{"id":9662,"date":"2005-07-06T02:51:47","date_gmt":"2005-07-06T07:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/uncategorized\/2005\/07\/simmonds-mines-gold-twice-at-european-youth-olympic-festival\/"},"modified":"2014-07-25T20:09:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T03:09:27","slug":"simmonds-mines-gold-twice-at-european-youth-olympic-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/simmonds-mines-gold-twice-at-european-youth-olympic-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Simmonds Mines Gold Twice at European Youth Olympic Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LIGNANO, Italy, July 6. THE second day of the European Youth Olympic Festival was highlighted by two victories from Elizabeth Simmonds of Great Britain, who won both the 200 backstroke and the 200 individual medley in less than 30 minutes. The big disappointment was the failing timing system, which had a major effect on at least one final, the 100 freestyle for women.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic pool in Lignano is brand new, as construction started only in September of 2004. Fifteen months ago, the organizing committee decided to rethink the idea of having the swimming meet in an open-air pool 60 kilometers from the Olympic village and started making plans to build a new pool. The pool is finished, but there was not enough time to check the timing system thoroughly.  <\/p>\n<p>The swimmers in the women\u2019s 100 freestyle made a great race of their event, with two athletes moving away from the rest of the field. Lauren Collins (Great Britain) and Nathalie Lindborg (Sweden) had a close finish in the race for gold, but when the timing system failed, the jury decided to give the gold to Collins. Although Lindborg was awarded the silver medal, both women were given 57.90 as a time.<\/p>\n<p>Malaguie Delarbre collected the bronze medal, leading the rest of the field with all highly questionable times. Luckily there is a rest day planned for the swimmers on Wednesday, giving the organization the opportunity to check and recheck the timing system.<\/p>\n<p>Simmonds was the queen of the pool on the second night of action, winning both the 200 backstroke and the 200 I.M. in convincing fashion. With a 2:18.73, she smashed the competition in the I.M., leaving Emese Kovacs (2:21.32) and the 200 breaststroke silver medalist Nadezda Voropaeva (2:22.49) at a safe distance. Just 30 minutes earlier, Simmonds clocked 2:14.08 in the 200 backstroke. Oxana Shlapakova (2:19.18) and Caterina Brighi (2.20.48) followed.<\/p>\n<p>The German team won two out of three men\u2019s events. Robin Backhaus was the first to touch the pad in the 400 freestyle, clocking 4:01.24. Maciej Hreniak (Poland) swam like he encountered giant waves, but still managed to finish second, ahead of Nimrod Shapira Bar Or (Israel). <\/p>\n<p>Marcel Luck was the second swimmer from Germany to capture gold. He finished his 100-meter butterfly race just ahead of Yauheni Lazuka (Belarus) in 55.88 to 56.12. The winner of Tuesday\u2019s 100 freestyle, Yoris Grandjean just out-touched Ivan Lendjar for bronze. The 200 breaststroke was won by Italian Luca Pizzini in 2:17.78, well ahead of Dmitriy Shelomentsev (2:20.89) and Giedrius Titenis (2:21.12).