2025 European Short Course Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Prelims: Day 1
https://swimswam.com/2025-european-short-course-championships-day-one-prelims-live-recap/
Finals:
- Day 1 Finals Heat Sheet
https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000ACB0102FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf
Event Schedule
- Women's 400m freestyle
- Men's 400m freestyle
- Women's 50m butterfly
- Men's 50m butterfly
- Women's 100m breaststroke
- Men's 100m breaststroke
- Women's 200m backstroke
- Men's 200m backstroke
- Women's 4x50m freestyle relay
- Men's 4x50m freestyle relay
Highlights
- Women's 400m freestyle: Isabel Gose (GER) dominated the heats, but the final promises a close battle.
- Men's 400m freestyle: Dan Wiffen (IRL) and Lukas Maertens (GER) lead the pack, with Duncan Scott (GBR) and others in pursuit.
- 50m butterfly: Noe Ponti (SUI) and Louise Hansson (SWE) are the swimmers to beat, with a tightly packed field.
- 100m breaststroke: Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) faces a challenge from Caspar Corbeau (NED) and Eneli Jefimova (EST).
- 200m backstroke: Katie Shanahan (GBR) and Mewen Tomac (FRA) are in contention, with a fast-paced battle expected.
- Relays: Both men's and women's 4x50m free relays will be fast, with Croatia and the Netherlands as favorites.
Results
Women's 400m freestyle final:
- Isabel Gose (GER) - 3:54.33 (ER, CR)
- Simona Quadarella (ITA) - 3:56.70
- Freya Colbert (GBR) - 3:56.71
- Maya Werner (GER) - 4:01.46
- Lilla Minna Abraham (HUN) - 4:01.69
- Imani de Jong (NED) - 4:03.04
- Anna Chiara Mascolo (ITA) - 4:04.13
- Nikolett Padar (HUN) - 4:08.62
Men's 400m freestyle final:
- Jack McMillan (GBR) - 3:36.33
- Lukas Maertens (GER) - 3:36.57
- Dan Wiffen (IRL) - 3:37.02
- Johannes Liebmann (GER) - 3:37.39 (WJR)
- Victor Johansson (SWE) - 3:37.92
- Zalan Sarkany (HUN) - 3:38.03
- Duncan Scott (GBR) - 3:38.14
- Krzyzstof Chmielewski (POL) - 3:38.58
Women's 50m butterfly semifinals:
- Beryl Gastaldello (FRA) - 25.00
- Martine Damborg (DEN), Angelina Koehler (GER), Roos Van Otterdijk (BEL) - 25.06 (EJR)
- Maike de Waard (NED) - 25.09
- Silvia di Pietro (ITA) - 25.10
- Louise Hansson (SWE) - 25.16
- Anna Ntountounaki (GRE), Neza Klancar (SLO) - 25.25
Men's 50m butterfly semifinals:
- Noe Ponti (SUI) - 21.51 (CR)
- Maxime Grousset (FRA) - 21.95
- Daniel Zaitsev (EST) - 22.06
- Szebastian Szabo (HUN) - 22.21
- Denis-Lauren Popescu (ROU) - 22.26
- Daniel Gracik (CZE) - 22.36
- Simone Stefani (ITA) - 22.42
- Michele Busa (ITA) - 22.56