HELSINKI, Finland, July 16. THE European Junior Championships have proven to be exciting in just three days of swimming so far. Today, Hungary's Bence Biczo threw down a remarkable time in the men's 200 fly, while France's Yannick Agnel and Great Britain's Emma Saunders also impressed. The meet is taking place in long course meter format.<\/p>\n
Biczo put himself firmly on the international map with a sterling time of 1:55.82 to win the men's 200 fly. On top of erasing Poland's Marcin Cieslak's meet record of 1:56.13 set last year, Biczo became just the sixth person under 1:56 this year. Nick D'Arcy (1:54.61), Takeshi Matsuda (1:55.18), Chen Yin (1:55.67), Michael Phelps (1:55.70) and Pawel Korzeniowski (1:55.73) are the only swimmers to post faster times this year. The swim continued a meteoric rise for Biczo as he sat 25th in the world heading into the meet. Cieslak finished second in the finale with a 1:56.76 to move to 12th in the world, while France's Jordan Coelho took third in 1:57.57 to tie for 23rd in the rankings.<\/p>\n
Agnel dominated the men's 100 free with a winning time of 48.80. That effort inched him closer to the top of the world rankings into an eighth-place tie with Paul Biedermann and Liam Tancock. Agnel's previous season best had been a 14th-ranked 48.83 set at the Paris Open in June. France's Mehdy Metella placed second in the finale with a 49.89, while Belgium's Jasper Aerents snagged third in 50.23. <\/p>\n
Saunders lowered the meet record in the women's 50 back with a 29.01. That clocking eclipsed the 29.06 set by Mariya Tereschenko last year. Ukraine's Daryna Zevina finished second in 29.12, while France's Mathilde Cini earned third in 29.42. <\/p>\n
Spain's Marina Garcia Urzainqui eased through the women's 200 breast with a winning time of 2:27.12, while Finland's Jenna Laukkanen took second in 2:29.67. Russia's Anastasia Sineva completed the podium with a 2:30.00.<\/p>\n
Luxembourg's Raphael Stacchiotti placed first in the men's 200 IM with a 2:02.52, touching out Great Britain's Ieuan Lloyd's second-place effort of 2:02.72. France's Ganesh Pedurand wound up third in 2:03.39. <\/p>\n
Russia's Anton Lobanov topped the men's 50 breast in 28.37, while Ukraine's Yaroslav Parakhin finished second in 28.51. Croatia's Ivan Capan claimed third overall in 28.56. <\/p>\n
Slovenia's Tjasa Oder won the women's 800 free with an 8:40.06, while Spain's Claudia Dasca Romeu took second in 8:43.31. Poland's Donata Kilijanska earned third in 8:44.81. <\/p>\n
France's relay easily won the men's 800 free relay as Lorys Bourelly, Clement Mignon, Metella and Agnel posted a winning effort of 7:21.40. Agnel impressed with a sterling 1:46.48 on the anchor leg. Great Britain's Braxston Timm, James Young, Liam Selby and Lloyd provided the closest competition with a second-place 7:26.09.<\/p>\n
In semifinals, Russia's Andrey Nikolaev led the men's 50 breast with a 28.54, while compatriot Lobanov turned in a second-seeded 28.65. Zevina touched in 29.10 in the women's 50 back, while Saunders qualified second in 29.21. <\/p>\n
France's Charlotte Bonnet clocked a 2:02.89 in the women's 200 free, while Germany's Silke Lippok and Ireland's Sycerika McMahon tied for second with 2:02.90s. Hungary's Peter Bernek paced the men's 200 back semis with a 2:00.89, while teammate Balazs Zambo qualified second in 2:02.38. Spain's Judit Ignacio Sorribes topped the women's 100 fly with a 1:01.14, while Italy's Alessia Polieri qualified second with a 1:01.15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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