<\/p>\n<p>The organizing committee had programmed a mixed 800 freestyle relay, giving smaller countries with only two or three boys and girls the opportunity to participate in a relay at this festival. The final, however, was won by the big countries. Great Britain was unbeatable, finishing eight seconds ahead of Russia and Hungary, leaving Germany in fourth place.<\/p>\n<p><b>400 freestyle men A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 5 Robin BACKHAUS GERMANY RAM   1989  27.90   58.37   1&#39;29.47   2&#39;00.36   2&#39;31.28   3&#39;02.40   3&#39;32.80   4&#39;01.24<br \/>\n2 6 Maciej HRENIAK POLAND RAM   1989  28.62   59.13   1&#39;30.12   2&#39;00.95   2&#39;32.05   3&#39;02.90   3&#39;32.91   4&#39;02.08<br \/>\n3 2 Nimrod SHAPIRA BAR OR ISRAEL RAM   1989  28.61   59.90   1&#39;31.18   2&#39;02.48   2&#39;32.89   3&#39;03.91   3&#39;34.07   4&#39;02.90<br \/>\n4 4 Manuel VINCENZI ITALY RAM   1989  28.10   58.29   1&#39;29.24   2&#39;00.29   2&#39;31.14   3&#39;02.54   3&#39;33.27   4&#39;02.91<br \/>\n5 7 Jorge MAIA PORTUGAL RAM   1989  27.89   57.56   1&#39;28.16   1&#39;58.87   2&#39;30.05   3&#39;01.51   3&#39;33.16   4&#39;03.16<br \/>\n6 3 Juan Luis RODRIGUEZ SPAIN RAM   1989  28.52   59.16   1&#39;29.94   2&#39;02.14   2&#39;31.89   3&#39;03.92   3&#39;33.33   4&#39;05.25<br \/>\n7 8 Caglar GOKBULUT TURKEY RAM   1989  29.82   1&#39;01.25   1&#39;32.93   2&#39;04.47   2&#39;35.56   3&#39;06.19   3&#39;37.39   4&#39;07.48<br \/>\n8 1 Glenn SURGELOOSE BELGIUM RAM   1989  28.30   59.09   1&#39;30.98   2&#39;03.33   2&#39;35.70   3&#39;08.67   3&#39;42.02   4&#39;14.70 <\/p>\n<p><b>400 meter vrije slag men B final<\/b><br \/>\n1 2 Adam BROWN GREAT BRITAIN RAM   1989  28.03   59.22   1&#39;30.67   2&#39;02.50   2&#39;33.98   3&#39;04.30   3&#39;35.38   4&#39;06.45<br \/>\n2 6 Clement SACCHERI FRANCE RAM   1989  28.82   59.82   1&#39;31.56   2&#39;03.23   2&#39;35.01   3&#39;06.71   3&#39;37.68   4&#39;08.51<br \/>\n3 4 Adam DAJKA HUNGARY RAM   1989  28.14   58.78   1&#39;30.53   2&#39;02.48   2&#39;34.54   3&#39;06.95   3&#39;39.53   4&#39;09.72<br \/>\n4 7 Henk VAN NIEJENHUIS NETHERLANDS RAM   1989  28.73   59.73   1&#39;31.52   2&#39;03.55   2&#39;35.99   3&#39;08.44   3&#39;40.36   4&#39;10.28<br \/>\n5 8 Christoffer WALLIN SWEDEN RAM   1990  28.89   59.98   1&#39;31.88   2&#39;04.15   2&#39;36.71   3&#39;09.31   3&#39;41.67   4&#39;12.52<br \/>\n6 3 Dimitrios ADAMOPOULOS GREECE RAM   1989  28.71   1&#39;01.72   1&#39;31.24   2&#39;03.36   2&#39;35.18   3&#39;08.93   3&#39;39.49   4&#39;12.79<br \/>\n7 1 Remus Florin DAVID ROMANIA RAM   1989  28.60   1&#39;00.45   1&#39;32.40   2&#39;05.02   2&#39;37.67   3&#39;10.43   3&#39;43.10   4&#39;15.00<br \/>\n8 5 Dmitriy CHECHULIN RUSSIA RAM   1989  27.89   59.01   1&#39;31.28   2&#39;04.24   2&#39;38.36   3&#39;12.25   3&#39;46.94   4&#39;20.26 <\/p>\n<p><b>100 freestyle women A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 Lauren COLLINS RAF   1991 GREAT BRITAIN     57.90<br \/>\n2 3 Nathalie LINDBORG    1991 SWEDEN     57.90<br \/>\n3 6 Malaguie DELARBRE RAF   1991 FRANCE     58.50<br \/>\n4 5 Uta MULLER    1991 GERMANY     59.70<br \/>\n5 7 Elena SOKOLOVA    1991 RUSSIA     59.80<br \/>\n6 1 Cristina SUTILO    1991 SPAIN     59.90<br \/>\n  Anett KOVACS    1991 HUNGARY     59.90<br \/>\n  Elisa CIMAROSTO RAF   