{"id":473986,"date":"2021-05-23T03:13:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T10:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=473986"},"modified":"2021-05-23T08:44:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T15:44:32","slug":"european-championships-day-7-heats-verraszto-eyes-fourth-400im-gold-toussaint-back-in-the-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-7-heats-verraszto-eyes-fourth-400im-gold-toussaint-back-in-the-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"European Championships, Day 7 Heats: Verraszto Eyes Fourth 400IM Gold; Toussaint Back In The Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>David Verraszto<\/strong> headed the 400IM as he began his bid for a fourth straight title at the <strong>European Championships.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Hungarian has been on the podium at each edition since taking silver in Budapest in 2010, a feat he matched two years later in Debrecen and in the three subsequent championships Verraszto has won gold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simona Quadarella<\/strong> has already won the 800 and 1500 free and she progressed to Sunday&#8217;s 400 final as she seeks to repeat her clean sweep from Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kira Toussaint<\/strong> returned to the pool for the first time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/flash-european-championships-kathleen-dawson-wins-gold-again-in-100-back-re-swim\/\">since the agony of the 100 back re-swim on<\/a> Friday night where she finished fourth after a silver medal in the first race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kira-toussaint-vows-to-come-back-stronger-despite-feeling-robbed-after-100-back-re-swim\/\">Read Toussaint&#8217;s response to the events of Friday evening here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 50 back champion led off the <strong>Netherlands<\/strong> women&#8217;s 4&#215;100 medley relay off in 59.51 in the final heat of the championships with 100 free champion <strong>Femke Heemskerk<\/strong> going 53.07 to anchor the quartet in 3:58.07.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champions and European record-holders <strong>Great Britain<\/strong> led the men&#8217;s race with <strong>Adam Peaty<\/strong> going for his fourth gold of the meet in Sunday&#8217;s final.<\/p>\n<p>Britain lead the medal table going into the final session with nine golds among 20 medals ahead of Russia with eight titles in an overall haul of 17.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/indexBudapest2021_web.php\">Link to results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aquatics.eurovisionsports.tv\/home?id=J037sbwGmvZ09MGIIZxXtLeaN\">Link to live stream<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 400IM<\/h3>\n<p>Verraszto was in the final heat sandwiched between <strong>Max Litchfield<\/strong> and <strong>Joan Pons Ramon<\/strong>, the 2018 silver and bronze medallists.<\/p>\n<p>He booked lane four in 4:13.39 alongside fellow Hungarian <strong>Peter Bernek<\/strong> with Litchfield and Pons Ramon also through with world junior record holder <strong>Ilya Borodin<\/strong> of Russia.<\/p>\n<table id=\"tblContenuti\" class=\"tblContenutiRESSTL\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"trContenutiToggle\">\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/HUN.png\" \/>\u00a0HUN<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>VERRASZTO\u00a0David<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\">4:13.39<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\">q<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenuti\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>2<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/HUN.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0HUN<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>BERNEK\u00a0Peter<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:13.83<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenutiToggle\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>3<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/GBR.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0GBR<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>LITCHFIELD\u00a0Max<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:13.87<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenuti\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>4<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/ESP.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0ESP<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>PONS RAMON\u00a0Joan Lluis<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:14.16<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenutiToggle\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>5<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/ITA.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0ITA<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>RAZZETTI\u00a0Alberto<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:14.57<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenuti\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>6<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/RUS.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0RUS<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>BORODIN\u00a0Ilya<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:14.64<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenutiToggle\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>7<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/ITA.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0ITA<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>MATTEAZZI\u00a0Pier Andrea<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:14.70<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenuti\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>8<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/RUS.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0RUS<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>STUPIN\u00a0Maxim<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:15.58<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenutiToggle\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>9<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/POR.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0POR<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>LOPES\u00a0Jose Paulo<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:17.22<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>R1<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenuti\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>10<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/NED.