Camille Lacourt Tracks Down 50 Back Title at Euros

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France’s Camille Lacourt continued his dominance to the sprint backstroke this year as he won the 50-meter back at the 2016 European Championships.

Lacourt, who owns the top time in the world this year with a 24.67 from the Golden Tour, took the title tonight in 24.77.

Hungary’s Richard Bohus placed second in 24.82 to move up to a fifth-ranked tie in the rankings.

Russia’s Grigory Tarasevich picked up bronze with a time of 24.86, while teammate Nikita Ulyanov wound up fourth in 24.96.

Israel’s Jonatan Kopelev (25.00), Israel’s Guy Barnea (25.02), Romania’s Robert Glinta (25.03) and Poland’s Tomasz Polewka (25.03) also put up times in the finale.

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