Germany’s Giulia Goerigk<\/strong> headed the second wave with a time of 4:47.78, securing a spot ahead of Slovak Republic’s Nikoleta Trnikova<\/strong> (4:50.29) and Russia’s Arina Koshkina<\/strong> (4:51.08).<\/p>\n Antonio Djakovic<\/strong> (3:47.89) of Switzerland and Aleksandr Egorov<\/strong> (3:48.28) of Russia traded leads throughout the men’s 400 free, with Djakovic ultimately emerging as victor. Sweden’s Robin Hanson<\/strong> (3:50.53) out-touched Nikita Danilov<\/strong> (3:50.67) of Russia for the bronze, as the Netherlands’ Luc Kroon<\/strong> dropped a heartbreaker, going 3:50.91 for fifth in the tightly packed field.<\/p>\n Greece’s Konstantinos Englezakis <\/strong>locked down sixth with a time of 3:51.02, as Germany’s Lukas Maertens<\/strong> (3:51.88) and Spain’s Ferran Sire Figueras<\/strong> (3:56.21) brought up the rear.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In one of the most climactic sprints of the afternoon, Sweden’s Noe Ponti<\/strong> (23.48) and Germany’s Luca Nik Armbruster<\/strong> (23.49) went stroke for stroke at the flags, with Ponti managing to get a fingernail on the wall before his adversary. With one-hundredth of a second between them, the men ran away with the race, as Andrel Minakoc<\/strong> touched in at third with a 23.66.<\/p>\n Vladyslav Bukhov<\/strong> from the Ukraine and Russia’s Aleksandr Shchegolev<\/strong> tied for fourth with identical times of 23.73, while Josif Miladinov<\/strong> of Buagria turned in a 23.78 for sixth. Belarus’ Arseni Barzhajou<\/strong> eclipsed sixth by a tenth with a 23.88, while Nicholas Lia<\/strong> from Norway rounded out the heat with a time of 24.01.<\/p>\n A contender for the 50 breast gold in this month’s World Championships,\u00a0 Italy’s Benedetta Pilato<\/strong> proved why her name is splattered across every meet prediction in the cyber-sphere. Going 30.16 for the win, Pilato bettered Kotryna Teterevkova’s<\/strong> (31.20) mark by over a second. Russia’s Anastasia Makarova<\/strong> finished her lap with a 31.26, taking down Britain’s Kayla Van der Merwe<\/strong> (31.59) for her spot in the top three.<\/p>\n Evgeniia Chikunova<\/strong> of Russia stroked in to a 31.59 to earn fifth, bumping the Czech Republic’s Lydie Stepankova<\/strong> (31.63) to sixth. France’s Justine Delmas<\/strong> (31.85) and Finland’s Laura Lahtinen<\/strong> (31.90) were nearly indistinguishable the last ten meters, with Delmas gaining the slight advantage.<\/p>\n Italy put its distance weapon on display with Giulia Salin<\/strong>, as she manhandled the competition with an 8:29.19 finish in the women’s 800 free. Turkey’s Beril Boecekler<\/strong> (8:34.56) tried to ride Salin’s hip, as she turned in an impressive final 100 to earn second. Yana Kurtseva<\/strong> of Russia touched in third, securing the bronze with a time of 8:39.82, gaining a healthy advantage over Hungary’s Viktor Mihalyvari Farkas<\/strong> (8:43.54).<\/p>\n Spain’s Maria Claro Martinez<\/strong> crashed the pads with an 8:46.47 to cinch fifth, holding off Turkey’s Merve Tuncel<\/strong> (8:47.03) in the final 100 meters. Russia’s Margarita Varulnikova<\/strong> created outside smoke in the end lane, surging to an 8:51.14 finish ahead of Gal Kincso<\/strong> (8:59.97) of Hungary.<\/p>\n Italy’s quartet of Stefano Nicetto, Thomas Ceccon, Giovanni Caserta, <\/strong>and Mario Nicotra<\/strong> earned top honors in the men’s 400 free relay, posting a time of 3:17.02 for the decisive victory. Russia’s Andrei Minakov, Arsenly Chicilev, Aleksandr Shchegolev, <\/strong>and Egor Pavlov<\/strong> combined forces to secure second for the country, clocking in at 3:18.48. It was Great Britain that rounded out the top three with its lethal combination of Archie Goodburn, Edward Mildred, Matthew Richards, <\/strong>and Jacob Whittle<\/strong>, who posted a respectable 3:19.88 for the bronze.<\/p>\n Germany dominated on the women’s side, as Zoe Vogelmann, Lena Riedemann, Isabel Marie Gose, <\/strong>and Maya Tobehn<\/strong> combined efforts to drop a 3:41.24 for the gold. Russia chased them, as Aleksandra Sabitova, Polina Nevmovenko, Elizaveta Ryndych, <\/strong>and Ekaterina Nikonova<\/strong> put forth an impressive performance for second, clocking in at 3:42.81.<\/p>\n France made its way on the medal podium with a 3:43.50, as Oceane Carnez, Lucile Tessariol, Lison Nowaczyk, <\/strong>and Celia Pinsolle<\/strong> crashed the pads ahead of Italy.<\/p>\n The 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships kicked off this morning with a bang, hosting young talent that could rival many seasoned veterans of the sport. 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<\/p>\nMen’s 50 Fly<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWomen’s 50 Breast<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWomen’s 800 Free<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nMen’s 400 Free Relay<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWomen’s 400 Free Relay<\/h2>\n
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