﻿{"id":324017,"date":"2018-08-06T00:53:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T07:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=324017"},"modified":"2018-08-06T03:50:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T10:50:14","slug":"2018-european-championships-day-4-prelims-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-european-championships-day-4-prelims-live-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 European Championships Day 4 Prelims: Rikke Moeller Pedersen Top Seed in 200 Breast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 of the European Championships began with Monday\u2019s preliminary session in Glasgow, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the world\u2019s best swimmers look to battle for supremacy and clinch spots in semi-finals later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of strong preliminary racing happened with some intriguing semi-final races looming after close calls during prelims.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glasgow2018.microplustiming.com\/indexglasgow2018_web.php?s=TG9hZENhbGVuZGFyaW8oJzAnKTs=&amp;cat=ASF&amp;page=034&amp;spec=001&amp;bat=001&amp;td=CPDF&amp;hg=&amp;descIT=V29tZW7CoC3CoDQwMCBtIE1pc3RpIC0gUHJlbGltaW5hcnk=&amp;descEN=V29tZW7CoC3CoDQwMG0gSW5kaXZpZHVhbCBNZWRsZXkgLSBQcmVsaW1pbmFyeQ==&amp;descFR=V29tZW7CoC3CoDQwMCBtIFF1YXRyZSBOYWdlcyAtIFByZWxpbWluYXJ5&amp;curCatSel_M_F=&amp;sport=Swimming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIVE RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Order of events<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s 200 Free<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Women\u2019s 200 Breast<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Men\u2019s 50 Fly<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Women\u2019s 100 Back<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mixed 4&#215;100 Medley Relay<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Women\u2019s 1500 Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 200 Free<\/h3>\n<p>The opening event of the day set up what looks to be an exciting semifinal.<\/p>\n<p>Lithuania\u2019s <strong>Danas Rapsys<\/strong> took the top seed in the 200 free in 1:46.55, just ahead of Russia\u2019s <strong>Mikhail Vekovischev<\/strong> (1:46.67).<\/p>\n<p>Great Britain\u2019s <strong>James Guy<\/strong> took the third seed in 1:47.67. Poland\u2019s <strong>Jan Switkowski<\/strong> was fourth in 1:48.09, followed by Italy\u2019s <strong>Filippo Megli<\/strong> (1:48.15).<\/p>\n<p>Serbia\u2019s <strong>Velimir Stjepanovic<\/strong> took the sixth seed in 1:48.22, followed by Russia\u2019s <strong>Mikhail Dovgalyuk<\/strong> (1:48.24), Germany\u2019s <strong>Jacob Heidtmann<\/strong> (1:48.34), Austria\u2019s<strong> Felix Aubock<\/strong> (1:48.37), Israel\u2019s <strong>Denis Loktev<\/strong> (1:48.42) and Britain\u2019s <strong>Duncan Scott<\/strong> (1:48.53).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_324020\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324020\" data-attachment-id=\"324020\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-european-championships-day-4-prelims-live-recap\/screen-shot-2018-08-06-at-4-54-59-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-4.54.59-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1016,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 4.54.59 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 4.54.59 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-4.54.59-AM-700x475.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-4.54.59-AM.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-324020\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-4.54.59-AM-700x475.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 4.54.59 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"475\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-324020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 200 Breast<\/h3>\n<p>The 200 breaststroke saw a huge push for Denmark as the country took the top two seeds in the event heading into the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rikke Moeller Pedersen<\/strong> took the top seed at 2:25.73, closely followed by her compatriot <strong>Thea Blomsterberg<\/strong> (2:25.98).<\/p>\n<p>Spain\u2019s <strong>Marina Garcia Urzainqui<\/strong> was third (2:26.01), followed by Russia\u2019s <strong>Vitalina Simonova<\/strong> (2:26.82), Britain\u2019s <strong>Molly Renshaw<\/strong> (2:26.88), Spain\u2019s <strong>Jessica Vall Montero<\/strong> (2:26.94), Portugal\u2019s <strong>Victoria Kaminskaya<\/strong> (2:27.34), Britain\u2019s <strong>Chloe Tutton<\/strong> (2:27.37) and Russia\u2019s<strong> Yuliya Efimova<\/strong> (2:27.66).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_324022\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324022\" data-attachment-id=\"324022\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-european-championships-day-4-prelims-live-recap\/screen-shot-2018-08-06-at-5-09-44-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.09.44-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1015,507\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.09.44 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.09.44 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.09.44-AM-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.09.44-AM.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-324022\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.09.44-AM-700x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.09.44 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-324022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 50 Fly<\/h3>\n<p>Another race spread with contenders from a plethora of countries came in the 50 fly.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s <strong>Andriy Govorov<\/strong> took the top seed in 22.90, ending the field by nearly four tenths of a second.<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s <strong>Benjamin Proud<\/strong> was second in 23.29, followed by<strong> Nyls Jan Korstainje<\/strong> (23.40) of the Netherlands, Greece\u2019s <strong>Kristian Gkolomeev<\/strong> (23.42), Poland\u2019s <strong>Konrad Czerniak<\/strong> (23.45), Russia\u2019s <strong>Oleg Kostin<\/strong> (23.45), Hungary\u2019s <strong>Laszlo Cseh<\/strong> (23.53) and Germany\u2019s <strong>Damian Wierling<\/strong> (23.56).