2019 European SC Championships: Day 2 prelims live recap

By Daniela Kapser on SwimSwam

2019 LEN EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, December 4th – Sunday, December 8th
• Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
• SCM
• Entry List
• Competition Schedule
• Live Results
• Results Documents
• Live Video – LEN TV
• Day 1 prelims live recap
• Day 1 finals live recap

Keep refreshing this page for live, event-by-event updates of all the action from Glasgow.

The second prelims session featured the men’s 200m freestyle, 200m breaststroke, 100m backstroke, 400m IM and 1500m freestyle. The women were challenged in the 50m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 100m IM. Men and women competed together in the 4x50m mixed medley relay.

The 50m and 100m individual events are swum with prelims, semifinals and finals, the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m events only with prelims and finals. Every nation can enter a maximum of 4 swimmers per individual event but only the 2 fastest swimmers of each Federation may proceed to the semi-finals or finals. The 1500m freestyle are only part of the men’s competition schedule, the 800m freestyle are swum by women only.

Athletes who reached a World Record will earn a bonus of 10.000 Euro (about 11.100 USD) and each European Record will be rewarded with 5.000 Euro (about 5.500 USD). The European Swimming Federation will also offer 220.000 Euro (about 245.000 USD) as prize money for the 12 bet performances in he men’s and Women’s events respectively. The best sinlge-performance according to the FINA points table will be honored with 20.000 Euro (about 22.000 USD).

Men’s 200m freestyle  – Prelims

• WR  1:39.37    BIEDERMANN Paul  GER Berlin (GER) 15 NOV 2009
• WJ   1:41.75   KOLESNIKOV Kliment RUS Saint Petersburg (RUS)  23 DEC 2017
• ER   1:39.37   BIEDERMANN Paul GER Berlin (GER) 15 NOV 2009
• EJ    1:40.08   STANDARD TIME
• CR   1:39.81   BIEDERMANN Paul GER Istanbul (TUR) 13 DEC 2009

Finals qualifiers:

1. SCOTT Duncan W     GBR      1:40.92
2. VEKOVISHCHEV Mikhail  RUS      1:42.52
3. GUY James  GBR      1:42.57
4. RAPSYS Danas  LTU       1:42.78
5. BALLO Stefano  ITA        1:42.92
6. MC MILLAN Jack   IRL         1:43.18
7. DEAN Thomas  GBR      1:43.32
8. MEGLI Filippo ITA        1:43.52
9. SLOAN Jordan  IRL         1:43.61

The day started with a 200m event that means that only the 8 fastest go through to the final. So there was no time to waste in these prelims for every swimmer.

The second heat presented the 2019 Junior World Champion in the 400m freestyle, Gabor Zombori from Hungary. The 17-year-old set a new personal best time in the 200m with a time of 1:46,15 and won his heat. His countryman Nandor Nemeth took the lead in the intermediate results one heat later in 1:45,24, just above his personal best of 1.45,18. The seeded heats started with heat 4 featuring Thomas Dean who won the silver medal in the 400m yesterday. He took the win in his heat with a time of 1:43,32 improving his personal best mark by 0,7 seconds. Duncan Scott (GBR) hammered a 1:40,92 into the pool. This is a huge personal best time for him, he betterd his former time by 1,5 seconds. His countrymanJames Guy (GBR) had his hand at the in a time of 1:42,57. Danas Rapsys (LIT)  also was safely through in the last heat that he won in 1:42,78. Britain’s Thomas Dean wasn’t allowed to advance into the final because of the “only 2 swimmers per nation rule”.

Women’s 50m butterfly- Prelims

• WR          24.38    ALSHAMMAR Therese   SWE   Singapore (SGP)  22 NOV 2009
• WJ           25.14     IKEE Rikako   JPN Tokyo (JPN) 14 NOV 2017
• ER           24.38     ALSHAMMAR Therese SWE Singapore (SGP) 22 NOV 2009
• EJ            25.52     STANDARD TIME
• CR           24.58     SJOESTROEM Sarah SWE Netanya (ISR)  03 DEC 2015

Semifinals qualifiers:

1. HENIQUE Melanie            FRA       25.37
2. BECKMANN Emilie           DEN      25.47
3. GASTALDELLO Beryl         FRA       25.56
4. DI LIDDO Elena  ITA        25.60
5. SHKURDAI Anastasiya     BLR       25.64
6. OTTESEN Jeanette           DEN      25.65
7. SURKOVA Arina  RUS       25.68
8. NTOUNTOUNAKI Anna  GRE      25.92
9. BIANCHI Ilaria     ITA      26,03
10. ERICHSEN Caroline           DEN      26,03
11. DI PIETRO Silvia  ITA        26,04
12. LAUKKANEN Jenna          FIN        26,04
13. LILJEQVIST Ida    SWE      26,05
14. PORTECOP Naele              FRA      26,10
15. JUNEVIK Sara     SWE      26.17
16. BOUSQUIN Lena               FRA       26.23
17. SCHMIDTKE Aliena           GER      26.27
18. ROSVALL Hanna                SWE      26.36
19. BORDAS Beatrix                HUN     26.50
20. SVECENA Lucie  CZE        26.59
21. OEZKAN Aleyna  TUR       26.60