1991 ITALY     59.90 <\/p>\n<p><b>100 freestyle women B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 5 Alexandra MANIOU    1992 GREECE  29.44   1&#39;00.05<br \/>\n2 4 Jolien SYSMANS    1992 BELGIUM  29.31   1&#39;00.44<br \/>\n3 6 Lea KOS    1991 SLOVENIA  29.57   1&#39;00.75<br \/>\n4 3 Aleksandra KAMINSKA    1992 POLAND  29.51   1&#39;00.82<br \/>\n5 8 Marta MARINHO    1991 PORTUGAL  29.69   1&#39;00.97<br \/>\n6 7 Michaela RECKOVA    1991 SLOVAKIA  29.49   1&#39;01.16<br \/>\n7 1 Anca Mathilda STEFAN    1992 ROMANIA  29.93   1&#39;01.63<br \/>\n8 2 Ekaterina AVRAMOVA RAF   1991 BULGARIA  29.92   1&#39;03.17 <\/p>\n<p><b>100 butterfly men A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 Marcel LUCK RAM   1989 GERMANY  25.94   55.88<br \/>\n2 5 Yauheni LAZUKA    1989 BELARUS  26.09   56.12<br \/>\n3 3 Yoris GRANDJEAN RAM   1989 BELGIUM  26.35   56.67<br \/>\n4 2 Ivan LENDJAR RAM   1990 SERBIA and MONTENEGRO  26.73   56.70<br \/>\n5 6 Jan SEFL RAM   1990 CZECH REPUBLIC  26.51   57.31<br \/>\n6 1 Deividas CEPULIS RAM   1989 LITHUANIA  26.93   57.73<br \/>\n7 7 Peter BORDAS RAM   1990 HUNGARY  27.24   57.99<br \/>\n8 8 Pedro BAENAS RAM   1989 SPAIN  27.33   58.01 <\/p>\n<p><b>100 buterfly men B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 8 Oleksandr ISAKOV RAM   1989 UKRAINE  26.17   56.64<br \/>\n2 5 Stuart HOUSTON RAM   1989 GREAT BRITAIN  26.88   57.32<br \/>\n3 4 Bartosz BOGDAN RAM   1989 POLAND  27.07   57.44<br \/>\n4 6 Spyridon &#8211; Mari LEKKAS RAM   1990 GREECE  27.91   58.50<br \/>\n5 3 Antonio Luca D&#39;ALEMA RAM   1989 ITALY  27.53   58.61<br \/>\n6 2 Roman MIKHAYLOV RAM   1990 RUSSIA  27.38   58.72<br \/>\n7 7 Robert ZBOGAR RAM   1989 SLOVENIA  26.92   58.83<br \/>\n8 1 Catalin Florin OBRETIN RAM   1989 ROMANIA  27.75   59.10 <\/p>\n<p><b>200 backstroke women A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 Elisabeth SIMMONDS    1991 GREAT BRITAIN  31.47   1&#39;05.20   1&#39;39.69   2&#39;14.08<br \/>\n2 5 Oxana SHLAPAKOVA    1991 RUSSIA  32.47   1&#39;06.99   1&#39;43.45   2&#39;19.18<br \/>\n3 6 Caterina BRIGHI EAF   1992 ITALY  34.02   1&#39;10.08   1&#39;46.09   2&#39;20.48<br \/>\n4 2 Michelle Melanie KUSSIN    1992 AUSTRIA  32.96   1&#39;09.16   1&#39;46.16   2&#39;21.52<br \/>\n5 1 Christin ZENNER    1991 GERMANY  33.23   1&#39;09.81   1&#39;46.43   2&#39;21.87<br \/>\n6 3 Ana RIBNIKAR    1991 SLOVENIA  32.93   1&#39;08.57   1&#39;45.82   2&#39;22.35<br \/>\n7 7 Sonia PEREZ    1991 SPAIN  33.98   1&#39;10.19   1&#39;47.72   2&#39;24.02<br \/>\nDISQU. 8 Zuzanna MAZUREK    1991 POLAND  34.56   1&#39;10.99   1&#39;48.17   DISQU. <\/p>\n<p><b>200 backstroke women B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 3 Szimonetta GALAMB RAF   1992 HUNGARY  33.55   1&#39;12.40   1&#39;47.61   2&#39;24.42<br \/>\n2 1 Manuela Lavinia LUPASCU    1991 ROMANIA  34.56   1&#39;11.38   1&#39;48.22   2&#39;24.85<br \/>\n3 2 Pernille LARSEN    1992 DENMARK  34.44   1&#39;11.07   1&#39;48.53   2&#39;26.06<br \/>\n4 5 Nadzeya HANCHARYK    1991 BELARUS  34.42   1&#39;11.16   1&#39;49.45   2&#39;26.34<br \/>\n5 6 Simona BAUMRTOVA RAF   1991 CZECH REPUBLIC  34.08   1&#39;10.78   1&#39;48.94   2&#39;26.94<br \/>\n6 4 Charlotte BOURIGAULT RAF   1991 FRANCE  34.30   1&#39;11.35   1&#39;49.60   2&#39;27.07<br \/>\n7 7 Chelsey WILSON    