Russia smashes WR, Dutch double, Rapsys gets second gold
The second day saw the first world record of the 20th European Short-Course Swimming Championships: the Russian mixed medley relay brought down the global mark. Dutch swimmers grabbed two titles, the hosts also opened their golden account like France and Germany, while Danas Rapsys added the 200m free crown to his win in the 400m on Day 1.
TOUSSAINT Kira Netherlands NED Gold Medal KAMENEVA Maria Russia RUS Silver Medal DAVIES Georgia Great Britain GBR Bronze Medal 100 backstroke women Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
KUSCH Marius Germany GER Gold Medal VEKOVISHCHEV Mikhail Russia RUS Silver Medal CIESLAK Marcin Poland POL Bronze Medal 100 butterfly men Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
QUADARELLA Simona Italy ITA Gold Medal KESELY Ajna Hungary HUN Silver Medal CARAMIGNOLI Martina Rita Italy ITA Bronze Medal 800 freestyle women Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
Team Russia Gold Medal 4×50 medley relay mixed Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
Team Russia Gold Medal Team Netherlands Silver Medal Team Denmark Bronze Medal 4×50 medley relay mixed Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
KAMMINGA Arno Netherlands NED Gold Medal PERSSON Erik Sweden SWE Silver Medal KOCH Marco Germany GER Bronze Medal 200 breaststroke men Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
KAMMINGA Arno Netherlands NED Gold Medal PERSSON Erik Sweden SWE Silver Medal KOCH Marco Germany GER Bronze Medal 200 breaststroke men Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
KAMMINGA Arno Netherlands NED Gold Medal 200 breaststroke men Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
RAPSYS Danas Lithuania LTU Gold Medal SCOTT Duncan W Great Britain GBR Silver Medal VEKOVISHCHEV Mikhail Russia RUS Bronze Medal 200 freestyle men Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
LITCHFIELD Max Great Britain GBR 400 Individual Medley men Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
CUSINATO Ilaria Italy ITA 100 Individual Medley women Semi Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
LITCHFIELD Max Great Britain GBR Gold Medal BORODIN Ilia Russia RUS Silver Medal PASYNKOV Daniil Russia RUS Bronze Medal 400 Individual Medley men Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
CARAMIGNOLI Martina Rita Italy ITA Bronze Medal QUADARELLA Simona Italy ITA Gold Medal Women’s 800m Freestyle Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
GASTALDELLO Beryl France FRA Silver Medal HENIQUE Melanie France FRA Gold Medal BECKMANN Emilie Denmark DEN, OTTESEN Jeanette Denmark DEN Bronze Medal Women’s 50m Butterfly Final Glasgow 05/12/2019 XX LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 Tollcross International Swimming Centre Photo Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
Danas Rapsys continued where he stopped a day earlier when he had climbed out from the pool as the undisputed victor in the 400m free. This time he stormed to another win in the 200m free in the session opener, leaving no chance for his rivals. Though Duncan Scott pushed hard but trailed 0.3sec by the end – though worth adding that the Brit also swam the 400m IM in the morning, quite a tiring load, qualified first but withdrew then – the Olympic preps required this and not more at this stage.
Arno Kamminga crowned his brilliant autumn by clinching gold in the 200m breast. The Dutchman had a great run in the World Cup series, won seven races and posted great times and here in Glasgow he claimed his first individual European title after his first medal in the 50m a day earlier. Another Dutch triumph came in the women’s 100m back and this was also a career-first for Kira Toussaint who had two relay golds from Copenhagen but only a silver in this event – now she also has an individual title.
Though Duncan Scott skipped the 400m IM final, the Brits had another ace in the pack and Max Litchfield proved to be no match for the others. He also ended the Hungarian reign in this event as this was the first time since 2008 that the champion came from another nation. It was the first gold for the hosts in this meet, Litchfield stood on the top of the podium in the company of two Russians Ilia Borodin and Daniil Pasnykov – the 16 year-old Borodin clocked a new junior European record.
Marius Kusch brought the first gold to the championships’ most successful nation Germany, he flew to victory in the 100m fly, ahead of Russia’s Mikhail Vekhovishchev whose feet deserves appreciation as he also got a bronze in the 200m free some 40 minutes earlier.
Simona Quadarella had a breakthrough performance in this pool in the summer of 2018 when she managed to complete the 400-800-1500m treble in the long-course Europeans. Since then she added the world title in the 1500m at the Worlds in Gwangju and here she clinched her first short-course European gold with a convincing swim, ahead of her main European chaser Ajna Kesely of Hungary, and fellow Italian Martina Caramignoli.
The women’s 50m fly ended up in a special two-country affair with two medals apiece though the French were superior as they finished 1-2, courtesy of Melanie Henique and Beryl Castaldello. Sharing medals is not a rarity in dash events but to have the same nations’ swimmers tied doesn’t happen too often – but this evening Jeanette Ottesen and Emilie Beckman stood next to each other and saw two Danish flags displayed. In a span of ten minutes, Ottesen earned another bronze as member of the Danish medley relay behind the Russians who set a new WR (1:36.22). Here the Netherlands came second so Toussaint and Kamminga could celebrate their golden day with a silver bonus.
The European Championships return on Friday with no less than nine finals in the evening session – the morning heats start at 9.30 (GMT) while the finals kick-off at 17.00 GMT.
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