Vlad Mihalake (silver in 200m butterfly) and Daria Silistianu (bronze in 50m backstroke) won Romania’s first medals at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade.

Swimmer in the poolPhoto: Insidefoto / ddp USA / Profimedia

Silver Vlada Mihalake and bronze Daria Silishtianu at the European Junior Championship

Vlad Mihalache he showed a time of 1 min 58 s 84/100, he was overtaken in the final by the Italian Andrea Camozzi, 1 min 58 s 59/100. The podium was completed by Slovakian Samuel Kostal, 1 min 59 sec 30/100, writes Agerpres.

Daria-Meryuka Silishtianu he won bronze in the 50m backstroke with a time of 28s 46/100. The first place was won by Hungarian Lora Fanny Komorotsi, 28 seconds. 08/100, and the second was the British Blythe Kinsman, 28 seconds. 41/100.

At just 14 years old, Dynamo’s Silishtianu broke the senior women’s national record again after she broke the 21-year-old mark previously held by Diana Mokan on Tuesday. In the first semi-final, Daria showed a time of 28 seconds 59/100.

Other results of Romanian athletes in Belgrade

In the sample of Combined 4×100 m freestyle relayRomania (Patrick Dinu, Alexandru Constantinescu, Rebecca Diaconescu, Iryna Preda) is occupied sixth place, with a time of 3 min 32 sec 39/100. Romania (in the formula of Patrick Dinu, Alexandru Constantinescu, Ioana Styrba, Iryna Preda) entered the final with the fourth time of 3 min 34 s 30/100.

to Women, 100 m butterfly, Eva Paraschiv qualified for the final with an eighth time in the semifinals (1:00.10), after she was ninth in the heats (1:00.39). Andra Gorecki was 49th in heats (1:05.05).

IN women, 50 m freestyle, Rebecca Diaconescu became 11th in the series (26.09), Iryna Preda – 23rd (26.44), Anastasia Bako – 37th (26.79). In the semifinals, Diaconescu took the tenth time (25.73), being the second reserve in the final.

Vlad Stanku qualified for the final at the distance of 1500 m freestyle with the fourth time of the series 15 min 22 s 73/100.

Romania is participating with a delegation of 17 athletes (eight boys and nine girls) at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade, after winning nine medals, five gold and four silver, at the European Championships in Otopeni last year , but not this year will also benefit from the presence of David Popovich.