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Girls’ 400IM medallists: Photo Courtesy: deepbluemedia<\/p><\/div>\n

Britain’s Katie Shanahan<\/strong>, who won six medals at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival, qualified fastest from the morning heats of the 400IM and returned to lead from start to finish to stop the clock at 4:42.59.<\/p>\n

Deniz Ertan<\/strong> of Turkey came from eighth at halfway to finish second in 4:43.65 with Russia’s Anastasiia Sorokina<\/strong> rounding out the podium in 4:45.58.<\/p>\n

Shanahan, who set a new PB, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m really happy about today’s victory, I’ve done my best. I really didn’t expect to win. I’m excited to swim in this pool, it is the first time for me. Now I have to focus on the 200IM on Friday.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Batuhan Filiz<\/strong> came from fourth at the final turn to win the boys’ 400 free in 3:50.68 in the opening final of the evening.<\/p>\n
The Turkish swimmer – who turns 17 on 24 July – was 1.16 adrift of long-time leader David Koutny<\/strong> at 350 before powering past the field with a final 50 of 27.17.<\/p>\n
Jovan Lekic<\/strong>, of Bosnia, was second in 3:50.79 with Koutny next home in 3:51.06.<\/p>\n
Filiz said:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m overjoyed about my result, this is my first gold and I\u2019m really happy to win it here in Rome. It’s the first time I’ve raced in this pool.<\/p>\n
“Also, this is a personal best for me, a fine confirmation of getting in a good shape for the Olympics.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Hungary won the girls’ 4×200 relay in 8:00.95 ahead of Russia (8:04.78) and Turkey, who claimed their third medal of the day in 8:09.11, Ertan anchoring the quartet home for her second visit to the podium in 8:09.11 after Italy were disqualified for a faulty takeover.<\/p>\n
Pilato Sizzles In The Semis<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Deepbluemedia<\/p><\/div>\n
In the semis, Benedetta Pilato<\/strong> lowered her own championship 50 breaststroke record to 29.75 in the morning heats which she followed with 29.98 in the semis ahead of Elena Bogomolova<\/strong> (30.49) and Iuliaa Beznosova<\/strong> (30.93).<\/p>\n
The Italian has now gone 29 on eight occasions in 2021, the most recent before today when she recorded 29.65 at the Sette Colli less than a fortnight ago at the same pool.<\/p>\n
Russia qualified first and third in the 100 free with Daria Klepikova<\/strong> in 55.04 ahead of Nina Stanisavljevic<\/strong> of Serbia (55.42) and Daria Tatarinova<\/strong> (55.45).<\/p>\n
Josif Miladinov<\/strong>, who won 100 fly silver at the European Championships<\/strong> in Budapest in May, led the 50 fly in 23.71 followed by Germany’s Tobias Schulrath<\/strong> (23.91) and Rasmus Nickelsen<\/strong> of Denmark (24.10).<\/p>\n
Ksawery Masiuk<\/strong> of Poland led the boys’ 100 back field in 54.35 ahead of Ukraine’s Oleksandr Zheltyakov<\/strong> (54.57) and Turkey’s Berke Saka<\/strong> (55.23).<\/p>\n
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