European Championships, Day 6 Heats: Pilato Sets 50 Breaststroke WJR; Milak Goes 50.64 In 100 Fly

Photo Courtesy: FINA / Budapest 2019

Benedetta Pilato set a world 50m breaststroke junior record of 29.50 and Kristof Milak matched the championship mark of 50.64 in the 100 fly at the penultimate heats session of the European Championships in Budapest.

World silver medallist Pilato had set the previous WJR of 29.61 at the Italian Open in Riccione last December and her time on Saturday – also an Italian record – sees the 16-year-old move to third all-time behind world record-holder Lilly King and Ruta Mielutyte, the European record-holder in 29.48.

It cut 0.16 from the previous championship record of 29.66 set by Yulia Efimova in Glasgow in 2018.

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Milak, the world 100 fly silver medallist, swam the second-fastest 200 fly in history of 1:51.10 en-route to gold on Wednesday and on Saturday morning, the 21-year-old split 24.15/26.49 to go within 0.17 of his national record of 50.47 set at the Hungarian Nationals in March.

Milak’s time matched Piero Codia‘s championship mark from Glasgow 2018 and was greeted with a wide smile.

Thom de Boer was 0.02 outside his Netherlands 50 free record to lead the 50 free in 21.76 ahead of 2012 Olympic champion Florent Manaudou and defending champion Ben Proud.

Margharita Panziera returned after winning silver in the 100 back re-swim – a medal she felt she “hadn’t deserved” – to comfortably lead the 200 back in which she is the defending champion in 2:08.52.

Melanie Henique was only 0.06 outside her French record of 25.24 as she led the 50 fly field as she touched a body-length ahead in the final heat.

Women’s 200 Backstroke

Panziera was the only woman inside 2:09 and led home Austria’s Lena Grabowski (2:09.12), 2018 bronze medallist Katalin Burian (2:09.54) and Eszter Szabo Feltothy (2:09.72).

ITA

PANZIERA Margherita

2:08.52

AUT

GRABOWSKI Lena

2:09.12

HUN

BURIAN Katalin

2:09.54

HUN

SZABO FELTOTHY Eszter

2:09.72

HUN

NYIRADI Reka

2:10.44

GBR

SHANAHAN Katie

2:10.74

ISR

BARZELAY Aviv

2:11.60

ESP

ZAMORANO SANZ Africa

2:11.98

GBR

WILD Cassie

2:12.04

GER

MENSING Jenny

2:12.13

UKR

ZEVINA Daryna

2:12.32

MDA

SALCUTAN Tatiana

2:13.08

LTU

MAZUTAITYTE Ugne

2:13.26

TUR

AVRAMOVA Ekaterina

2:13.37

GER

OEZTUERK Sonnele

2:13.82

POL

HERASIMOWICZ Zuzanna

2:13.96

EST

GOLD Aleksa

2:14.11

BLR

SHKURDAI Anastasiya

2:14.29

BUL

GEORGIEVA Gabriela

2:14.32

Men’s 50 Free

Manaudou, looking to upgrade his silver at Rio 2016, was the first man inside 22 when he went 21.86 in the sixth heat.

De Boer came in the following heat with Proud, who set the championship record of 21.11 at Glasgow 2018, stopped the clock at 21.93, 0.04 ahead of 100 free silver medallist Alessandro Miressi (21.97).

Glasgow silver medallist Kristian Gkolomeev (1.98) and Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (21.99) were the other men inside 22.

Kliment Kolesnikov – winner of the 100 free – squeezed into the semis in 16th in 22.24.

Qualifiers:

NED

DE BOER Thom

21.76

FRA

MANAUDOU Florent

21.86

GBR

PROUD Benjamin

21.93

ITA

MIRESSI Alessandro

21.97

GRE

GKOLOMEEV Kristian

21.98

FIN

LIUKKONEN Ari-Pekka

21.99

POL

CZERNIAK Konrad

22.00

ITA

ZAZZERI Lorenzo

22.01

UKR

BUKHOV Vladyslav

22.05

POL

JURASZEK Pawel

22.08

ITA

DEPLANO Leonardo

22.10

NED

SIMONS Kenzo

22.13

SWE

SEELIGER Bjoern

22.15

UKR

GOVOROV Andriy

22.19

FRA

GROUSSET Maxime

22.19

RUS

KOLESNIKOV Kliment

22.24

Women’s 50 Fly

Henique was fifth in this event in Glasgow but she certainly left no-one in doubt of her intentions.