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0NED<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>KNIPPING\u00a0Arjan<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:17.47<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>R2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 400 Free<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Anna Egorova<\/strong>, who won bronze over 800m, booked top spot in 4:08.87 with 200 fly champion <strong>Boglarka Kapas<\/strong> (4:09.02), Quadarella (4:09.04) and 2018 silver medallist <strong>Ajna Kesely<\/strong> (4:09.14) also safely through.<\/p>\n<table id=\"tblContenuti\" class=\"tblContenutiRESSTL\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"trContenutiToggle\">\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/RUS.png\" \/><b>\u00a0RUS<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>EGOROVA\u00a0Anna<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\">4:08.87<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\">q<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenuti\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>2<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/HUN.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0HUN<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>KAPAS\u00a0Boglarka<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:09.02<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenutiToggle\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>3<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/ITA.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0ITA<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>QUADARELLA\u00a0Simona<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:09.04<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenuti\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>4<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/HUN.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0HUN<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>KESELY\u00a0Ajna<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:09.14<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenutiToggle\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>5<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/TUR.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0TUR<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>TUNCEL\u00a0Merve<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:09.37<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenuti\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>6<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/TUR.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0TUR<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>BOECEKLER\u00a0Beril<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:09.53<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenutiToggle\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>7<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/GBR.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0GBR<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>HIBBOTT\u00a0Holly<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:10.11<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenuti\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>8<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/LIE.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0LIE<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>HASSLER\u00a0Julia<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:10.74<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenutiToggle\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>9<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/DEN.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0DEN<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>BACH\u00a0Helena Rosendahl<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:11.79<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>R1<\/td>\n<td class=\"bRight\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"trContenuti\">\n<td class=\"bLeft\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><b>10<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/budapest2020.microplustiming.com\/img\/flags\/GBR.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>\u00a0GBR<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>WILLMOTT\u00a0Aimee<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"Risultato\">4:12.76<\/td>\n<td class=\"aRight\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>R2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 4&#215;100 Medley Relay<\/h3>\n<p>Britain are the current world champions after <strong>Duncan Scott<\/strong> unleashed the second-fastest freestyle split in history of 46.14 to overhaul the United States&#8217; <strong>Nathan Adrian<\/strong> in the final metres in Gwangju, setting a European record of 3:28.10 en-route.<\/p>\n<p>The quartet of <strong>Joe Litchfield, James Wilby,<\/strong> Scott and <strong>Tom Dean<\/strong> booked lane four in 3:32.48\u00a0ahead of France &#8211; featuring a lead-off of 52.96 by <strong>Yohann Ndoye Brouard<\/strong> &#8211; in 3:32.50 and <strong>Italy<\/strong> (3:33.47).<\/p>\n<p>Also through were <strong>Poland<\/strong> (3:34.53), Ireland &#8211; with a national record of 3:34.62 &#8211; <strong>Russia<\/strong> (3:34.72), <strong>Belarus<\/strong> (3:34.87) and <strong>Germany<\/strong> (3:35.00).<\/p>\n<p>Lithuania, led off by <strong>Danys Rapsys<\/strong>, and Hungary are first reserves.<\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 4&#215;100 Medley Relay<\/h3>\n<p>The Netherlands led the way ahead of defending champions Russia (3:58.78) and Sweden &#8211; with sisters <strong>Louise<\/strong> and <strong>Sophie Hansson<\/strong> &#8211; who clocked 3:59.36.<\/p>\n<p>Also through were <strong>Italy<\/strong> (4:00.26), Britain &#8211; with <strong>Freya Anderson<\/strong> having already anchored five relays to gold in Budapest &#8211; (4:00.39), <strong>Finland<\/strong> (4:01.66), <strong>Belarus<\/strong> (4:01.92) and <strong>Denmark<\/strong> (4:01.97).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spain<\/strong> and <strong>France<\/strong> are reserves.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Advertising: Shop At Swim360<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/ads.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/absolutebm.aspx?b=1546\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Verraszto headed the 400IM as he began his bid for a fourth straight title at the European Championships. 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