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Federico Burdisso didn't progress from the 200 fly prelims under the two-per-nation rule on day five of the European Championships in Rome. The Olympic bronze medallist was fifth overall but third Italian behind Alberto Razzetti and Giacomo Carini and so bowed out at the Foro Italico. Similarly in t...

European Championships: Italy Win Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay Ahead Of Hungary And Britain Italy won the men's 4x100m freestyle relay with Manuel Frigo anchoring them home in 47.26 at the European Championships in Rome. The quartet of Alessandro Miressi (47.76), Thomas Ceccon (47.88), Lorenzo Zazzer...

European Championships: Marrit Steenbergen Continues Dutch Freestyle Strength With 200 Free Win The Netherlands has brought a plethora of sprint freestylers into the world’s limelight over the years, with multiple gold medals in the 50 and 100 events. The charge was initially led by Inge De Bruijn, ...

European Championships: James Wilby Wins 200 Breaststroke Gold To Banish Tokyo Hurt; Matti Mattsson Becomes First Finnish Man On Podium Since 1931 James Wilby won the 200 breaststroke from lane eight as he continued to banish the spectre of Tokyo 2020 at the European Championships in Rome. The 28-ye...

European Championships - Day Four Semifinals: David Popovici Cruises Into 200 Freestyle Final; Kristof Milak Eliminated Of the four semifinals on the docket during the fourth night of competition at the European Championships in Rome, there is no arguing which one will garner the greatest attention....

European Championships: Analia Pigree Maintains French Backstroke Momentum With Title in 50 Distance It's turning out to be quite the week for backstroke specialists from France. One day after Yohann Ndoye Brouard collected the gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the European Championships in ...

European Championships: Kristof Milak Wins 100 Fly In 50.33; Moves Past Laszlo Cseh As First Hungarian To Win Two Golds Kristof Milak added the European 100m butterfly title to his world crown to move beyond legend Laszlo Cseh as the first Hungarian man to win two golds. The Olympic silver medallist...

Behind Popovici Record Rush, Kristof Milak Showing Off Previously-Unseen Versatility As David Popovici finished off the most stunning of performances, a world-record breaking moment in the 100 freestyle that was somehow both expected and surreal, he was greeted in the next lane over by a man once in...

Adam Peaty, An Inspiration To Young Freestyle King, Pays Tribute to David Popovici In the aftermath of the first world record of his career, David Popovici revealed he was already envisioning greater achievements in the water. Specifically, he expressed a desire to take the 100-meter freestyle to a ...

European Championships: Day 4 - Prelims: David Popovici Eases Through To 200 Free Semis; Kristof Milak Ensures Busy Night David Popovici returned to the Foro Italico the morning after his 100 free world record to qualify with ease for the 200 semis at the European Championships. It was Kristof Milak...

Cesar Cielo Uses Social Media To Congratulate David Popovici on Breaking World Record in 100 Freestyle Cesar Cielo, now the former world-record holder in the 100-meter freestyle, took to his Twitter account on Saturday to congratulate Romania's David Popovici on breaking his global standard. At the ...

Commentary: David Popovici Is a Generational Talent Prompting Comparisons To Precocious Legends In All Sports Oh, this youngster. So much potential. Over time, what might be possible? The mind wanders, flooded with possibilities. Championships and multiple world records are envisioned. Times beyond ...

European Championships: Freya Anderson Anchors Great Britain to Come-From-Behind 400 Free Relay Win It was a tale of two races in the women's 400 freestyle relay at the European Championships as Sweden led off with 100 free world-record holder Sarah Sjostrom and followed with Louise Hansson in hopes...

European Championships: Gregorio Paltrinieri Wins 800 Free In CR 7:40.86; WJR For Lorenzo Galossi in Bronze Gregorio Paltrinieri won the 800m freestyle in a championship record of 7:40.86 as 16-year-old Lorenzo Galossi took bronze in a world junior record for an Italy one-three at the European Champ...

European Championships: Viktoria Mihalyvari-Farkas Blasts Back Half for 400 IM Title Earlier in the day, Viktoria Mihalyvari-Farkas had beaten two of the most decorated swimmers in her country's history for the top seed in the women's 400 individual medley final at the European Championships. The 18...

European Championships: Italians Benedetta Pilato, Lisa Angiolini Post 1-2 Finish in 100 Breaststroke Benedetta Pilato was only 14 years old when she earned her first international medal, a silver behind Lilly King in the 50 breaststroke at the 2019 World Championships. Two years later, she became a...

David Popovici Sets 100 Free World Record Of 46.86 David Popovici set a new world record of 46.86 in the 100m freestyle final at the European Championships in Rome. The 17-year-old sliced 0.05secs off the previous standard of 46.91 set by Cesar Cielo in the very same Foro Italico at the 2009 World C...

European Championships: Yohann Ndoye Brouard Wins 200 Back Off Huge Final Turn; Sets French Record Of 1:55.62 Yohann Ndoye Brouard set a French record of 1:55.62 to win the 200 backstroke following a stunning final turn at the European Championships in Rome. Ndoye Brouard was second behind Roman Mit...

European Championships: Sarah Sjostrom Collects Fifth Career Gold Medal in 50 Butterfly; No. 10 All-Time Mark Of all the events on the women's program at the European Championships, the 50-meter butterfly can be argued as the most predictable. Anything but Sarah Sjostrom standing on top of the podiu...

European Championships - Day Three Semifinals: On Short Rest, Kristof Milak Earns Top Seed For 100 Butterfly Final As the European Championships moved into the weekend and the third day of competition, four semifinals events dotted the Saturday schedule. Battles for finals slots were held in the wom...