This web page was created programmatically, to learn the article in its unique location you possibly can go to the hyperlink bellow: https://swimswam.com/2026-european-junior-championships-day-four-finals-live-recap/and if you wish to take away this text from our website please contact us [ad_1] 2026 EUROPEAN JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS We’re formally on the midway mark of the 2026 European Junior Swimming Championships with day 4’s finals session full of hardware-producing and probably record-breaking motion. Among the races to observe within the boys’ 50m freestyle, the place nationwide file holders Jan Foltyn of Czechia and Luca Hoek will go head-to-head, seeded simply .04 other than final evening’s semi-finals. Additionally, Doruk Yogurtcuoglu of Turkey is searching for his third consecutive Euros Jrs medal within the boys’ 200m breaststroke. His time of two:09.89 which garnered him the highest seed yesterday is already simply .27 off his personal Turkish stnadard of two:09.62 logged earlier this yr. On the women’ aspect, though not a medal-contesting affair, the 100m freestyle semi-finals will certainly by high-octane. The likes of 15-year-old Alessandra Mao of Italy, Neutral Athlete Kira Manokhina, Irene Ciercoles of Spain and Linda Roth of Germany will all be jockeying for place within the tightly-packed discipline. BOYS 100 BUTTERFLY – FINAL World Junior Record: 50.62, Kristof Milak (HUN), 2018 European Junior Record: 50.62, Kristof Milak (HUN), 2018 Championship Record: 51.35, Egor Kuimov (RUS), 2017 2025 European Junior Champion: 52.54, Tajus Juska (LTU) GOLD – Egor Baranov (NA), 52.20SILVER – Francesco Ceolin (ITA), 52.23BRONZE – Joaquin Pavon (ESP), 52.55 The boys’ 100m butterfly was an exhilarating battle from begin to end as the highest two performers wound up being separated by solely .03. Egor Baranov of Russia, competing as a impartial athlete right here, touched first, hitting a mark of 52.20 to sneak the gold medal out from underneath a fast-charging Italian Francesco Ceolin. Ceolin settled for silver in 52.23, with Spain getting on the board, courtesy of Joaquin Pavon who logged 52.55. Baranov break up 23.99/28.21 to Ceolin’s 23.98/28.25 to get the job finished, with the previous’s 52.20 simply off his lifetime better of 52.18 notched in St. Petersburg earlier this yr. Ceolin’s additionally approached his lifetime greatest, a mark of 52.00 put up at this yr’s Italian Championships. As for Pavon, the Spaniard’s semi-final time of 52.72 represented his first-ever foray underneath the 53-second barrier and he dropped his PB even decrease together with his bronze medal-worthy results of 52.55. Baranov bumped himself up from 4th seed to the gold; nonetheless, British rising star Dean Fearn moved in the other way. Last yr’s silver medalist on this occasion, Fearn had clocked 52.74 final evening for the third seed however dropped to seventh within the last in 52.88. GIRLS 100 FREESTYLE – SEMI-FINALS World Junior Record: 52.49, Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS), 2022 European Junior Record: 53.61, Freya Anderson (GBR), 2018 Championship Record: 53.97, Marrit Steenbergen (NED), 2015 2025 European Junior Champion: 54.17, Albane Cachot (FRA) Top 8: Kseniia Sorokina (NA), 54.64 Alesssandra Mao (ITA), 54.85 Linda Roth (GER), 54.87 Kira Manokhina (NA), 54.98 Hannah Capron (GBR), 55.20 & Irene Ciercoles (ESP), 55.20 – Emma Wood (GBR), 55.22 Alessandra Leoni (ITA), 55.27 Impressively, 4 ladies dipped underneath the 55-second threshold within the semi-finals of the 100m freestyle, with the pack led by Neutral Athlete Kseniia Sorokina. Already a multi-medalist right here on the relay entrance, together with a brand new World Junior Record within the combined 4x100m free relay, Sorokina ripped a time of 54.64 to land lane 4 for tomorrow evening’s medal-contending race. Sorokina opened in 26.62 and closed in 28.02 out of the primary semi-final to place up the quickest time of the morning, slicing .13 off her former career-swiftest efficiency of 54.77 from April of this yr. The Russian was adopted instantly by Italy’s Alessandra Mao. Just 15 years of age, Mao improved considerably from the 55.72 prelim swim which rendered her ninth and her time this night fell simply .01 shy of the 54.84 lifetime greatest she registered for