Day 4 Finals Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWomen’s 50m Backstroke<\/h3>\n
Sara Curtis<\/strong> made her first journey inside 26secs to top prelims in 25.97, 0.06 swifter than her previous best of 26.03 – a WJR – from the short-course worlds in Budapest. Lauren Cox<\/strong>, winner of the 100m backstroke, was second through in 26.15, 0.02 outside the British record of 26.13 that has stood to Georgia Davies<\/strong> since 2018. Analia Pigree<\/strong> (26.39) and Louise Hansson<\/strong> (26.51) were next through.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/w-50-back-luub-700x500.png\")
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Men’s 50m Backstroke<\/h3>\n
Ralf Tribuntsov<\/strong> led the way in 22.86 as he lowered his own Estonian record from the Carmel stop of the World Cup by 0.05. Miroslav Knedla<\/strong> of Czechia was the other man inside 23 on 22.94 followed by Robert Pedersen<\/strong> (23.18) and Ollie Morgan<\/strong>, who went within 0.10 of Chris Walker-Hebborn’s<\/strong> British record in 23.19. Walker-Hebborn, an Olympic and world medley relay medallist, posted 23.09 en-route to silver at the 2015 edition in Netanya, Israel.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m-50-back-lub-700x500.png\")
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Women’s 50m Breaststroke<\/h3>\n
Tribuntsov’s Estonia teammate Eneli Jefimova<\/strong> already has one title under her belt when she sped to the 100 crown in a championship record of 1:02.82. She topped the two-length prelims in 29.48, heading 10 women on 29secs separated by 0.50. Anastasia Gorbenko<\/strong> (29.64) and Ruta Meilutyte<\/strong>, the world record holder, (29.69) were the next through. Reigning champion Benedetta Pilato<\/strong> isn’t in Lublin as she serves a suspension imposed after she and Italian teammate Chiara Tarantino<\/strong> were caught shoplifting after the Singapore worlds.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/w-50-breast-lub-700x500.png\")
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Men’s 50m Breaststroke<\/h3>\n
The two-per-nation rule really came into play here where three Italians filled the top four slots. Simone Cerasuolo<\/strong> set the pace in the fifth of seven heats in 25.52 which meant a nervous wait. Teammate Nicolo Martinenghi<\/strong> went 25.84 in the final prelim ahead of Ludovico Viberti<\/strong> whose time of 25.89 was fourth fastest but he misses out as only two swimmers from a single nation can progress from the prelims. World record-holder Emre Sakci<\/strong> posted the same time as Martinenghi for joint second qualifier with Melvin Imoudu<\/strong> of Germany next through in 26.06.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m-50-br-lub-700x500.png\")
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Women’s 50m Freestyle<\/h3>\n
Sara Curtis<\/strong> continued her morning with another prelims topper as she stopped the clock in 23.45secs. Kasia Wasick<\/strong> of Poland was catching with every stroke down the second 25 which she covered in 11.99 as she posted 23.47. Silvia di Pietro\u00a0<\/strong>– who set an Italian mark of 23.39 leading off the women’s 4×50 free relay quartet that won silver on the opening night – joins teammate Curtis in the semis after posting 23.70 with 2023 silver medallist Beryl Gastaldello<\/strong> also through (23.80). Okaro safely progressed in 23.96. Marrit Steenbergen<\/strong> and Roos Vanotterdijk<\/strong> were absent, the former already having a busy evening ahead.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/w-50-free-lub-700x500.png\")
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Men’s 50m Freestyle<\/h3>\n
A new champion is guaranteed in this event with Ben Proud<\/strong> having joined the Enhanced Games. Proud set a European record of 20.18 en-route to gold in Otopeni two years ago. On Saturday, it was Leonardo Deplano<\/strong> who topped prelims in 20.98 with the Italian the only man to break 21 seconds. Jere Hribar<\/strong> and Heiko Gigler<\/strong> both clocked 21.oo with Maxime Grousset<\/strong> next through in 21.06 followed by Nikita Sheremet<\/strong> (21.08) and Szebasztian Szabo<\/strong> (21.15) with the Hungarian having won gold in 2021 and joint silver alongside Florent Manaudou<\/strong> two years ago.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m-50-free-lub-700x500.png\")
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Women’s 200m Butterfly<\/h3>\n
With the breathless sprints completed, the 200 fly races got underway albeit with only 16 swimmers in the women’s race. Helena Rosendahl Bach<\/strong>, Otopeni silver medallist, led the way in 2:06.12 ahead of Great Britain’s Emily Richards<\/strong> (2:06.26). There was a gap of more than 3.5secs to the next qualifier Paola Borrelli who clocked 2:09.78 while Angelina Kohler,<\/strong> who won the title two years ago, was 16th in 2:15.48. However, given only 16 swimmers entered, there was little or no pressure on the women.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/w-200-fly-lub-450x369.png\")
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Men’s 200m Butterfly<\/h3>\n
The two-per-nation rule played its part as Polish swimmers filled the top three slots. Krzysztof Chmielewski<\/strong> led the way in 1:50.93, 0.01 swifter than brother Michal<\/strong> (1:50.94) which meant that Adrian Jaskiewicz<\/strong> missed out despite posting 1:51.80.\u00a0 No\u00e8 Ponti\u00a0<\/b>has taken a long break from the event but he qualified third in 1:52.34. Of note was the presence of Olympic and world backstroke medallist Luke Greenbank<\/strong> who qualified 16th in 1:55.52.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/men-200-fly-lub-450x379.png\")
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Women’s 1500m Freestyle<\/h3>\n
Simona Quadarella<\/strong> already has two silver medals from the 400 and 800 in Lublin, both won behind Isabel Gose<\/strong> who isn’t competing in the longest race in the pool. The Italian has enjoyed a fine 2025 in which she set a European record of 15:31.79 en-route to silver at the World Championships in Singapore. She was comfortably the top qualifier in 15:48.82, almost seven seconds ahead of Spanish duo Maria De Valdes Alvarez<\/strong> (15:55.74) and Angela Martinez Guillen<\/strong> (15:58.36).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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