Kuzey Tuncelli<\/strong> of T\u00fcrkiye served notice of his Paris intentions as he went third in the 1500 free rankings with a World Junior Record of 14:41.89 at the European Junior Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania.<\/p>\n The 16-year-old went through the first 100m in 55.39 and was metronomic in his splits thereafter, ranging from 29.33 to 30.09, before unleashing a 27.43 final 50.<\/p>\n With that he took\u00a04.2secs off the previous standard of 14:46.09 held by Croatian Franko Grgic<\/strong> since 2019 for a world and European junior record, a Championship mark and new Turkish standard.<\/p>\n He will now travel to the French capital for his Olympic debut behind only Daniel Wiffen<\/strong> (14:34.07) and Bobby Finke (14:40.28) in the rankings.<\/p>\n Tuncelli retained the title he won at the 2023 European Juniors, little more than a fortnight after taking the crown at the European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade.<\/p>\n Top 5 Rankings<\/p>\n 14:34.07: Daniel Wiffen, World Championships, February 2024<\/p>\n 14:40.28: Bobby Finke, US trials, June 2024<\/p>\n 14:41.89: Kuzey Tuncelli, European Junior Championships, July 2024<\/p>\n 14:42.28:\u00a0 Florian Wellbrock, German Championships, April 2024<\/p>\n 14:44.85: David Aubry, World Championships, February 2024<\/p>\n