sixth place ultimately yr’s World Junior Championships. Also within the combine are Linda Roth of Germany and Kira Manokhina of Russia as a Neutral Athlete. The former posted 54.87 to the latter’s 54.98. Roth will probably be vying for a second freestyle medal after having nabbed gold already within the 200m distance. Roth had a breakthrough efficiency on the German Championships this previous May, successful two particular person titles and going five-for-five in private greatest occasions. Although it wasn’t certainly one of her victories, arguably her greatest efficiency of the meet got here within the 100 freestyle, the place the 17-year-old turned in a large lifetime better of 54.30 to turn out to be Germany’s 4th-fastest performer in historical past. BOYS 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL World Junior Record: Shin Ohashi (JPN), 2:06.59, 2026 European Junior Record: 2:08.32, Filip Nowacki (GBR), 2025 Championship Record: 2:08.32, Filip Nowacki (GBR), 2025 2025 European Junior Champion: 2:08.32, Filip Nowacki (GBR) GOLD – Doruk Yogurtcuoglu (TUR), 2:09.43SILVER – Evangelos Efraim Ntoumas (GRE), 2:11.37BRONZE – Gabriele Garzia (ITA), 2:13.07 There could have been three boys who landed on the 200m breaststroke podium tonight; nonetheless, the race was all about 18-year-old Doruk Yogurtcuoglu of Turkey. After knocking on the door of his personal Turkish nationwide file together with his outing of two:09.89 final evening, the Virginia Tech made it occur this night, ripping a lifetime greatest of two:09.43 en path to gold. That shaved .19 off his former PB and NR of two:09.62 put up on the Acropolis Open earlier this yr. This represents Yogurtcuoglu’s third consecutive European Championships medal on this occasion. He received the race in 2024, then settled for silver final yr behind Great Britain’s Filip Nowacki, the reigning European Junior Record holder. Runner-up standing tonight went to Evangelos Efraim Ntoumas of Greece who notched 2:11.37, nicely forward of Italian Gabriele Garzia who bagged the bronze in 2:13.07. GIRLS 200 BUTTERFLY – SEMI-FINALS World Junior Record: 2:03.03, Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2024 European Junior Record: 2:06.26, Lana Pudar (BIH), 2023 Championship Record: 2:08.41, Anastasiia Markova (RUS), 2021 2025 European Junior Champion: 2:09.75 Sarah Dumont (BEL) Top 8: Serafima Fokina (NA), 2:10.27 Vivien Jackl (HUN), 2:11.41 Alisa Enercan (TUR), 2:12.55 Boroka Kertesz (HUN), 2:12.64 Evelyn Wegrotzki (GER), 2:13.57 Seher Kaya (TUR), 2:13.70 Arina Brykanova (NA), 2:14.50 Abbie Roscoe (GBR), 2:15.04 Hungary’s versatile Vivien Jackl entered tonight’s 200m butterfly semi-finals because the top-seeded swimmer however was overtaken this night by Neutral Athlete Serafima Fokina. Fokina is carrying momentum from a silver medal-worthy efficiency in final evening’s last of the women’ 100m butterfly dash and can also be the reigning European Junior Championships bronze medalist on this longer race. She owns a PB of two:07.67 from scoring bronze within the 200m fly ultimately yr’s World Junior Championships as nicely. After touchdown on yesterday’s ladies’ 1500m freestyle podium with a silver, 17-year-old Jackl remains to be very a lot within the combine for a medal right here. She dropped her morning swim of two:12.95 right down to 2:11.41 because the 2nd-seeded swimmer, getting nearer to her PB of two:10.36 from earlier this season. Although the once-Shane Tusup-trained Jackl’s {hardware} arsenal contains a number of European Junior Championships medals within the 400m IM and distance freestyle occasions, the Hungarian is searching for her first podium on this 2fly. Turkey will probably be represented twice in tomorrow evening’s last, with Alisa Enercan capturing the third seed in 2:12.55 and Seher Kaya incomes the sixth spot in 2:13.70. BOYS 50 FREESTYLE – FINAL World Junior Record: 21.75, Michael Andrew (USA), 2017/21.75, Nikita Sheremet (UKR), 2025 European Junior Record: 21.83, Artem Selin (GER), 2019 Championship Record: 21.83, Artem Selin (GER), 2019 2025 European Junior Champion: 22.14 Tajus Juska (LTU) GOLD – Jan Foltyn (CZE), 22.10SILVER – Luca Hoek (ESP), 22.14BRONZE – Cristian Tassan-Caser, 22.25 There had been excessive hopes we might see at the very least one sub-22-second 50m freestyle outcome tonight however, alas, nobody managed to breakthrough with that speedy of efficiency. Nonetheless, 18-year-old Jan Foltyn maintained his pole place out of the semi-finals, attending to the wall first in a time of twenty-two.10. That was off the 22.03 from final evening, a outcome which lowered his personal former Czechian nationwide file of twenty-two.24 placed on the books simply this previous April on the Bergen Swim Festival. 