2024 European Junior Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap | SwimSwam

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2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Tuesday, July 2nd – Sunday, July 7th
• Prelims at 9:30am local/Finals at 6pm local
• Lazdynai Pool, Vilnius, Lithuania
• LCM (50m)
• Meet Central
• Entries
• Day 1 Prelims Recap/Day 1 Finals Recap
• Day 2 Prelims Recap/Day 2 Finals Recap
• Day 3 Finals Recap
• Day 4 Prelims Recap/Day 4 Finals Recap
• Day 5 Prelims Recap/Day 5 Finals Recap
• Live Results
• Livestream ($)

The 2024 European Junior Championships conclude in Lithuania on Sunday with finals of the girls 200 IM, both 100 backstrokes, both 100 breaststrokes, boys 100 freestyle, both 50 butterflies, both 400 freestyles, and both 400 medley relays.

Fresh off a senior European title last month, 17-year-old Estonian Eneli Jefimova is aiming for a Euro Juniors three-peat in the 100 breast after blasting a personal-best 1:06.08 to lead Saturday’s semifinals.

Turkish 17-year-old Ahmet Burak Isik impressed in the boys 400 free prelims this morning with the top qualifying time of 3:52.55, exactly two seconds off his lifetime best from last month’s Sette Colli Trophy. He’ll have to hold off Italy’s Alessandro Ragaini (3:54.01), fellow Turkish standout Kuzey Tuncelli (3:54.30), and others in tonight’s final.

Stay tuned for live updates below:

GIRLS 200 IM – FINAL

• World junior record: 2:06.89 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2023
• European junior record: 2:11.03
• Meet record: 2:12.41 – Leah Schlosshan (GBR), 2023
• 2023 European Junior Champion: Leah Schlosshan (GBR) – 2:12.41

PODIUM:

• GOLD: Laura Cabanes Garzas (ESP) – 2:13.25
• SILVER: Phoebe Cooper (GBR) – 2:14.27
• BRONZE: Giulia Pascareanu (ITA) – 2:14.37

Spanish 18-year-old Laura Cabanes Garzas kicked off the session with a girls 200 IM victory in 2:13.25, within a second of her personal-best 2:12.28 from last month.

British 16-year-old Phoebe Cooper touched about a second behind Cabanes Garzas for silver in 2:14.27. She has been as fast as 2:13.28 last July.

Italy’s Giulia Pascareanu (2:14.37) held off Germany’s Linda Roth (2:14.38) by the slimmest of margins for the final spot on the podium.

GIRLS 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• World junior record: 57.57 – Regan Smith (USA), 2019
• European junior record: 59.08 – Anastasia Shkurdai (BLR), 2020
• Meet record: 59.62 – Polina Egorova (RUS), 2017
• 2023 European junior champion: Lora Fanni Komoroczy (HUN) – 1:01.10

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

BOYS 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• World junior record: 52.53 – Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2018
• European junior record: 52.53 – Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2018
• Meet record: 52.91 – Ksawery Masiuk (POL), 2022
• 2023 European Junior Champion: Oleksandr Zheltyakov (UKR) – 54.18

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

GIRLS 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

• World junior record: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013
• European junior record: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013
• Meet record: 1:05.48 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013
• 2022 European junior champion: Eneli Jevimova (EST) – 1:06.81

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

BOYS 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World junior record: 46.86 – David Popovici (ROU), 2022
• European junior record: 46.86 – David Popovici (ROU), 2022
• Meet record: 47.30 – David Popovici (ROU), 2021
• 2023 European junior champion: Boldizsar Magda (HUN) – 49.52

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

BOYS 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

• World junior record: 59.01 – Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 2017
• European junior record: 59.01 – Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 2017
• Meet record: 59.23 – Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 2017
• 2023 European junior champion: Jonas Gaur (DEN) – 1:01.78

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

GIRLS 50 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

• World junior record: 25.46 – Rikako Ikee (JPN), 2017
• European junior record: 25.66
• Meet record: 26.10 – Lana Pudar (BIH), 2023
• 2023 European Junior Champion: Lana Pudar (BIH) – 26.10

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

BOYS 50 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

• World junior record: 22.96 – Diogo Ribeiro (POR) 2022
• European junior record: 22.96 – Diogo Ribeiro (POR) 2022
• Meet record: 23.48 – Noe Ponti (SUI) 2019
• 2023 European junior champion: Casper Puggaard (DEN) – 23.67

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

GIRLS 400 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World junior record: 3:56.08 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2023
• European junior record: 4:03.57 – Ajna Kesely (HUN), 2018
• Meet record: 4:05.89 – Ajna Kesely (HUN), 2018
• 2023 European Junior Champion: Nikolett Padar (HUN) – 4:08.06

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

BOYS 400 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World junior record: 3:44.31 – Petar Mitsin (BUL), 2023
• European junior record: 3:44.31 – Petar Mitsin (BUL), 2023
• Meet record: 3:44.31 – Petar Mitsin (BUL), 2023
• 2023 European Junior Champion: Petar Mitsin (BUL) – 3:44.31

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

GIRLS 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL

• World junior record: 3:58.38 – Canada, 2017
• European junior record: 4:00.30 – Russia, 2019
• Meet record: 4:01.83 – Russia, 2019
• 2023 European junior champion: Italy – 4:04.26

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

BOYS 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL

• World junior record: 3:33.19 – Russia, 2019
• European junior record: 3:33.19 – Russia, 2019
• Meet record: 3:35.24 – Italy, 2017
• 2023 European junior champion: Italy – 3:39.80

PODIUM:

• GOLD:
• SILVER:
• BRONZE:

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