Over the weekend Limassol, Cyprus hosted a Multi-Nations Youth Meet, while another Multi-Nations Junior meet was held in Alexandropolis, Greece. The two meets were attended by the hosts Cyprus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Israel, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.
The age groups in the youth competition were girls 13-14 yrs and boys 15-16 yrs.
Brazilian Felipe Souza was the star of the youth competition winning both the boys 100 (51.51) and 200 freestyle (1:52.94) in championship record times. He was also part of the Brazilian 4 x 100 freestyle relay that set a new championship record of 3:32.88.
Souza’s Brazilian teammate Maria Luiza Pessanha also set a new championship record taking the girls 400 IM in a time of 5:04.53.
Final team scores (Youth):
Girls
- Brazil – 143
- Ukraine – 137
- Greece – 126
Boys
- Brazil – 177
- Poland – 155
- Greece – 128
Combined
- Brazil – 320
- Poland – 262
- Ukraine – 257
The junior competition was attended by girls 15-16 yrs and boys 17-18 yrs.
Nils Liess of Switzerland showed his versatility taking three titles winning the boy’s 200 butterfly (1:59.96), 200 backstroke (2:03.07) and 400 freestyle (3:57.16). Polish swimmer Jan Holub help his nation take the meet championship by winning the boy’s 100 (50.65) and 200 freestyle (1:51.22).
On the girl’s side Valeria Timchenko of the Ukraine won the girl’s 400 (4:20.35) and 800 freestyle (9:00.53).
Final team scores (Junior):
Boys
- Poland – 244
- Switzerland – 230
- Brazil – 226
Girls
- Poland – 224
- Ukraine – 200
- Greece – 197
Combined
- Poland – 468
- Brazil – 418
- Switzerland – 401
Junior Results
400 individual medley boys
Jacques Lauffer (Switzerland) 4:28:27
400 individual medley girls
Ilektra-Varvara Lebl (Greece) 4:58:34
100 free boys
Jan Holub (Poland) 50:65
100 free girls
Sarah Marques(Brazil) 57:48
200 back boys
Nils Liess(Switzerland) 2:03:07
200 back girls
Tereza Grusova (Czech Republic) 2:18:36
50 fly boys
Aleksi Schmid(Switzerland) 24:93
50 fly girls
Paulina Nojag(Poland) 28:19
boys 4 x 100 medley relay
Brazil – 3:47:61
girls 4 x 100 medley relay
Poland- 4:19:81
200 fly boys
Nils Liess(Switzerland) 1:59:96
200 fly girls
Kristina Panchishko (Ukraine) 2:18:71
100 back boys
Maciej Falacinski (Poland) 57:47
100 back girls
Tereza Grusova(Czech Republic) 1:03:88
200 breast boys
Maciej Stolarski(Poland) 2:14:64
200 breast girls
Angelika Wikiel (Poland) 2:34:24
50 free boys
Guilherme Ocampo (Brazil) 23:02
50 free girls
Margarita Smirnova(Ukraine) 26:36
Boys 4×200 free relay
Switzerland 7:35:65
Girls 4×200 free relay
Poland -8:32:98
400 free boys
Nils Liess (Switzerland) 3:57:16
400 free girls
Valeria Timchenko (Ukraine) 4:20:35
100 fly boys
Dmitriy Prozhoga (Ukraine) 55:31
100 fly girls
Paulina Nogai(Poland) 1:02:13
200 individual medley boys
Jacques Lauffer (Switzerland) 2:05:42
200 individual medley girls
Varvara Lebl Ilektra (Greece) 2:21:55
50 breast boys
Krzystrof Tokarski (Poland) 28:89
50 breast girls
Lisa Mamie(Switzerland) 33:18
Boys 4×100 free relay
Poland 3:27:08
Girls 4×100 free relay
Poland 3:54:67
Youth Results
100 free girls
Markella Damasioti(Greece) 1:00:21
100 free boys
Felipe Souza (Brazil) 51:51 CR
200 back girls
Maryna Kolesnykova(Ukraine) 2:17:07
200 back boys
Jakub Skierka (Poland) 2:05:93
400 medley girls
Maria Luiza Pessanha(Brazil)5:04:53 CR
400 medley boys
Karol Zbutowicz (Poland) 4:34:06
Girls 4 x 100 medley relay
Poland 4:33:26
Boys 4 x 100 medley relay
Brazil 3:49:96 CR
400 free girls
Rafaela Raurich (Brazil) 4:26:97
400 free boys
Matheus Costa (Brazil) 4:02:38
100 breast girls
Tetiana Kudako(Ukraine) 1:13:41
100 breast boys
Eduardo Amaral (Brazil) 1:04:92
100 fly girls
Yuliya Stadnyk (Ukraine)1:03:55
100 fly boys
Antani Ivanov (Bulgary) 56:11
Girls 4×200 free relay
Brazil -8:44:86.
Boys 4×200 free relay
Brazil -7:44:74
800 free girls
Afroditi Katsiara(Greece) 9:24:51
200 breast boys
Eduardo Amaral do Brasil 2:20:18
200 breast girls
Tetiana Kudako(Ukraine) 2:35:97
100 back boys
Nikolaos Sofianidis(Greece) 56:89
100 back girls
Maryna Kolesnykova(Ukraine) 1:04:14
1500 free boys
Athanasio Kynigakis(Greece) 15:51:7
200 free girls
Rafaela Raurich(Brazil) 2:07:32
200 free boys
Felipe Souza(Brazil) 1:52:94 CR
200 fly girls
Viktoria Tronik (Ukraine) 2:21:64
200 fly boys
Antani Ivanov (Bulgary) 2:04:61
200 individual medley girls
Nikoletta Pavlopoulou(Greece) 2:22:35
200 individual medley boys
Karol Kzutowicz(Poland) 2:09:89
Girls 4×100 free relay
Brazil 4:03:02
Boys 4×100 free relay
Brazil 3:32:88