France’s Melanie Henique led the ladies field into the semifinal. The 27-year-old touched the wall in a time of 25,37 (personal best 25,02). Denmark’s Emilie Beckmann grabbed the silver medal in this event two years ago and managed to advance into the round of the fastest 16 with second fastest time. She set a new personal best time. 16-year-old Anastasiya Shkurdai from Belarus made it as the youngest swimmer into the semifinal with the 5th fastest and a new personal best time  of 25,64.

Men’s 200m breaststroke – Prelims

• WR         2:00.16  PRIGODA Kirill RUS Hangzhou (CHN) 13 DEC 2018
• WJ          2:03.23  STANDARD TIME
• ER          2:00.16  PRIGODA Kirill RUS Hangzhou (CHN) 13 DEC 2018
• EJ           2:03.76  STANDARD TIME
• CR          2:00.53  KOCH Marco GER Netanya (ISR) 03 DEC 2015

Finals qualifiers:

1. KAMMINGA Arno NED      2:02.41
2. PERSSON Erik  SWE      2:03.26
3. KOCH Marco  ER       2:03.55
4. MCKEE Anton Sveinn  ISL         2:03.67
5. ALLIKVEE Martin     EST        2:04.78
6. MURDOCH Ross   GBR      2:04.83
7. DORINOV Mikhail RUS      2:05.08
8. SHYMANOVICH Ilya  BLR       2:05.15

Russia’s World Record Holder Kirill Prigoda doesn’t participate in this European SC Championships. He won the title two years ago in Copenhagen. Netherland’s Arno Kamminga set the pace in heat 3 of 4 with a new personal best of 2:02,41. He reached a new Dutch record in the 50m breaststroke yesterday and won the bronze medal. Erik Persson (Sweden) swam with no regrets to get into the final and stayed under his former best time of 2:03,51 with a time of 2:03,26. Former short course World Record Holder Marco Koch  (GER) set the third fastest time in 2.03,55.

Women’s 100m freestyle – Prelims

• WR         50.25   CAMPBELL Cate  AUS  Adelaide (AUS) 26 OCT 2017
• WJ          51.45   SANCHEZ Kayla Noelle CAN Sheffield (GBR) 14 DEC 2018
• ER          50.58   SJOESTROEM Sarah SWE Eindhoven (NED) 11 AUG 2017
• EJ           52.60   STANDARD TIME
• CR          50.95   KROMOWIDJOJO Ranomi NED Copenhagen (DEN) 15 DEC 2017

Semifinals qualifiers:

1. ANDERSON Freya             GBR      52.03
2. HOPKIN Anna     GBR      52.71
3. HEEMSKERK Femke         NED      52.80
4. BLUME Pernille  DEN      53.17
5. WASICK Katarzyna           POL       53.20
6. SURKOVA Arina  RUS       53.23
7. PELLEGRINI Federica       ITA        53.42
8. BRUHN Annika   GER       53.51
9. USTINOVA Daria S.           RUS      53.54
10. SEEMANOVA Barbora     CZE       53.69
11. GASTALDELLO Beryl         FRA       53.70
12. HOEPINK Lisa Katharina  GER      53.78
13. BRO Signe            DEN      53.96
14. FIEDKIEWICZ Kornelia     POL       53.96
15. DUMONT Valentine        BEL        53.98
16. MARTIN Anouchka          FRA       53.99

Two years ago it was Netherland’s Ranomi Kromowidjojo who took the win in the 100m freestyle ahead of Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström. Both are absent from this competition. It needed a new personal best time for Freya Anderson (GBR) to lead the field into tonight’s semifinal. The 18-year-old improved her best mark from 52,18 ot 52,03. With Anna Hopkin another British swimmer followed her with the second fastest time of 52,71 into the round of the 16 fastest women. Pernille Blume is the 2016 Olympic Champion in the 50m freestyle and she is able to swim under 52 seconds in the 100m SC freestyle. She advanced easily into the semifinal with the 4th fastest time of 53,17 with much room for more speed. Blume won the bronze medal  at the 2017 European SC Championships.

