{"id":9658,"date":"2005-07-05T00:50:55","date_gmt":"2005-07-05T05:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/uncategorized\/2005\/07\/strong-performances-mark-first-day-of-european-youth-olympic-festival\/"},"modified":"2014-07-25T20:08:58","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T03:08:58","slug":"strong-performances-mark-first-day-of-european-youth-olympic-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/strong-performances-mark-first-day-of-european-youth-olympic-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Performances Mark First Day of European Youth Olympic Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Oene Rusticus<\/p>\n<p>LIGNANO, Italy, July 5. THE European Youth Olympic Festival has started in the Italian city of Lignano, a large tourist city near Venice. At this EYOF, the best athletes of 48 European countries will compete in 11 different sports. The swimming meet is high-level preparation for next year\u2019s European Youth Championships, as the swimmers are aged 15-16 for boys and 13-14 for girls, one year younger than the eligibility to participate in the EYC.<\/p>\n<p>The swim meet breaths an Olympic atmosphere, with Sydney Olympic star Domenico Fioravanti as a special guest to open the meet. He said: \u201cThe EYOF is an important event, which gives the young athletes the chance to grow and enrich their international experience to take part, in the future, in the great sport competitions: the Olympic Games, the World and European Championships.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>As predicted, the British contingent is one of the strongest, with three gold medals, including the women\u2019s 400 freestyle relay. Ceri Unwin opened the competition for Great Britain in the 400 freestyle, taking over the lead at the 250-meter mark from Russia\u2019s Elena Sokolova. Unwin won in a strong 4:16.46, while Sokolova just out-touched home crowd favorite Cinzia Sciocchetti with a 4:19.86 to a 4:20.18. <\/p>\n<p>Ellen Gandy accounted for the second victory for Britain in the 100 butterfly, clocking 1:02.60. Carla Campo from Spain and Orsolya Tompa from Hungary battled for second, which was decided at the finish with a 1:03.34 to 1:03.54 for Tompa. Gandy also swam the second fastest leg in the freestyle relay, with only her anchor swimmer Lauren Collins faster. Germany finished second in the freestyle relay, just ahead of Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Vira Klymenko won the women\u2019s 200 breaststroke, splitting 1:14.23 en route to a mark of 2:33.07. Nadezda Voropaeva (2:35.69) held of Britain\u2019s Helena Thornton (2:36.14) for silver.<\/p>\n<p>Yoris Grandjean from the French part of Belgium won the 100 freestyle in a stunning upset over Russia\u2019s Sergey Fesikov, who seemed to be the favorite after the heats. Grandjean\u2019s 51.27 was well ahead of the 51.99 of Michele Santucci, who finished slightly ahead of Fesikov (52.06).