2025 European SC Championships Day 1 Finals: Record-Breaking Performances & Exciting Races (2026)

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:

  1. Isabel Gose (GER) - 3:54.33 (ER, CR)
  2. Simona Quadarella (ITA) - 3:56.70
  3. Freya Colbert (GBR) - 3:56.71
  4. Maya Werner (GER) - 4:01.46
  5. Lilla Minna Abraham (HUN) - 4:01.69
  6. Imani de Jong (NED) - 4:03.04
  7. Anna Chiara Mascolo (ITA) - 4:04.13
  8. Nikolett Padar (HUN) - 4:08.62

• Men's 400m freestyle final:

  1. Jack McMillan (GBR) - 3:36.33
  2. Lukas Maertens (GER) - 3:36.57
  3. Dan Wiffen (IRL) - 3:37.02
  4. Johannes Liebmann (GER) - 3:37.39 (WJR)
  5. Victor Johansson (SWE) - 3:37.92
  6. Zalan Sarkany (HUN) - 3:38.03
  7. Duncan Scott (GBR) - 3:38.14
  8. Krzyzstof Chmielewski (POL) - 3:38.58

• Women's 50m butterfly semifinals:

  1. Beryl Gastaldello (FRA) - 25.00
  2. Martine Damborg (DEN), Angelina Koehler (GER), Roos Van Otterdijk (BEL) - 25.06 (EJR)
  3. Maike de Waard (NED) - 25.09
  4. Silvia di Pietro (ITA) - 25.10
  5. Louise Hansson (SWE) - 25.16
  6. Anna Ntountounaki (GRE), Neza Klancar (SLO) - 25.25

• Men's 50m butterfly semifinals:

  1. Noe Ponti (SUI) - 21.51 (CR)
  2. Maxime Grousset (FRA) - 21.95
  3. Daniel Zaitsev (EST) - 22.06
  4. Szebastian Szabo (HUN) - 22.21
  5. Denis-Lauren Popescu (ROU) - 22.26
  6. Daniel Gracik (CZE) - 22.36
  7. Simone Stefani (ITA) - 22.42
  8. Michele Busa (ITA) - 22.56