1991 IRELAND  34.27   1&#39;11.62   1&#39;50.79   2&#39;28.02<br \/>\n8 8 Aspasia PETRADAKI    1992 GREECE  34.51   1&#39;12.36   1&#39;51.26   2&#39;28.56 <\/p>\n<p><b>200 breaststroke men A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 Luca PIZZINI RAM   1989 ITALY  31.15   1&#39;06.77   1&#39;42.67   2&#39;17.78<br \/>\n2 3 Dmitriy SHELOMENTSEV RAM   1989 RUSSIA  32.59   1&#39;09.02   1&#39;43.91   2&#39;20.89<br \/>\n3 2 Giedrius TITENIS RAM   1989 LITHUANIA  32.13   1&#39;08.04   1&#39;43.72   2&#39;21.12<br \/>\n4 5 Adrian TRACZ RAM   1989 POLAND  31.94   1&#39;07.69   1&#39;44.08   2&#39;21.15<br \/>\n5 6 Max PARTRIDGE RAM   1989 GREAT BRITAIN  32.89   1&#39;08.99   1&#39;45.43   2&#39;21.59<br \/>\n6 7 Ivan PEREPELYTSYA RAM   1989 UKRAINE  32.63   1&#39;08.39   1&#39;44.98   2&#39;22.33<br \/>\n7 8 Ihar KUPREYEU RAM   1989 BELARUS  32.57   1&#39;09.07   1&#39;46.16   2&#39;23.47<br \/>\n8 1 Sergio GARCIA RAM   1989 SPAIN  32.92   1&#39;09.93   1&#39;47.08   2&#39;24.68 <\/p>\n<p><b>200 breaststroke men B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 5 Abel ORBAN RAM   1989 HUNGARY  32.98   1&#39;10.66   1&#39;49.24   2&#39;27.01<br \/>\n2 2 Pierre-Antoine MEUNIER RAM   1989 BELGIUM  32.55   1&#39;10.17   1&#39;47.51   2&#39;27.12<br \/>\n3 3 David NOVOTNY RAM   1989 CZECH REPUBLIC  33.85   1&#39;12.64   1&#39;49.66   2&#39;27.13<br \/>\n4 4 Leif AHME RAM   1989 GERMANY  32.61   1&#39;09.21   1&#39;47.38   2&#39;27.17<br \/>\n5 6 Apostolos SYNODINOS RAM   1989 GREECE  33.92   1&#39;11.51   1&#39;50.14   2&#39;29.07<br \/>\n6 7 Ricardo VARELA RAM   1989 PORTUGAL  33.92   1&#39;13.01   1&#39;51.72   2&#39;30.56<br \/>\n7 8 Gudni EMILSSON RAM   1989 ICELAND  34.32   1&#39;13.18   1&#39;53.02   2&#39;33.43<br \/>\n8 1 Catalin Alexandru CHITU RAM   1990 ROMANIA  34.29   1&#39;14.06   1&#39;54.36   2&#39;36.02 <\/p>\n<p><b>200 IM women A final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 4 Elisabeth SIMMONDS    1991 GREAT BRITAIN  31.87   1&#39;05.08   1&#39;45.98   2&#39;18.73<br \/>\n2 5 Emese KOVACS    1991 HUNGARY  30.00   1&#39;06.82   1&#39;48.85   2&#39;21.32<br \/>\n3 3 Nadezda VOROPAEVA    1991 RUSSIA  30.90   1&#39;07.88   1&#39;48.29   2&#39;22.49<br \/>\n4 6 Nina SCHIFFER    1991 GERMANY  30.67   1&#39;08.04   1&#39;51.04   2&#39;24.67<br \/>\n5 1 Karolina SZCZEPANIAK    1992 POLAND  30.67   1&#39;10.00   1&#39;51.95   2&#39;25.92<br \/>\n6 7 Uschi HALBREINER    1991 AUSTRIA  32.39   1&#39;09.24   1&#39;52.55   2&#39;26.18<br \/>\n7 8 Paulina SJOHOLM    1991 SWEDEN  32.44   1&#39;09.50   1&#39;52.34   2&#39;27.30<br \/>\n8 2 Francesca ACETO    1991 ITALY  31.17   1&#39;10.25   1&#39;52.37   2&#39;27.41 <\/p>\n<p><b>200 IM women B final<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 3 Efraima KALOKYRI    1991 GREECE  31.62   1&#39;09.21   1&#39;52.63   2&#39;26.19<br \/>\n2 5 Nika Karlina PETRIC    1992 SLOVENIA  32.61   1&#39;08.99   1&#39;53.73   2&#39;27.07<br \/>\n3 6 Anna NOVAKOVA    1991 CZECH REPUBLIC  32.08   1&#39;09.69   1&#39;53.86   2&#39;27.35<br \/>\n4 4 Carla CAMPO RAF   1991 SPAIN  31.15   1&#39;08.82   1&#39;54.04   2&#39;28.75<br \/>\n5 8 Margaux FABRE RAF   1992 FRANCE  31.39   1&#39;11.26   1&#39;56.61   2&#39;29.90<br \/>\n6 7 Clara &#8211; 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