His second pan-Hellenic record was set by Dimitris Markos at the European Swimming Championships in a 25-man pool, held in Otopeni, Romania. This time, in fact, the record was combined with a qualification to the 200m semi-finals. free, as the 22-year-old champion ranked 12th in the qualifiers with 1:44.79 and booked a place in the 16 that will compete in the afternoon (18:28). The previous Panhellenic record was held by him with 1:45.06, from the corresponding event in 2021, in Kazan. Fastest in the morning were the British James Guy (1:41.36) and Matt Richards (1:41.63), leaving third the big star of the games, the “host” David Popovici (1:42.39).
THE Anna Dutunaki easily qualified for the 100m semi-finals. butterfly, as with a time of 57.61 she took fourth place and in the afternoon (18:38) she will claim her entry to tomorrow’s (9/12) final. It is recalled that the Chanio swimmer has won two medals (silver in 2021, bronze in 2019) in this event, in the previous European Championships of 25-man pool. Leading the qualifiers with 56.33 were the German Angelina Keller (who yesterday was crowned European champion in the 200m butterfly) and the Swedish Louise Hanson.
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