18-year-old Luca Hoek added barely however nonetheless got here away with the silver. The Spanish nationwide file holder clocked 22.07 yesterday and got here in with 22.14 this night. Earlier this yr Hoek delivered a strong lifetime better of 21.93 to ascertain a brand new Spanish nationwide file, turning into the Fifth-swiftest 18&U male in historical past within the course of. More just lately Hoek punched a monster results of 47.72 to clock a Spanish commonplace within the 100m free, in addition to a brand new 1:46.10 nationwide file within the 200m free. Hoek enters this yr’s competitors because the reigning European Junior Championships 50m free bronze medalist, having clinched third place final yr in 22.28. Italian Cristian Tassan-Caser additionally translated his third seed into a bit of {hardware}, bagging the bronze in 22.25. He, too, added a while, having notched 22.19 yesterday. Entering this competitors, Tassan-Caser’s PB of twenty-two.41 put up at this yr’s Italian Championships GIRLS 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL World Junior Record: 2:19.64, Viktoria Gunes (TUR), 2015 European Junior Record: 2:19.64, Viktoria Gunes (TUR), 2015 Championship Record: 2:21.07, Evgenia Chikunova (RUS), 2019 2025 European Junior Champion: 2:27.48, Lena Ludwig (GER) GOLD – Imogen Myles (GBR), 2:26.02SILVER – Kay-Lyn Lohr (SUI), 2:26.10BRONZE – Viktoriia Kariuk (NA), 2:26.17 It was an extremely shut ladies’ 200m breaststroke last, with the highest tier of finishers separated by simply .15 when all was stated and finished. When the mud settled, it was Imogen Myles of Great Britain to hit the timepad first, registering a gold medal-worthy outing of two:26.02. That obliterated the two:27.27 she logged yesterday to enter this last because the 4th-seeded competitor. Swiss swimmer Kay-Lyn Lohr secured the silver in 2:26.10, a brand new lifetime greatest by .12. She upgraded from the bronze medal place through which she discovered herself final yr in Slovakia. Neutral Athlete Viktoriia Kariuk additionally laded on the rostrum in 2:26.17, adequate for bronze. This marks simply the fourth event on which the Russian 17-year-old has been underneath the two:30 barrier. Myles earned a 4th-place end at this yr’s Aquatics GB Championships, incomes a time of two:26.56; subsequently, tonight’s efficiency beat that prior outcome to attain a brand new PB and verify in as GBR’s 14th-fastest lady in historical past. BOYS 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL World Junior Record: 1:55.14, Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2017 European Junior Record: 1:55.14, Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2017 Championship Record: 1:55.79, Oleksandr Zheltyakov (UKR), 2023 2025 European Junior Champion: 1:57.89, Zsombor Rácz (HUN) GOLD – Nathan Muratory (FRA), 1:55.88SILVER – Daniel Ransom (GBR), 1:59.00BRONZE – Mateusz Bienkowski (POL), 1:59.19 One factor that was assured on this boys’ 200m backstroke was the truth that the rostrum between final yr’s version of those championships and this yr’s would look fully completely different. What we didn’t notably financial institution on was that we’d see such a dominant efficiency, nor one that will render such a speedy outcome. 17-year-old Nathan Muratory of France blew away the sector on his approach to incomes his nation’s first gold of this competitors. The University of Michigan commit scorched a monster lifetime better of 1:55.88 to clear his rivals by over three seconds. The next-closest swimmer was represented by Daniel Ransom of Great Britain who turned in a time of 1:59.00, adopted intently by Poland’s Mateusz Bienkowski who clocked 1:59.19 for bronze. Muratory stalked this occasion fastidiously, conserving power with a prelims swim of 1:59.92 adopted by a semi swim of two:00.16 earlier than laying waste to his former PB. That prior benchmark stood at 1:57.31 from simply this