EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, August 8. A series of swimmers have headlined Friday (8 August) at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, by taking their medal totals for the week to three or more.<\/p>\n
Italy\u2019s 20-year-old sensation Federico Morlacchi (2:17.82) stormed to his fourth gold in as many days in the men\u2019s 200m individual medley SM9. He led the Hungarian duo of Tamas Sors and Tamas Toth who jointly take the silver after a dead heat of 2:20.73.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian 12-time world champion Dmytro Vynohradets (49.19) won his fourth gold of the competition in the men\u2019s 50m backstroke S3. He eased to victory over Spain\u2019s Miguel Martinez (52.45) and Sweden\u2019s Mikael Frederiksson (1:00.04).<\/p>\n
Vynohradets teammate Yevheniy Bohodayko (1:02.37) sealed his own trio of golds in the men\u2019s 100m freestyle S7. Great Britain\u2019s Matthew Walker (1:03.33) was under a second behind for silver, leading Russian Andrey Gladkov (1:04.19).<\/p>\n
A trio of British swimmers took their medal tally to three.
\nAndrew Mullen (2:46.27), 17, got proceedings underway after a sensational fight-back against Spain\u2019s Sebastian Rodriguez (2:47.61) in the men\u2019s 200m freestyle S5. Mullen trailed the Spaniard until overtaking him in the final 50m for his third gold.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis morning [in the heats] I was just cruising to get a good lane,\u201d Mullen said. \u201cI knew I had a bit more in me tonight, but not that much. I think I can get faster so I\u2019m just going to go home and continue to work hard with my coach.\u201d<\/p>\n
James Scully picked up Ireland\u2019s second medal of these Euros in bronze (2:53.13).<\/p>\n
Susannah Rodgers (1:12.06) followed shortly behind Mullen. The women\u2019s 100m freestyle S7 saw her lead Germany\u2019s Denise Grahl 1:15.36) from the gun. Oxana Guseva (1:17.13) added another bronze to Russia\u2019s tally.
\n\u201cThat was a great race, a PB, so I\u2019m really happy,\u201d Rodgers said afterwards.<\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s 100m freestyle S6, Sascha Kindred (1:09.83) resisted a late surge from German Sebastian Iwanow (1:10.16) to collect his third top spot this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m over the moon,\u201d 36-year-old Kindred said. \u201cI changed my freestyle stroke in London and it\u2019s all coming together now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Greek Georgios Sfaltos finished in bronze (1:13.68).<\/p>\n
Amy Marren (2:35.10) won her first gold medal of the meet in the women\u2019s 200m individual medley SM9 to round off the British medals, alongside teammate Stephanie Millward (2:38.08) in silver. Spain\u2019s Sarai Gascon (2:38.18) completed the podium.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian swimmers were also in gold medal-winning form in the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium.<\/p>\n
Great Britain\u2019s Eleanor Simmonds (1:14.49) was beaten by Yelvzaveta Mereshko (1:13.80) for the second time in Eindhoven in the women\u2019s 100m freestyle S6.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hate losing,\u201d Simmonds said. \u201cBut it\u2019s great to have competition. It\u2019s great for the sport and my classification and helps me move my times on even more.\u201d<\/p>\n
It took a European record for the Ukrainian to topple the double world champion and is only the latest chapter in a mouth-watering new rivalry. Mereshko\u2019s teammate Olena Fedota (1:21.68) took bronze.<\/p>\n
Bohodayko\u2019s teammate Serhii Palamarchuk (1:00.83) swam to his second gold of the week in the men\u2019s 50m backstroke S2. He beat Russia\u2019s triple 2014 European champion Dmitrii Kokarev (1:01.80) to the wall.<\/p>\n
Greece\u2019s Aristeidis Makrodimitris (1:01.83) collected bronze.<\/p>\n
Ganna Ielisavetska (1:04.38) lead Russia\u2019s Alexandra Agofanova (1:07.49) and teammate Iryna Sotska (1:07.78) onto the women\u2019s 50m backstroke S2 podium.<\/p>\n
Denis Dubrov (2:15.05) came back against Russian Dmitry Grigorev (2:15.60) in the men\u2019s 200m individual medley SM10. Dmytro Vanzenko (2:15.94) also medalled for the Ukrainians.<\/p>\n
Ukraine also won the men’s 4x50m relay 20 points races.<\/p>\n
The team (2:43.16), including Vynohradets, finished ahead of Spain (2:46.86) and Russia (2:50.40).<\/p>\n
To the absolute delight of the home crowd, 19-year-old Simon Boer (1:20.33) won his first ever European title for the Netherland\u2019s in the men\u2019s 100m breaststroke SB7.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very happy to be a European champion\u201d Boer said.<\/p>\n
Boer\u2019s last 100m was almost five seconds faster than second placed Ukrainian Bohdan Hrynenko (1:23.27). Sascha Kindred (1:27.28) concluded his busy day at the office with a bronze.<\/p>\n
Russian swimmers added five golds onto their medal tally.<\/p>\n
Ulyana Kuznetsova (1:29.54) set a new European record to claim women\u2019s 100m breaststroke SB7 gold. Taking just under three seconds off the previous mark, Kuznetsova beat Ukraine\u2019s Oksana Khrul (1:35.96) and the Netherlands\u2019 Lisa den Braber (1:36.17).<\/p>\n
Five-time world champion Darya Stukalova (1:05.13) won her first women\u2019s 100m butterfly S12 European title ahead of Great Britain\u2019s Hannah Russell (1:09.91). Spain\u2019s Maria Delgado (1:11.13) was third.<\/p>\n
Fresh from bringing down the women\u2019s 200m freestyle S14 world record in the heats, Stukalova\u2019s teammate Valeriia Shabalina converted her performance into gold. Brit Jessica-Jane Applegate (2:08.36) picks up her second medal of the meet in silver whilst her compatriot Chloe Davies (2:12.36) joins her on the podium.<\/p>\n
Roman Makarov (57.58) won his first European title this week in the men\u2019s 100m butterfly S12. Azerbaijani sensation Dzmitry Salei (57.97) just lost out on gold and Ukrainian Anton Stabrovskyy (59.44) won bronze.<\/p>\n
Nina Ryabova (2:34.40) stamped her authority on the women\u2019s 200m individual medley SM10. Poland\u2019s young sensation Oliwia Jablonska (2:36.42) came back from a poor breaststroke leg to take silver as Great Britain\u2019s Eleni Papadopoulos (2:36.89) fought back from fifth to take bronze.<\/p>\n
The 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships continue until 10 August and feature around 380 of the world’s best swimmers from 37 countries.<\/p>\n
The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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