Men’s 100m backstroke – Prelims

• WR          48.88    XU Jiayu  CHN    Tokyo (JPN) 11 NOV 2018
• WJ           48.90    KOLESNIKOV Kliment RUS Saint Petersburg (RUS)  22 DEC 2017
• ER           48.90    KOLESNIKOV Kliment  RUS Saint Petersburg (RUS)  22 DEC 2017
• EJ            48.90    KOLESNIKOV Kliment  RUS Saint Petersburg (RUS)  22 DEC 2017
• CR           48.97    DONETS Stanislav  RUS  Istanbul (TUR) 13 DEC 2009
• CR           48.97    VYATCHANIN Arkady RUS  Istanbul (TUR) 13 DEC 2009

Semifinals qualifiers:

1. KOLESNIKOV Kliment      RUS      49.52
2. RYAN Shane        IRL         50.45
3. DIENER Christian               GER      50.48
4. FRANTA Tomas  CZE        50.74
5. MORA Lorenzo  ITA        50.88
6. SABBIONI Simone            ITA        50.95
7. GREENBANK Luke            GBR      50.97
8. STOKOWSKI Kacper         POL       50.98
9. BOHUS Richard  HUN     51.04
10. LITCHFIELD Joe  GBR      51.05
11. BRAUNSCHWEIG Ole      GER      51.14
12. BOLLIN Thierry Frederic  SUI        51.15
13. CHRISTOU Apostolos      GRE      51.20
14. SHABASOV Andrei           RUS      51.21
15. GLINTA Robert-Andrei   ROU     51.23
16. LIE Markus          NOR      51.24

Ireland’s Shane Ryan took the lead in the intermediate results in heat 5 with a time of 50,45. He improved his personal best time of 50,84. No swimmer was able to outtouch Ryan in the next heat with Tomas Franta (CZE) finishing in 50,74 and Lorenzo Mora (ITA) finishing in 50.84. 2017 European Champion Kliment Kolesnikov may have swum with some anger because he missed the final over 200 m back yesterday. He stepped on the gas massively and set the fastest time in the morning heats in 49,52, he was the only man under 50 seconds. Germany’s Christian Diener had his hand at the wall with the third fastest time in 50,48. Diener won the silver medal in the 200m backstroke yesterday. Poland’s Radoslaw Kawecki took the gold in the 200m last night back but missed the next round in the 100m backstroke with a 19th place and a time of 51,38.

Women’s 100m IM – Prelims

• WR          56.51    HOSSZU Katinka HUN Berlin (GER) 07 AUG 2017
• WJ          57.75      IKEE Rikako JPN Tokyo (JPN) 15 NOV 2017
• ER           56.51     HOSSZU Katinka HUN Berlin (GER) 07 AUG 2017
• EJ            57.68    STANDARD TIME
• CR           56.67    HOSSZU Katinka HUN Netanya (ISR) 04 DEC 2015

Semifinals qualifiers:

Men’s 400m IM – Prelims

• WR       3:55.50  LOCHTE Ryan USA Dubai (UAE) 16 DEC 2010
• WJ        3:59.15  STANDARD TIME
• ER        3:57.27  CSEH Laszlo HUN Istanbul (TUR) 11 DEC 2009
• EJ         4:04.10  STANDARD TIME
• CR        3:57.27  CSEH Laszlo HUN Istanbul (TUR) 11 DEC 2009

Finals qualifiers:

The individual medley specialists could relax a little bit with only the 100m on the women’s schedule today. Katinka Hosszu won the grueling 400m distance yesterday ahead of Zsuzsanna Jakabos. Both Hungarians made it into the semifinal in the 100m IM sprint distance. Hosszu set the second fastest time in   behind                             Jakabos

Mixed 4x50m Medley – Prelims

• WR         1:36.40   USA      UNITED STATES Hangzhou (CHN) 13 DEC 2018
• WJ          1:42.42   STANDARD TIME
• ER           1:37.05   NED      NETHERLANDS  Hangzhou (CHN) 13 DEC 2018
• EJ            1:43.93   STANDARD TIME
• CR           1:37.71    NED      NETHERLANDS  Copenhagen (DEN) 14 DEC 2017

Finals qualifiers:

Men’s 1500m Freestyle – Prelims

• WR         14:08.06             PALTRINIERI Gregorio ITA Netanya (ISR) 04 DEC 2015
• WJ          14:27.70              STANDARD TIME
• ER          14:08.06             PALTRINIERI Gregorio ITA Netanya (ISR) 04 DEC 2015
• EJ           14:27.78              STANDARD TIME
• CR          14:08.06             PALTRINIERI Gregorio ITA  Netanya (ISR) 04 DEC 2015

Finals qualifiers:

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