Behind here came 50 free champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo (25.88), three-time silver medallist Jeannette Ottesen (25.91) and her fellow Dane Emilie Beckmann who clocked the same 25.96 as Russian Arina Surkova.

Qualifiers:

FRA

HENIQUE Melanie

25.30

NED

KROMOWIDJOJO Ranomi

25.88

DEN

OTTESEN Jeanette

25.91

DEN

BECKMANN Emilie

25.96

RUS

SURKOVA Arina

25.96

SWE

JUNEVIK Sara

25.99

NED

DE WAARD Maaike

26.11

SWE

HANSSON Louise

26.20

ITA

DI LIDDO Elena

26.28

BLR

KULIASHOVA Anastasiya

26.31

NED

BUSCH Kim

26.32

FRA

WATTEL Marie

26.35

BLR

SHKURDAI Anastasiya

26.41

GRE

NTOUNTOUNAKI Anna

26.46

ITA

DI PIETRO Silvia

26.57

RUS

CHIMROVA Svetlana

26.59

POL

WASICK Katarzyna

26.61

GBR

JONES Harriet

26.63

HUN

BORDAS Beatrix

26.65

LAT

NIKITINA Gabriela

26.65

Men’s 100 Fly

Milak was fourth in this event in Glasgow as Codia took gold but it’s hard to see past the Hungarian.

Behind him came Bulgarian Josef Miladinov (51.42), Noe Ponti of Switzerland (51.49) and 2018 bronze medallist James Guy (51.52).

Defending champion Codia progressed with fellow Italian Federico Burdisso, the 200 silver medallist.

Mehdy Metella, the 2018 silver medallist, missed out by 0.03 as he finished 17th to be first reserve.

Qualifiers:

HUN

MILAK Kristof

50.64

=CR

BUL

MILADINOV Josif

51.42

SUI

PONTI Noe

51.49

GBR

GUY James

51.52

HUN

SZABO Szebasztian

51.66

ITA

CODIA Piero

51.82

ITA

BURDISSO Federico

51.83

NED

KORSTANJE Nyls

51.83

ITA

RIVOLTA Matteo

51.84

POL

MAJERSKI Jakub

51.91

RUS

MINAKOV Andrei

51.91

BUL

IVANOV Antani

51.93

HUN

KOS Hubert

51.93

BEL

CROENEN Louis

52.06

CZE

SEFL Jan

52.21

RUS

VEKOVISHCHEV Mikhail

52.21

AUT

BUCHER Simon

52.25

POL

KORZENIOWSKI Pawel

52.28

FRA

METELLA Mehdy

52.31

TUR

GUERES Uemitcan

52.32

Women’s 50 Breaststroke

Pilato had failed to progress from the 100br heats when she fell foul of the two-per-nation rule.

In the one-length race it was 100 bronze medallist Martina Carraro who missed out as Arianna Castiglioni, who got silver in the 100, clocked 30.15 for second.

Ida Hulkko was third through in 30.40 ahead of 100 champion Sophie Hansson with defending champion Yulia Efimova also progressing.

ITA

PILATO Benedetta

29.50

WJ-EJ-CR

ITA

CASTIGLIONI Arianna

30.15

FIN

HULKKO Ida

30.40

SWE

HANSSON Sophie

30.46

RUS

EFIMOVA Yuliya

30.55

ITA

CARRARO Martina

30.57

GBR

VASEY Sarah

30.58

NED

METZ Rosey

30.63

SWE

FAST Emelie

30.64

BLR

ZMUSHKA Alina

30.81

EST

JEFIMOVA Eneli

30.83

FIN

KIVIRINTA Veera

30.95

RUS

BELONOGOFF Tatiana

31.05

HUN

SZTANKOVICS Anna

31.09

SWE

THORMALM Klara

31.12

CRO

RAJIC Ema

31.19

FIN

LAUKKANEN Jenna

31.28

ITA

ANGIOLINI Lisa

31.39

SUI

MAMIE Lisa

31.42

GER

STEIGER Jessica

31.46

LTU

TETEREVKOVA Kotryna

31.51

GRE

DRASIDOU Maria-Thaleia

31.55

NED

PALMANS Anne Louise

31.55

Mixed 4×100 Free Relay

Italy were quickest through in 3:26.37 ahead of Poland (3:26.95) and 2018 silver medallists Netherlands (3:27.34).

e as 2018 bronze medallists Russia finished ninth in 3:28.73.

Also through: Britain, Hungary, Serbia, Denmark and Sweden.

There was a surprise as 2018 bronze medallists Russia finished ninth in 3:28.73.

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