Entry Lists Published For European Short Course Championships

Entry Lists Published For European Short Course Championships; Russians & Belarussians Absent

The entry lists for the European Short Course Championships which begin in Lublin, Poland, on Tuesday have been printed.

Notable by their absence are Russian and Belarussian athletes regardless of World Aquatics tips printed earlier this month making them eligible for continental competitions. That meant there was the prospect of them competing in Poland regardless of the continuing warfare on Ukraine and the proximity of the border.

The meet options many Olympic and world champions and medallists. On the boys’s facet, that features Noè Ponti,  who gained the treble final day out at Otopeni 2023 and who’s second seed behind Alberto Razzetti within the 200 fly. It’s an occasion the Swiss swimmer has opted away from during the last 12 months, telling Swimming World that “it’s not that I’m not good but it’s not really a race I like that much. I struggle quite a lot especially mentally with it and also physically – it drains me and mentally even more so.”

Also competing is Daniel Wiffen, who gained the 400-800-1500 treble two years in the past, when he took nearly three seconds off the 800 WR held by Grant Hackett since 2015.

Not competing is Ben Proud, who gained the 50 free in a European report of 20.18 in Otopeni. The Briton, together with fellow Europeans Shane Ryan, Kristian Gkolomeev, Andrei Govorov and Marius Kusch, have joined the drug-fuelled circus that’s the Enhanced Games.

Marrit Steenbergen – winner of the 100 free on the World Championships in Singapore – is entered within the 50, 100 and 200 free in addition to the 100 and 200IM. Roos Vanotterdijk is looking for extra silverware after a medal-laden yr which noticed the Belgian comply with up 5 medals on the European U23s with silver and bronze in Singapore.

Anna Elendt, Ruta Meilutyte, Isabel Gose, Freya Anderson and Beryl Gastaldello are additionally making the journey to Poland.