{"id":588384,"date":"2024-06-18T10:58:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=588384"},"modified":"2024-06-18T23:32:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T06:32:48","slug":"european-championships-day-2-camila-rebelo-gets-portugals-first-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-2-camila-rebelo-gets-portugals-first-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"European Championships, Day 2 Finals: History Made As Camila Rebelo Gets Portugal\u2019s First Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

European Championships, Day 2 Finals: History Made As Camila Rebelo Gets Portugal\u2019s First Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n

With French Olympic Trials concurrent and the schedule logjam of an early-year Worlds, the 2024 European Championships were always going to give some different swimmers and different nations chances to shine.<\/p>\n

Step into the spotlight, Camila Rebelo.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 23-year-old won the women\u2019s 200 backstroke in 2:08.95, rallying to get the country\u2019s first European gold medal.<\/p>\n

All the action from Day 2 in Belgrade, which included big names like Kristof Milak<\/strong> and David Popovici<\/strong> in action.<\/p>\n

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Link to results\/start sheets<\/a><\/li>\n
2024 Olympic Games Coverage \u2013 Paris<\/a><\/li>\n
European Championships Day 1 Prelims<\/a><\/li>\n
European Championships Day 1 Report<\/a><\/li>\n
European Championships Day 2 Prelims<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Women\u2019s 200 backstroke<\/h4>\n
Camilo Rebelo<\/strong> didn\u2019t just win the 200 back. She did so in thrilling fashion. She was fifth at 100 meters and fourth as the field turned to home but roared back in 32.24. That got her to the wall .07 faster than Hungary\u2019s Dara Molnar,<\/strong> in 2:08.95 to 2:09.02. Eszter Szabo<\/strong> of Hungary got silver in 2:09.21, rallying with the fastest final 50 split of 31.92 to go from sixth to third.<\/p>\n
That came at the expense of Holly McGill,<\/strong> who slipped to fourth. Adela Piskorska<\/strong> of Poland was second after 150 meters but dropped to seventh.<\/p>\n
The time is a national record, trimming nearly a second off her 2:09.84 from Spanish Championships in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first I view the time, 2:08. 2:08? Oh my God, it\u2019s first!,\u201d Rebelo said.<\/p>\n
It also brings history for Portugal. Diogo Ribeiro<\/strong> won 50m butterfly bronze at Rome 2022. Earlier this year, he became Portugal\u2019s first World champion in the pool when he did the 50\/100m butterfly double in Doha. Gabriel Lopes<\/strong> won bronze in the men\u2019s 200m individual medley with Angelica Andre<\/strong> also finishing third in the 10km open water in Rome.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable, I never thought I could win this race,” she said. \u201cWe are working hard to be in the best shape for Paris. I\u2019ve come here from an altitude camp two days ago, so I\u2019m really surprised to win this gold.\u201d<\/p>\n
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