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_324024\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324024\" data-attachment-id=\"324024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-european-championships-day-4-prelims-live-recap\/screen-shot-2018-08-06-at-5-21-30-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.21.30-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1025,430\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.21.30 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.21.30 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.21.30-AM-700x430.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.21.30-AM-1024x430.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-324024\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.21.30-AM-700x430.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.21.30 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"430\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-324024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 100 Back<\/h3>\n<p>Three women went sub-minute in the 100 backstroke prelims, and several more were close, setting up an exciting semi-final in the event.<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s <strong>Margherita Panziera<\/strong> took the top seed in 59.86, followed by Russia\u2019s <strong>Anastasiia Fesikova<\/strong> (59.87), and Denmark\u2019s <strong>Mie Nielsen<\/strong> (59.99).<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s<strong> Georgia Davies<\/strong> was fourth at 1:00.03, followed by Italy\u2019s <strong>Carlotta Zofkova<\/strong> (1:00.07), <strong>Kira Toussaint<\/strong> (1:00.12) of the Netherlands, and Hungary\u2019s <strong>Katinka Hosszu<\/strong> (1:00.15) and <strong>Katalin Burian<\/strong> (1:00.28).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_324026\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324026\" data-attachment-id=\"324026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-european-championships-day-4-prelims-live-recap\/screen-shot-2018-08-06-at-5-35-23-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.35.23-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,444\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.35.23 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.35.23 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.35.23-AM-700x444.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.35.23-AM.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-324026\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.35.23-AM-700x444.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.35.23 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"444\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-324026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Mixed 4&#215;100 Medley Relay<\/h3>\n<p>The mixed medley relay saw the Netherlands take the top seed as <strong>Maaike Anna De Waard, Arno Kamminga, Joeri Jordi<\/strong> <strong>Verlinden<\/strong> and <strong>Ranomi Kromowidjojo<\/strong> earn the top seed in 3:45.34.<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s <strong>Jenny Mensing, Fabian Schwingenschloegl, Marius Kusch<\/strong> and <strong>Annika Bruhn<\/strong> took second (3:46.22).<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s <strong>Grigory Tarasevich, Ilya Khomenko, Viktoria Andreeva<\/strong> and <strong>Mariia Kameneva<\/strong> took third at 3:46.45.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_324028\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324028\" data-attachment-id=\"324028\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-european-championships-day-4-prelims-live-recap\/screen-shot-2018-08-06-at-5-49-28-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.49.28-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1001,556\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.49.28 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.49.28 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.49.28-AM-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.49.28-AM.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-324028\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-5.49.28-AM-700x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 5.49.28 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-324028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 1500 Free<\/h3>\n<p>The prelims of the 1500 free saw eight qualifiers make the finals. There are no semi-finals in the distance events.<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s<strong> Simona Quadarella<\/strong> took the top seed in 16:05.33. Germany\u2019s <strong>Sarah Koehler<\/strong> was second (16:06.72) and Hungary\u2019s <strong>Anja Kesely<\/strong> was third (16:19.14).<\/p>\n<p>Liechtenstein\u2019s <strong>Julia Hassler<\/strong> took the fourth seed (16:19.89), followed by Slovenia\u2019s<strong> Tjasa Oder<\/strong> (16:21.82), Spain\u2019s <strong>Jimena Perez Blanco<\/strong> (16:25.02), Portugal\u2019s <strong>Tamila Holub<\/strong> (16:25.29) and Germany\u2019s<strong> Celine Rieder<\/strong> (16:27.79).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_324035\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324035\" data-attachment-id=\"324035\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-european-championships-day-4-prelims-live-recap\/screen-shot-2018-08-06-at-6-28-35-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-6.28.35-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1027,397\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 6.28.35 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 6.28.35 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-6.28.35-AM-700x397.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-6.28.35-AM-1024x396.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-324035\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-06-at-6.28.35-AM-700x397.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-08-06 at 6.28.35 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"397\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-324035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 of the European Championships began with Monday\u2019s preliminary session in Glasgow, Scotland. Many of the world\u2019s best swimmers look to battle for supremacy and clinch spots in semi-finals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3915,"featured_media":269059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[67939],"class_list":["post-324017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-world","tag-2018-european-championships"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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