<\/p>\n<p>Italy got its first gold medal when Damiano Lestingi won the 200 backstroke, giving the packed swimming arena what it hoped for. Only Yannick Lebherz from Germany could stay close (2:03.71 to 2:04.48). Anton Anchin won the bronze medal. <\/p>\n<p>Dinko Jukic led the field in the 200 individual medley from the start, allowing his competitors to narrow the gap only on the breaststroke. His 2:07.13 was almost a second ahead of Britain\u2019s Jonathan Turner-Cook. Mateusz Matczak from Poland won the battle for bronze in 2:09.94.<\/p>\n<p>Germany had the best men\u2019s team in the 400 freestyle relay, leading from the start and finishing in 3:30.22. The battle for silver and bronze was won by Italy (3:32.19) and Russia (3:33.54).<\/p>\n<p>Results <\/p>\n<p><b>400 freestyle women A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 Ceri UNWIN GREAT BRITAIN    1991  30.56   1&#39;02.65   1&#39;35.01   2&#39;07.43   2&#39;39.67   3&#39;12.10   3&#39;44.50   4&#39;16.48<br \/>\n2 3 Elena SOKOLOVA RUSSIA    1991  30.17   1&#39;01.95   1&#39;34.43   2&#39;07.36   2&#39;40.36   3&#39;14.21   3&#39;47.40   4&#39;19.86<br \/>\n3 5 Cinzia SCIOCCHETTI ITALY    1991  30.72   1&#39;02.82   1&#39;35.53   2&#39;08.04   2&#39;41.23   3&#39;14.79   3&#39;47.72   4&#39;20.18<br \/>\n4 6 Fanni SZEDER HUNGARY    1992  30.50   1&#39;03.46   1&#39;37.32   2&#39;11.07   2&#39;45.33   3&#39;19.21   3&#39;53.54   4&#39;26.64<br \/>\n5 2 Michelle Melanie KUSSIN AUSTRIA    1992  30.76   1&#39;04.17   1&#39;37.70   2&#39;12.22   2&#39;46.56   3&#39;21.02   3&#39;55.40   4&#39;27.62<br \/>\n6 1 Nika Karlina PETRIC SLOVENIA    1992  31.19   1&#39;04.41   1&#39;37.89   2&#39;12.17   2&#39;46.13   3&#39;20.70   3&#39;54.70   4&#39;27.66<br \/>\n7 8 Monique STECHERT GERMANY    1991  30.52   1&#39;03.54   1&#39;37.78   2&#39;12.61   2&#39;47.71   3&#39;22.62   3&#39;57.34   4&#39;30.19<br \/>\n8 7 Alexandra MANIOU GREECE    1992  32.02   1&#39;07.08   1&#39;42.73   2&#39;18.19   2&#39;52.96   3&#39;28.30   4&#39;02.34   4&#39;36.00 <\/p>\n<p><b>400 freestyle women B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 3 Anna NOVAKOVA CZECH REPUBLIC    1991  30.46   1&#39;03.97   1&#39;38.02   2&#39;12.83   2&#39;47.53   3&#39;22.43   3&#39;56.62   4&#39;29.72<br \/>\n2 5 Marta NOGUEROLES SPAIN    1991  32.23   1&#39;06.41   1&#39;40.53   2&#39;14.97   2&#39;49.31   3&#39;23.86   3&#39;58.42   4&#39;31.59<br \/>\n3 6 Ingrid Nygaard KNUTZEN NORWAY    1991  32.05   1&#39;06.40   1&#39;41.08   2&#39;15.78   2&#39;50.22   3&#39;25.15   3&#39;59.71   4&#39;33.11<br \/>\n4 1 Sofie HARNFELDT DENMARK    1991  31.59   1&#39;06.01   1&#39;40.56   2&#39;15.66   2&#39;50.39   3&#39;25.81   4&#39;00.66   