2017 European Short Course Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

• December, 13th to 17th
• Copenhagen, Denmark
• 25m course
• Entry lists
• Live timing
• Webcast (for Europe)
• Results

WOMEN’S 50 FREE SEMIFINALS

Top 8:

1. Sarah Sjöström 23.39
2. Ranomi Kromowidjojo 23.53
3. Pernille Blume 23.62
4. Charlotte Bonnet 23.88
5. Rozaliya Nasretdinova 23.93
6. Maria Kameneva 24.03
7. Femke Heemskerk 24.05
8. Mimosa Jallow 24.17

Sarah Sjöström held off Ranomi Kromowidjojo in the 2nd semifinal, going 23.39 to her 23.53. That gave the Swede the top time for the final, which will be at the end of this session.

Pernille Blume was close behind Kromowidjojo at 23.62, followed by France’s Charlotte Bonnet (23.88) and Rozaliya Nasretdinova of Russia (23.93).

MEN’S 50 BACK SEMIFINALS

Top 8:

1. Kliment Kolesnikov 23.14
2. Robert Glinta 23.21
3. Pavel Sankovich 23.28
4. Simone Sabbioni 23.31
5. Paul Ungur 23.34
6. Jeremy Stravius 23.35
7. Kacper Stokowski 23.42
8. Christian Diener 23.64

Robert Glinta, a Romanian national and freshman at USC in California, was 23.21 to win the first semifinal by a slim margin over Belarusian Pavel Sankovich (23.28).

Kliment Kolesnikov won the 2nd semifinal, touching at 23.14 for the fastest time overall.

WOMEN’S 200 BREAST FINAL

Medallists:

1. Jessica Vall 2:18.41
2. Rikke Moller Pedersen 2:19.53
3. Fanny Lecluyse 2:19.68

Spain’s Jessica Vall was the fastest finisher in the women’s 200 breast, turning in a time of 2:18.41 to claim gold. Hometown star Rikke Moller Pedersen won silver with her time of 2:19.53, which was just enough to beat out Belgium’s Fanny Lecluyse, who won bronze in 2:19.68.

MEN’S 100 FREE FINAL

Medallists:

1. Luca Dotto 46.11
2. Pieter Timmers 46.54
3. Duncan Scott 46.64

Though he had the fastest back half (24.01) of the field, Duncan Scott couldn’t pull off the victory here. He was 46.64, which was good for bronze.

Italy’s Luca Dotto won gold in 46.11, going out in 22.00 and never looking back. Pieter Timmers claimed silver with a time of 46.64.

WOMEN’S 100 FLY FINAL

Medallists:

1. Sarah Sjöström 55.00
2. Marie Wattel 55.97
3. Emilie Beckmann 56.22

Sjöström got to the wall first in the 100 fly, going 55.00 and breaking her own meet record by three hundredths. She was also just .39 off of her own World Record.

France’s Marie Wattel turned in a fabulous time of her own, going 55.97 to keep it within a second of Sjöström.

Danish sprinter Emilie Beckmann impressed with a bronze, her second individual medal of these championships. Beckmann was 56.22, just enough to keep Louise Hansson (56.56) off of the podium.

MEN’S 100 IM FINAL

Medallists:

1. Marco Orsi 51.76
2. Sergei Fesikov 51.94
3. Kyle Stolk 51.99

Sergei Fesikov was out hard in 22.96, but Italy’s Marco Orsi reeled him back in and ultimately overtook him to claim gold in 51.76. Fesikov was the silver medallist in 51.94, just ahead of Dutchman Kyle Stolk (51.99).

WOMEN’S 400 FREE FINAL

Medallists:

1. Boglarka Kapas 3:58.15
2. Sarah Koehler 3:59.12
3. Julia Hassler 4:02.43

Two women touched under the 4:00 mark, as Hungarian Boglarka Kapas finished on top in 3:58.15.

Sarah Koehler of Germany was a close second, finishing in 3:59.12, while Liechtenstein’s Julia Hassler took the bronze in 4:02.43.

MEN’S 200 FLY FINAL

Medallists:

1. Aleksandr Kharlanov 1:50.54
2. Andreas Vazaios 1:51.23
3. Tamas Kenderesi 1:52.25

Russian Aleksandr Kharlanov led the way in the men’s 200 fly, touching in 1:50.54.

Greek and NC State swimmer Andreas Vazaios was 1:51.23 to claim silver, ahead of Hungarian Tamas Kenderesi (1:52.25).

Kenderesi was able to hold off Danish 200 flyer Viktor Bromer (1:52.75) as well as his countrymate Laszlo Cseh (1:52.96).

WOMEN’S 50 FREE FINAL

Medallists:

1. Sarah Sjöström 23.30
2. Ranomi Kromowidjojo 23.31
3. Pernille Blume 23.49

There have been a lot of very close races this week in Copenhagen, and this was no exception. Separated by just one hundredth were Sarah Sjöström and Ranomi Kromowidjojo, but it was the Swede who finished first and secured her second gold medal of the night.

Danish sprinter Pernille Blume was back at 23.49 to take bronze, while seven women broke 24 seconds in the final.

MEN’S 50 BACK FINAL

Medallists:

1. Simone Sabbioni 23.05
2. Kliment Kolesnikov 23.07
3. Jeremy Stravius 23.12

Yet another close race, it was Italian Simone Sabbioni who trounced the teenager Kliment Kolesnikov by two hundredths. Kolesnikov broke his own WJR in his silver medal swim.

France got on the podium once again tonight with Jeremy Stravius‘ 23.12 for bronze.

WOMEN’S 4X50 MEDLEY RELAY FINAL

Medallists:

1. Sweden 1:44.43
2. Denmark 1:45.00
3. France 1:45.35

Sweden won the gold, keying on a 24.27 fly split from Sjöström and a 29.30 breast split from Sophie Hansson.

Denmark got a 23.21 anchor leg out of Pernille Blume to power them to silver, ahead of France by .35.

MEN’S 4X50 MEDLEY RELAY FINAL

Medallists:

1. Russia 1:30.44
2. Italy 1:31.91
3. Belarus 1:32.06

There was no match for the Russian men, who absolutely crushed a 1:30.44 for gold. Their time breaks Brazil’s 2014 World record.

Leading off for Russia was Kliment Kolesnikov with a very quick 22.83 to break his own WJR, followed by Kirill Prigoda (25.26), Aleksandr Popkov (22.11), and Vladimir Morozov (20.24). All four swimmers went field-best splits.