2017 LEN European Short Course Championships

Day 1 Prelims | Fabio Scozzoli Snags 50 BR Meet Record, Clips Peaty

Day 1 Prelims | Fabio Scozzoli Snags 50 BR Meet Record, Clips Peaty

Results and highlights from day one prelims at the 2017 LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Dec 13, 2017 by Maclin Simpson
Day 1 Prelims | Fabio Scozzoli Snags 50 BR Meet Record, Clips Peaty

Day one of the 2017 LEN European Short Course Championships kicked off Wednesday morning at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

Events on the docket included the men's 100m butterfly, women's 50m breaststroke, men's 50m breaststroke, women's 400m IM, men's 400m freestyle, women's 100m backstroke, men's 200m backstroke, and men's 4x50m freestyle relay.

Of note, Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte Garcia — world-record holder in the 400m IM — was absent from this morning's prelims session.

Check out the results below and tune in to finals at 10 AM CST.

2017 LEN European Short Course Championships

December 13-17

Copenhagen, Denmark

Royal Arena

Short Course Meters (25m)

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Day One Prelims

Men 100m Butterfly

RECORDS

World Record: 48.08 -- Chad Le Clos (RSA), 2016

World Junior Record: 49.53 -- Zhuhao Li (CHN), 2017

European Record: 48.48 -- Evgeny Korotyshkin (RUS), 2009

Championship Record: 48.93 -- Evgeny Korotyshkin (RUS), 2009

  1. Piero Codia (Italy) -- 50.40
  2. Conrad Czerniak (Poland) -- 50.48
  3. Hryhory Pekarski (Belarus) -- 50.57

Women 50m Breaststroke

RECORDS

World Record: 28.64 -- Alia Atkinson (JAM), 2016

World Junior Record: 29.64 -- Imogen Clark (GBR), 2016

European Record: 28.81 -- Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2014

Championship Record: 29.10 -- Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013

  1. Ida Hulkko (Finland) -- 29.85
  2. Jenna Laukkanen (Finland) -- 29.93
  3. Ruta Meilutyte (Lithuania) -- 30.03

Men 50m Breaststroke

RECORDS

World Record: 25.25 -- Cameron Van Der Burgh (RSA), 2009

World Junior Record: 26.39 -- Michael Andrew (USA), 2016

European Record: 25.72 -- Fabio Scozzoli (ITA), 2013

Championship Record: 26.14 -- Alessandro Terrin (ITA), 2009

  1. Fabio Scozzoli (Italy) -- 25.90
  2. Adam Peaty (Great Britain) -- 25.94
  3. Kirill Prigoda (Russia) -- 26.03

Women 400m IM

RECORDS

World Record: 4:18.94 -- Mireia Belmonte Garcia (ESP), 2017

World Junior Record: 4:23.33

European Record: 4:18.94 -- Mireia Belmonte Garcia (ESP), 2017

Championship Record: 4:19.46 -- Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2015

  1. Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) -- 4:27.45
  2. Fantine Lesaffre (France) -- 4:32.91
  3. Lara Grangeon (France) -- 4:33.63

Men 400m Freestyle

RECORDS

World Record: 3:32.25 -- Yannick Agnel (FRA), 2012

World Junior Record: 3:39.48

European Record: 3:32.25 -- Yannick Agnel (FRA), 2012

Championship Record: 3:34.55 -- Paul Biedermann (GER), 2009

  1. Peter Bernek (Hungary) -- 3:39.86
  2. Henrik Christiansen (Norway) -- 3:40.07
  3. Victor Johannson (Sweden) -- 3:40.20

Women 100m Backstroke

RECORDS

World Record: 55.03 -- Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2014

World Junior Record: 55.99

European Record: 55.03 -- Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2014

Championship Record: 55.42 -- Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2015

  1. Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) -- 56.78
  2. Kira Toussaint (Netherlands) -- 57.41
  3. Maria Kameneva (Russia) -- 57.62

Men 200m Backstroke

RESULTS

World Record: 1:45.63 -- Mitchell Larkin (AUS), 2015

World Junior Record: 1:48.66

European Record: 1:46.11 -- Arkady Vyatchanin (RUS), 2009

Championship Record: 1:48.33 -- Radoslaw Kawecki (POL), 2015

  1. Christian Diener (Germany) -- 1:49.77
  2. Kliment Kolesnikov (Russia) -- 1:50.92
  3. Yakov Toumarkin (Israel) -- 1:51.61

Men 4x50m Freestyle Relay

RECORDS

World Record: 1:22.60 -- Russia, 2014

World Junior Record: 1:27.46

European Record: 1:20.77 -- France, 2008

Championship Record: 1:20.77 -- France, 2008

  1. Italy -- 1:25.33
  2. Netherlands -- 1:25.40
  3. Russia -- 1:25.49