4&#39;34.84<br \/>\n5 4 Orla RYAN IRELAND    1991  31.83   1&#39;05.93   1&#39;40.84   2&#39;15.93   2&#39;51.09   3&#39;26.49   4&#39;01.56   4&#39;35.02<br \/>\n6 7 Ninni ARVIDSSON SWEDEN    1991  32.21   1&#39;06.95   1&#39;42.20   2&#39;17.37   2&#39;53.14   3&#39;28.45   4&#39;03.72   4&#39;38.54<br \/>\n7 2 Maeva BREMOND FRANCE RAF   1991  31.64   1&#39;06.15   1&#39;41.51   2&#39;17.27   2&#39;52.67   3&#39;28.52   4&#39;04.12   4&#39;39.18<br \/>\n8 8 Aleksandra KAMINSKA POLAND    1992  32.33   1&#39;07.34   1&#39;42.78   2&#39;18.16   2&#39;54.17   3&#39;30.06   4&#39;06.22   4&#39;41.26  <\/p>\n<p><b>100 freestyle men A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 5 Yoris GRANDJEAN RAM   1989 BELGIUM  25.07   51.27<br \/>\n2 3 Michele SANTUCCI RAM   1989 ITALY  25.38   51.99<br \/>\n3 4 Sergey FESIKOV RAM   1989 RUSSIA  24.85   52.06<br \/>\n4 6 Nimrod SHAPIRA BAR OR RAM   1989 ISRAEL  25.40   52.55<br \/>\n5 7 Yauheni LAZUKA    1989 BELARUS  25.42   53.17<br \/>\n6 2 Oleksandr ISAKOV RAM   1989 UKRAINE  25.45   53.20<br \/>\n7 1 Marius BORNHEIM RAM   1989 GERMANY  25.42   53.29<br \/>\n8 8 Sebastian OSTROWSKI RAM   1989 POLAND  25.43   53.66  <\/p>\n<p><b>100 freestyle men B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 5 Jorge MAIA RAM   1989 PORTUGAL  26.48   53.55<br \/>\n2 4 David LARSSON RAM   1989 SWEDEN  25.80   53.80<br \/>\n3 3 Robert ZBOGAR RAM   1989 SLOVENIA  25.79   54.20<br \/>\n4 6 Robert IDDIOLS RAM   1989 GREAT BRITAIN  26.47   54.55<br \/>\n5 1 Deividas CEPULIS RAM   1989 LITHUANIA  26.70   54.72<br \/>\n6 2 Eloi SAUMELL RAM   1989 SPAIN  26.24   54.80<br \/>\n7 7 Paul CHESNEL RAM   1989 FRANCE  26.66   55.01<br \/>\n8 8 Duncan FURRER RAM   1989 SWITZERLAND  26.90   55.85 <\/p>\n<p><b>100 butterfly women A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 Ellen GANDY RAF   1991 GREAT BRITAIN  29.52   1&#39;02.60<br \/>\n2 5 Carla CAMPO RAF   1991 SPAIN  30.34   1&#39;03.34<br \/>\n3 3 Orsolya TOMPA    1991 HUNGARY  30.17   1&#39;03.54<br \/>\n4 7 Gizem CAM RAF   1991 TURKEY  30.21   1&#39;05.07<br \/>\n5 2 Karolina SZCZEPANIAK    1992 POLAND  30.18   1&#39;05.54<br \/>\n6 6 Christin ZENNER    1991 GERMANY  29.70   1&#39;05.79<br \/>\n7 1 Nikola ZATOPKOVA    1991 CZECH REPUBLIC  30.47   1&#39;05.96<br \/>\n8 8 Josefine KARLSSON    1991 SWEDEN  31.39   1&#39;06.69  <\/p>\n<p><b>100 butterfly women B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 8 Kim NICKELS    1991 LUXEMBOURG  30.74   1&#39;05.36<br \/>\n2 2 Tijana VUKANOVIC    1991 SERBIA and MONTENEGRO  30.65   1&#39;05.46<br \/>\n3 6 Daria KOSTOVAROVA    1991 RUSSIA  31.56   1&#39;05.95<br \/>\n4 5 Anca Mathilda STEFAN    1992 ROMANIA  30.82   1&#39;05.99<br \/>\n5 4 Andriana TERZI    1991 GREECE  31.09   1&#39;06.46<br \/>\n6 7 Mich BISCHOFF STRANDSKOV RAF   1992 DENMARK  32.22   1&#39;06.91<br \/>\n7 3 Kseniya LEBEDZEVA    1991 BELARUS  31.29   1&#39;06.94<br \/>\n8 1 Debora NANNINI    1991 ITALY  30.99   1&#39;07.28 <\/p>\n<p><b>200 backstroke men A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 Damiano LESTINGI RAM   1989 ITALY  29.65   1&#39;01.57   1&#39;32.79   2&#39;03.71<br \/>\n2 3 Yannick LEBHERZ RAM   1989 GERMANY  29.88   1&#39;01.87   1&#39;33.51   2&#39;04.48<br \/>\n3 5 Anton ANCHIN RAM   1990 RUSSIA  31.01   1&#39;02.82   1&#39;35.30   2&#39;06.46<br \/>\n4 6 Tomasz GASZYK RAM   1989 POLAND  30.70   1&#39;02.96   1&#39;35.27   2&#39;06.73<br \/>\n5 1 Marco LOUGHRAN RAM   1989 GREAT BRITAIN  28.69   1&#39;00.38   1&#39;33.69   2&#39;06.83<br \/>\n6 7 Nimrod SHAPIRA BAR OR RAM   1989 ISRAEL  30.95   1&#39;02.78   1&#39;36.29   2&#39;07.64<br \/>\n7 2 Niklas GUSTAVSSON RAM   1989 SWEDEN  30.52   1&#39;03.38   1&#39;36.42   2&#39;08.56<br \/>\n8 8 Henk VAN NIEJENHUIS RAM   1989 NETHERLANDS  30.57   1&#39;02.61   1&#39;35.85   2&#39;09.76  <\/p>\n<p><b>200 backstroke men B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 5 Alexandros PAPOUTSIS RAM   1989 GREECE     1&#39;03.29   1&#39;35.78   2&#39;08.57<br \/>\n2 7 Gabor BALOG RAM   1990 HUNGARY     1&#39;03.80   1&#39;37.40   2&#39;09.94<br \/>\n3 2 Florian DUGRENIL RAM   1989 FRANCE  31.02   1&#39;04.39   1&#39;37.65   2&#39;10.26<br \/>\n4 1 Andriy ALEKSENKO RAM   1989 UKRAINE  31.39   1&#39;04.29   1&#39;37.32   2&#39;10.37<br \/>\n5 3 Pavel SANKOVICH RAM   1990 BELARUS  30.68   1&#39;04.82   1&#39;38.93   2&#39;11.66<br \/>\n6 4 Lazar BOGDANOVSKI RAM   1989 SERBIA and MONTENEGRO  30.65   1&#39;03.44   1&#39;38.52   2&#39;11.86<br \/>\n7 6 Jan RUS RAM   1989 CZECH REPUBLIC     1&#39;03.33   1&#39;37.68   2&#39;11.97<br \/>\n8 8 Hector JIMENEZ RAM   1989 SPAIN     1&#39;04.67   1&#39;38.93   2&#39;12.37  <\/p>\n<p><b>200 breaststroke women A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 5 Vira KLYMENKO    1991 UKRAINE  35.78   1&#39;14.23   1&#39;53.58   2&#39;33.07<br \/>\n2 4 Nadezda VOROPAEVA    1991 RUSSIA  35.80   1&#39;14.77   1&#39;55.17   2&#39;35.69<br \/>\n3 3 Helena THORNTON    1991 GREAT BRITAIN  36.34   1&#39;16.06   1&#39;55.84   2&#39;36.14<br \/>\n4 6 Hanna WESTRIN    1991 SWEDEN  36.06   1&#39;15.81   1&#39;56.12   2&#39;37.23<br \/>\n5 7 Dominika JURCZYNSKA    1991 POLAND  37.45   1&#39;17.54   1&#39;58.16   2&#39;37.38<br \/>\n6 8 Theresa MICHALAK    1992 GERMANY  36.55   1&#39;17.38   1&#39;58.72   2&#39;38.95<br \/>\n7 2 Iona Alexandra POPA    1991 ROMANIA  36.98   1&#39;17.21   1&#39;58.27   2&#39;39.52<br \/>\n8 1 Francesca ACETO    1991 ITALY  37.19   1&#39;17.67   1&#39;58.90   2&#39;41.33 <\/p>\n<p><b>200 breaststroke women B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 3 Clara &#8211; Lou DEJAEGHER RAF   1991 BELGIUM  37.19   1&#39;18.94   1&#39;59.44   2&#39;38.65<br \/>\n2 4 Uschi HALBREINER    1991 AUSTRIA  37.07   1&#39;17.71   1&#39;58.27   2&#39;38.67<br \/>\n3 5 Reetta HARKONEN    1991 FINLAND  36.60   1&#39;16.95   1&#39;58.10   2&#39;39.04<br \/>\n4 8 Elisavet MAKARITOU    1991 GREECE  36.58   1&#39;17.14   1&#39;58.61   2&#39;39.62<br \/>\n5 6 Agnes Mariann KANDA    1991 HUNGARY  36.39   1&#39;16.63   1&#39;58.96   2&#39;40.14<br \/>\n6 2 Fiona DOYLE RAF   1991 IRELAND  35.74   1&#39;17.15   1&#39;59.46   2&#39;42.37<br \/>\n7 7 Kristyna PALKOVICOVA    1991 SLOVAKIA  37.50   1&#39;18.89   2&#39;01.39   2&#39;43.03<br \/>\n8 1 Dominika VASINKOVA    1992 CZECH REPUBLIC  36.92   1&#39;18.81   2&#39;00.80   2&#39;44.29 <\/p>\n<p><b>200 IM men A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 Dinko JUKIC RAM   1989 AUSTRIA  27.25   59.39   1&#39;37.04   2&#39;07.13<br \/>\n2 5 Jonathan TURNER &#8211; COOK RAM   1989 GREAT BRITAIN  28.18   1&#39;00.97   1&#39;37.83   2&#39;07.86<br \/>\n3 8 Sergio GARCIA RAM   1989 SPAIN  28.22   1&#39;01.74   1&#39;39.60   2&#39;09.94<br \/>\n4 1 Mateusz MATCZAK RAM   1989 POLAND  28.16   1&#39;01.00   1&#39;38.75   2&#39;09.99<br \/>\n5 2 Leif AHME RAM   1989 GERMANY  27.94   1&#39;02.71   1&#39;39.51   2&#39;10.56<br \/>\n6 7 Glenn SURGELOOSE RAM   1989 BELGIUM  27.65   59.83   1&#39;40.25   2&#39;10.68<br \/>\n7 3 Romain LANDRY RAM   1989 FRANCE  27.91   1&#39;01.47   1&#39;39.66   2&#39;10.76<br \/>\n8 6 Dmitriy SHELOMENTSEV RAM   1989 RUSSIA  28.12   1&#39;03.72   1&#39;40.25   2&#39;10.81  <\/p>\n<p><b>200 IM men B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 3 Paulo ARAUJO RAM   1989 PORTUGAL  28.43   1&#39;02.06   1&#39;40.72   2&#39;11.58<br \/>\n2 4 Rotem REICH RAM   1989 ISRAEL  29.21   1&#39;02.69   1&#39;41.78   2&#39;12.52<br \/>\n3 5 Martin BADURA  RAM   1989 CZECH REPUBLIC  27.81   1&#39;01.13   1&#39;42.45   2&#39;13.69<br \/>\n4 6 Christoffer WALLIN RAM   1990 SWEDEN  29.10   1&#39;03.55   1&#39;43.10   2&#39;14.12<br \/>\n5 2 Csaba PEK RAM   1989 HUNGARY  28.54   1&#39;03.37   1&#39;43.29   2&#39;15.28<br \/>\n6 8 Oliver GONDZA RAM   1990 SLOVAKIA  29.59   1&#39;05.54   1&#39;43.51   2&#39;15.94<br \/>\n7 1 Deniss SOLONIN RAM   1989 ESTONIA  28.12   1&#39;03.97   1&#39;44.28   2&#39;17.92<br \/>\n8 7 Grigorios NTARLANTANIS RAM   1989 GREECE  29.97   1&#39;06.17   1&#39;47.59   2&#39;18.32  <\/p>\n<p><b>400 freestyle relay women final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 GREAT BRITAIN     28.56  58.79  1&#39;27.27  1&#39;57.95  2&#39;26.19  2&#39;56.25  3&#39;23.64  3&#39;53.72<br \/>\nElisabeth SIMMONDS   1991  28.56   58.79<br \/>\nChloe HART   1991  28.48   59.16<br \/>\nEllen GANDY   1991  28.24   58.30<br \/>\nLauren COLLINS   1991  27.39   57.47  <\/p>\n<p>2 5 GERMANY     29.07  1&#39;00.06  1&#39;28.57  1&#39;59.17  2&#39;27.44  2&#39;58.67  3&#39;26.72  3&#39;56.78<br \/>\nLisa VITTING   1991  29.07   1&#39;00.06<br \/>\nLaura VANEK   1991  28.51   59.11<br \/>\nSina SUTTER   1991  28.27   59.50<br \/>\nUta MULLER   1991  28.05   58.11  <\/p>\n<p>3 6 HUNGARY     29.01  59.47  1&#39;27.85  1&#39;58.70  2&#39;27.81  2&#39;58.44  3&#39;26.63  3&#39;57.15<br \/>\nEmese KOVACS   1991  29.01   59.47<br \/>\nGerda OLAH   1991  28.38   59.23<br \/>\nOrsolya TOMPA   1991  29.11   59.74<br \/>\nAnett KOVACS   1991  28.19   58.71  <\/p>\n<p>4 2 SWEDEN     28.04  58.77  1&#39;26.27  1&#39;57.26  2&#39;25.78  2&#39;57.55  3&#39;26.18  3&#39;57.70<br \/>\nNathalie LINDBORG   1991  28.04   58.77<br \/>\nNinni ARVIDSSON   1991  27.50   58.49<br \/>\nPaulina SJOHOLM   1991  28.52   1&#39;00.29<br \/>\nJosefine KARLSSON   1991  28.63   1&#39;00.15  <\/p>\n<p>5 3 ITALY     28.26  59.58  1&#39;27.72  1&#39;59.25  2&#39;27.72  2&#39;59.18  3&#39;28.04  3&#39;58.79<br \/>\nElisa CIMAROSTO   1991  28.26   59.58<br \/>\nCaterina BRIGHI   1992  28.14   59.67<br \/>\nEleonora TAFI   1992  28.47   59.93<br \/>\nCinzia SCIOCCHETTI   1991  28.86   59.61  <\/p>\n<p>6 7 FRANCE     29.17  59.40  1&#39;28.22  1&#39;59.60  2&#39;28.53  3&#39;00.70  3&#39;29.60  4&#39;01.84<br \/>\nMalaguie DELARBRE   1991  29.17   59.40<br \/>\nElsa TRUJILLO   1991  28.82   1&#39;00.20<br \/>\nDelph SCORPOLINI &#8211; ROCHE   1991  28.93   1&#39;01.10<br \/>\nMargaux FABRE   1992  28.90   1&#39;01.14  <\/p>\n<p>7 1 RUSSIA     28.60  59.72  1&#39;28.81  2&#39;00.85  2&#39;30.17  3&#39;02.19  3&#39;31.25  4&#39;02.97<br \/>\nOxana SHLAPAKOVA   1991  28.60   59.72<br \/>\nYulia FEDOS&#39;KINA   1991  29.09   1&#39;01.13<br \/>\nDaria LYASHENKO   1991  29.32   1&#39;01.34<br \/>\nElena SOKOLOVA   1991  29.06   1&#39;00.78  <\/p>\n<p>8 8 BELGIUM     29.21  1&#39;00.76  1&#39;30.06  2&#39;01.89  2&#39;31.68  3&#39;04.05  3&#39;31.93  4&#39;03.45<br \/>\nCharlotte MAES   1991  29.21   1&#39;00.76<br \/>\nJulie BAUWENS   1991  29.30   1&#39;01.13<br \/>\nLaurence LAMBOT   1991  29.79   1&#39;02.16<br \/>\nJoliene SIJSMANS   1992  27.88   59.40 <\/p>\n<p><b>400 freestyle relay men final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 GERMANY     25.76  53.06  1&#39;18.18  1&#39;45.65    2&#39;38.61  3&#39;03.02  3&#39;30.22<br \/>\nMarius BORNHEIM   1989  25.76   53.06<br \/>\nDimitri COLUPAEV   1990  25.12   52.59<br \/>\nRobin BACKHAUS   1989  *****   52.96<br \/>\nYannick LEBHERZ   1989  24.41   51.61  <\/p>\n<p>2 5 ITALY     26.17  53.19  1&#39;18.86  1&#39;46.90  2&#39;04.29  2&#39;40.76  3&#39;05.56  3&#39;32.19<br \/>\nLuca LAVEZZARI   1989  26.17   53.19<br \/>\nAntonio TESSAROTTO   1989  25.67   53.71<br \/>\nFilippo BARBACINI   1990  17.39   53.86<br \/>\nMichele SANTUCCI   1989  24.80   51.43  <\/p>\n<p>3 7 RUSSIA     26.16  54.85  1&#39;21.08  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