previous May; subsequently the long run Wolverine dropped nicely over a second from that point on his approach to establishing a large French Age Record. In reality, Muratory’s outing tonight would render him the Fifth-quickest U.S. 17-18-year-old male of all time. GIRLS 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL World Junior Record: 2:03.35, Regan Smith (USA), 2019 European Junior Record: 2:06.62, Benchmark Championship Record: 2:08.97, Polina Egrova (RUS), 2017 2025 European Junior Champion: 2:10.02, Estella Tonrath (ESP) GOLD – Jeanne Lechevalier (FRA), 2:10.76 & Fanni Viktoria Kokas (HUN), 2:10.76SILVER – BRONZE – Eva Rottink (NED), 2:11.71 Perhaps impressed by Muratory’s spectacular show of swimming, French teammate Jeanne Lechevalier adopted his trajectory by claiming gold within the ladies’ version of the 200m backstroke. Lechevalier elevated herself from coming into this last because the Fifth seed to wind up roaring to the wall first, clocking 2:10.76 because the gold medalist. However, Lechevalier wasn’t alone, as Hungarian Fanni Viktoria Kokas touched concurrently to share the highest degree of the rostrum. Although Lechevalier has been sooner, proudly owning a PB of two:10.01 from this previous March, tonight’s efficiency represents simply the 2nd sub-2:11 outing of her younger profession. Kokas, too, reached a brand new best-ever efficiency, overtaking her former PB of two:13.18 coming into this competitors from the Barcelona cease of the Mare Nostrum Tour. Dutch swimmer Eva Rottink bagged the bronze, with the Indiana University commit touched in 2:11.71. That dropped much more time from final evening’s 2:11.98 which already deleted her former PB of two:13.96 produced on the Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale earlier this yr. Unfortunately for Romania, its 2025 European Junior Championships bronze medalist Aissia-Claudia Prisecariu was rendered disqualified within the race. BOYS 400 IM – FINAL World Junior Record: 4:08.84, Yumeki Kojima (JPN), 2026 European Junior Record: 4:10.02, Ilya Borodin (RUS), 2021 Championship Record: 4:14.65, Semen Makovich (RUS), 2013 2025 European Junior Champion: 4:18.22, Robert Badea (ROU) GOLD – Simon Laviolette (BEL), 4:18.69SILVER – Denis Piataikin (NA), 4:21.35BRONZE – Anton Denysenko (UKR), 4:23.28 Belgium grabbed the gold within the boys’ 400m IM, courtesy of 18-year-old Simon Laviolette. Laviolette of Swimming Club Rixensart already earned a bronze within the 200m IM, however efficiently doubled up with a stable swim of 4:18.69 as the only competitor of the sector to dip underneath the 4:20 threshold. Neutral Athlete Denis Paitaikin delivered a efficiency of 4:21.35 to snag silver and Ukraine’s Anton Denysenko rounded out the rostrum in 4:23.28. Laviolette’s time registered a brand new PB, overtaking the 4:19.60 logged in May in his residence nation. MIXED 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL World Junior Record: 3:44.84, United States, 2019 European Junior Record: 3:47.07, Great Britain, 2025 Championship Record: 3:47.07, Great Britain, 2025 2025 European Junior Champion: 3:47.07, Great Britain GOLD – Italy, 3:48.14SILVER – Germany, 3:48.25BRONZE – Neutral Athletes, 3:48.39 It was one other shut contest, with the highest three combined 4x100m medley relay groups separated by lower than half a second. Italy adopted up on its gold from yesterday within the ladies’ 4x200m free relay with one other prime end, producing a time of three:48.14. The squad consisted of Gabriele di Scola who led off in 54.98, with Matteo Ongaro clocking 1:01.42 on breaststroke. Caterina Santambrogio continued the momentum in 58.16 on fly; nonetheless, it was Mao who scorched a last 100m break up of 53.58 to rocket the Italians from 4th to 1st earlier than she ended her portion of the race. That was sufficient to get the slim benefit over Germany who scored silver in 3:48.25, with the Neutral Athletes incomes bronze in 3:48.39. On Germany’s workforce, Roth threw down a large free anchor of 53.70 for her half. [ad_2] This web page was created programmatically, to learn the article in its unique location you possibly can go to the hyperlink bellow: https://swimswam.com/2026-european-junior-championships-day-four-finals-live-recap/and if you wish to take away this text from our website please contact us