli were seventh and eighth with times of 2:13.66 and 2:13.73 respectively.

Men’s 50 Fly FINAL

After qualifying seventh in semi-finals earlier this evening, Uemitcan Gueres of Turkey arrived in semi-finals ready to race. Guedes unleashed a final time of 23.72 to best the competition en route to his first gold.

Hungary’s Kristof Milak, the top seed going into finals, settled for second and a time of 23.86.

Maxime Grousset of France finished a close third behind Milak, touching in a time of 23.88 for the bronze medal.

The Netherlands’ Nyls Korstanje turned in a fourth place finish of 23.96, just ahead of Norway’s Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas’ 23.98.

Switzerland’s Noe Ponti (24.01), Italy’s Alberto Razzetti (24.04), and Israel’s Tomer Frankel (24.16) rounded out the top eight.

Women’s 50 Breast FINAL

Ireland’s Mona McSharry continued to dominate the women’s sprint breaststroke, topping the competition with a final time of 31.38, although she delivered a faster time of 30.91 in the semi-finals.

Poland’s Weronika Hallmann finished second overall with a time of 31.55, followed closely by Slovenia’s Tina Celik and her time of 31.57.

Beste Samanci of Turkey grabbed fourth overall with a 31.73, while Tes Schouten of the Netherlands was fifth with a 31.91.

Belarus’ Yuliya Zubina took sixth in finals with a 32.00 swim, just ahead of Lithuania’s Agne Seleikaite’s 32.11.

Tara Vovk of Slovenia completed the top eight with a time of 32.16.

Women’s 800 Free FINAL

Anja Kesely of Hungary collected her first individual win of the meet, throwing down a top showing of 8:31.81 in the women’s 800 free. Kesely’s time eclipsed the previous meet record of 8:32.68, set in 1986 by West Germany’s Heidi Grein.

Spain’s Beatris Cons G. Agueda picked up the silver with a top showing of 8:35.18, while Russia’s Anastasia Kirpichnikova earned the bronze medal with a time of 8:36.79.

The Italian duo of Giulia Salin and Giorgia Romei collected fourth and fifth place finishes with times of 8:37.49 and 8:37.72 respectively.

Katja Fain of Slovenia finished sixth overall with a final time of 8:44.80, followed by Spain’s Andreas Galisteo Zapatero’s 8:48.69.

Austria’s Marlene Kahler rounded out the top eight with a time of 8:56.69.

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Matjaz

6 years ago

Dear Taylor,

Tina Celik is from SLOVENIA not Slovakia.
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Matjaz

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Taylor Brien

6 years ago

Reply to Matjaz

My apologies, the mistake has been fixed.