VIENNA, Austria, February 25. THE first day of swimming at the Austrian Long Course Championships in Vienna featured timed finals in distance events.
Jordis Steinegger won the women's 400 IM in 4:53.18, while Uschi Halbreiner placed second in 4:56.53. Viktoria Hackl completed the top three in 5:08.82. Dinko Jukic snatched the men's 400 IM title in 4:20.10, while Jakub Maly touched second in 4:27.35. Dominik Dur finished third in 4:30.04.
Nina Dittrich grabbed the women's 800 free crown in 8:56.91, while Nicole Gross finished a distant second in 9:13.58. Anais Szekendi wound up third in 9:19.82. David Brandl completed the day with a winning time of 15:55.19 in the men's 1500 free. Florian Janistyn placed second in 15:59.90, while Christian Scherubl took third overall in 15:59.93.