4X100m Mixed Group: 17th Men, 18th Women – Step to the Future in Greek Swimming

With the participation of our national groups men and women to 4x100m Mixed Groupthe curtain of Greek appearances fell to bathing qualifiers of 22nd World Championship.

OR fourth with them Vangelis Makrigianni; Savva Thomoglou; Konstantinos Stamou and Stergio Billanoted time 3: 36.20by conquering her 17th place between 25 entries. In her turn she finished 3rd, in an effort that showed dynamic and perspective, even if she stayed away from the pan -Hellenic record (3: 34.41). The qualifying limit for the final was 3: 32.54, a performance by South Korea, while the Olympic gold medalist was left out of the final. Chinawith 3: 32.69.

In detail the performance of Greeks:

• Superstitious: Vangelis Makrigiannis – 52.44

• Anterior: Savvas Thomoglou – 1: 00.74

• Butterfly: Constantine Stamou – 53.39

• Free: Stergios Billas – 48.63

In the corresponding race of women’sthe Nora Dragon; Nicole Pavlopoulou; Georgia Damasiotis and Anna Dundounaki ended up in 18th place performance 4: 06.20improving their appearance compared to previous events. It is noted that the 16th qualifying position In the semifinals he closed at 4: 05.05 and the Panhellenic record is 4: 04.01.

Greek women’s performance:

• Superstitious: Nora Dragon – 1: 01.46

• Anterior: Nicole Pavlopoulou – 1: 10.82

• Butterfly: Georgia Damasiotis – 58.67

• Free: Anna Dountounaki – 55.25

The experienced Nora Dragon She sent her own message after the race, saying:

“We have to invest and build on the baton to qualify for the 2028 Olympics”.

The Greek presence is completed today (14:02, ERT2) with the Apostle Christou to fight in Final of 50m backstrokehaving the opportunity to claim a place on the podium.

Photo credits: Anastasia Karekla