Jana Pavalic (Croatia), Tamara Potocka (Slovakia) Continue Record-Breaking Night In Belgrade (original) (raw)
2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- June 17-23, 2024
- LCM (50 meters)
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Prelims: 9:30 am local time
- Finals: 6:30 pm local time
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WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – SEMI-FINALS
- World Record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2023)
- European Record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2023)
- Championship Record: 23.74 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2018)
Top 8:
- Jana Pavalic (CRO) – 24.67
- Petra Senanszky (HUN) – 24.71
- Barbora Janickova (CZE) – 24.92
- Julie Kepp Jensen (DEN) – 24.94
- Kalia Antoniou (CYP) – 24.99
- Korneia Fiedkiewicz (POL) & Jessica Felsner (GER) – 25.00
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- Theodora Drakou (GRE) – 25.11
17 year old Jana Pavalic of Croatia posted a new national record as she swam a 24.67, swimming 0.10 under the old record of a 24.77 that she set just weeks ago in Zagreb, Croatia. Pavalic is the top seed heading into tomorrow night’s final. Pavalic also got under the Olympic ‘A’ cut that stands at a 24.70.
WOMEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – SEMI-FINALS
- World Record: 2:06.12 – Katinka Hosszu, Hungary (2015)
- European Record: 2:06.12 – Katinka Hosszu, Hungary (2015)
- Championship Record: 2:07.30 – Katinka Hosszu, Hungary (2016)
Top 8:
- Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) – 2:11.61
- Tamara Potocka (SVK) – 2:12.42
- Leah Schlosshan (GBR) – 2:12.70
- Lea Polonsky (ISR) – 2:12.93
- Lena Kreundl (AUT) – 2:13.25
- Dalma Sebestyen (HUN) – 2:13.57
- Barbora Seemanova (CZE) – 2:14.14
- Ellie McCartney (IRL) – 2:14.37
Also setting a national record was Tamara Potocka of Slovakia who broke her own record in the 200 IM. Potocka swam to a 2:12.43, faster than her old record of a 2:13.53 that she set at the end of May at the Mare Nostrum stop in Barcelona.
| 2024 Euros | 2024 Mare Nostrum | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 28.09 | 28.46 |
| 100 | 33.97 | 34.88 |
| 150 | 38.87 | 39.02 |
| 200 | 31.49 | 31.17 |
| 2:12.42 | 2:13.53 |
Potocka was faster on almost every 50 today except for her freestyle leg. She had a large improvement on her front half, swimming 0.37 seconds faster on the fly leg and 0.91 seconds faster on the backstroke leg. Potocka is the #2 seed heading into tomorrow night’s final, sitting only behind Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko, where she will have another shot at the Olympic ‘A’ cut of a 2:11.47.
About Anya Pelshaw
Anya has been with SwimSwam since June 2021 as both a writer and social media coordinator. She was in attendance at the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Women's NCAA Championships writing and doing social media for SwimSwam. She also attended 2023 US Summer Nationals as well as the 2024 European Championships …