{"id":616430,"date":"2025-07-04T19:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T02:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=616430"},"modified":"2025-07-04T21:30:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T04:30:04","slug":"filip-nowacki-posts-208-ejr-in-200m-breaststroke-fifth-all-time-in-british-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/filip-nowacki-posts-208-ejr-in-200m-breaststroke-fifth-all-time-in-british-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Filip Nowacki Posts 2:08 EJR In 200m Breaststroke; Up To Fifth British Performer All-Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filip Nowacki Posts 2:08 EJR In 200m Breaststroke; Up To Fifth British Performer All-Time<\/h4>\n

Filip Nowacki<\/strong> went fifth all-time in the British rankings with a 2:08.32 European junior 200 breaststroke record as he claimed two titles on day four of the continental junior championships in Samorin.<\/p>\n

Nowacki had lowered the Championship and European Junior record to 2:09.11 in the semis which was also a PB for the 17-year-old before returning to the pool for the final. Out in 29.08, Nowacki split 1:01.49 (32.41)\/1:34.75 (33.26)\/2:08.32 (33.57) to emphatically lift the crown ahead of reigning champion Doruk Yogurtcuoglu<\/strong> (2:09.92) and Michele Longobardo<\/strong> (2:10.88).<\/p>\n

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Ross Murdoch: Photo Courtesy: British Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n

Nowacki now sits within 1.02 of Ross Murdoch’s<\/strong> British record of 2:07.30 with the 2014 Commonwealth champion atop the all-time national standings. London 2012 silver medallist Michael Jamieson<\/strong> (2:07.43), James Wilby<\/strong> (2:07.49) and Andrew Willis<\/strong> (2:07.73) are the other men ahead of Nowacki who slots in 0.02 ahead of Adam Peaty<\/strong> and his 2:08.34 from the 2015 British championships.<\/p>\n

It also propelled him to eighth fastest in the world this year 1.08 off Yamato Fukasawa’s <\/strong>rankings topper.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely had the Championship record on my horizon as I had been training really well, but I didn\u2019t think I was going to swim that quick so I kind of surprised myself to be honest,” he told European Aquatics. \u201cDoruk is a great competitor, he out-touched me to win this title last year and he\u2019s a great talent. We\u2019ve been competing against each other since last year. He swims a good time, I swim a little bit quicker, he swims a little bit quicker. Before my semi-final when I heard he had broken the Championship record in his race it made my heart go a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nowacki then played his part in the concluding victory earned by Great Britain as they made a successful defence of their mixed 4x100m medley title, lowering the Championship record and European junior record to 3:47.07.<\/p>\n

Juska Swims Quickfire Double<\/h3>\n

Lithuania\u2019s Tajus Juska<\/strong> secured the men\u2019s 100 butterfly and men\u2019s 50m freestyle titles in the space of half an hour. The 16-year-old was third at the 100 fly turn before he picked off the two men ahead of him to as he touched in 52.54, 0.10 ahead of Great Britain\u2019s early leader Dean Fearn<\/strong>, with bronze going to Spain\u2019s Isak Fernandez Rodrigo<\/strong> in 52.72.<\/p>\n

His victory in the men\u2019s 50m freestyle was earned in a time of 22.14 in a frantic finish that saw him touch just 0.03 ahead of Ukraine\u2019s Nikita Sheremet<\/strong>, with bronze going to Spain\u2019s 2024 silver medallist Luca Hoek le Guenedal<\/strong> in 22.28, a day after he became the first Spanish man to break 22secs in 21.99.<\/p>\n

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Tajus Juska: Photo Courtesy: Istvan Derencsenyi\/European Aquatics<\/p><\/div>\n

In the men\u2019s 200m backstroke final Ireland\u2019s defending champion John Shortt<\/strong> led for much of the race but had to settle for bronze in 1:58.45 as Italy\u2019s Daniele del Signore<\/strong>, last year\u2019s 100m backstroke champion, replicated his 2024 finish in this event in a time of 1:57.94, with victory going to Hungarian newcomer Zsombor Racz<\/strong> in 1:57.89.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s 200m backstroke saw the two Spanish swimmers who have dominated this competition finish in first and second place, with gold going to defending champion Estella Tonrath<\/strong> in 2:10.02 and silver to Nahia Garrido<\/strong> in 2:12.47.\u00a0Romania\u2019s 2024 silver medallist Aissia-Claudia Prisecariu<\/strong> won bronze in 2:13.10.<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s Lena Ludwig<\/strong> successfully defended her women\u2019s 200m breaststroke title in 2:27.48, with silver going to Poland\u2019s newcomer Paulina Baran<\/strong> in 2:27.78 and Switzerland\u2019s Kay-Lyn Lohr earning bronze in 2:27.95.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert-Andrei Badea<\/strong> retained his 400m medley title in dominant fashion, leading from start to finish to clock 4:18.22.\u00a0Spain\u2019s Cristobal Vargas<\/strong> took silver in 4:19.26 ahead of Turkiye\u2019s Onur Oksuz<\/strong>, who clocked 4:19.92.<\/p>\n