Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu has collected two individual gold medals on back-to-back nights to bring her personal tally to six golds at the 2017 LEN European Short Course Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Netherlands has again broken a WORLD RECORD, this time in the mixed 4x50m free relay. Britain's Adam Peaty collected his first gold of the week, and maiden gold medal in short course, with a European record 55.94 to win the 100m breaststroke.

2017 LEN European Short Course Championships

December 13-17

Copenhagen, Denmark

Royal Arena

Short Course Meters (25m)

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LIVE RESULTS

Women 50m Backstroke

RECORDS

World Record: 25.67 – Etiene Medeiros (BRA), 2014

World Junior Record: 26.13

European Record: 25.70 – Sanja Jovanovic (CRO), 2009

Championship Record: 25.70 – Sanja Jovanovic (CRO), 2009

Semifinals

1. Katinka Hosszu (HUN) – 26.26
2. Julie Kepp Jensen (DEN) – 26.52
3. Maria Kameneva RUS) – 26.56
4. Maaiike De Ward (NED) – 26.67
5. Alicja Tchorz (POL) – 26.69
6. Mathilde Cini (FRA) – 26.71
7. Mimosa Jallow (FIN) – 26.71
8. Caroline Pilhatsch (AUT) – 26.72

Final

Hosszu wrapped up gold medal No. 5 this week, with a 0.14 narrow victory over Poland’s Alicja Tchorz. 

1. Katinka Hosszu (HUN) – 25.95
2. Alicja Tchorz (POL) – 26.09
3. Maaiike De Ward (NED) – 26.40

Men 50m Butterfly

RECORDS

World Record: 21.80 – Steffen Diebler (GER), 2009

World Junior Record: 22.43

European Record: 21.80 – Steffen Diebler (GER), 2009

Championship Record: 22.07 – Johannes Dietrich (GER), 2009

Semifinals

Ben Proud swam a British-record 22.18 to top all swimmers from the semifinals, with Ukraine’s sprint king Andrii Govorov and young guns Aleksandr Popkov and Sebastian Sabo behind him. 

1. Ben Proud (GBR) – 22.18
2. Aleksandr Popkov (RUS) – 22.27
3. Sebastian Sabo (SRB) – 22.46
4. Andrii Govorov (UKR) – 22.50
5. Umitcan Gures (TUR) – 22.65
6. Pavel Sankovich (BLR) – 22.70
7. Yauhen Tsurkin (BLR) – 22.71
8. Michal Chudy (POL) – 22.80

Final

In the closest final you’ll ever see, Popkov upset for the win, 0.2 slower than his semifinals swim, with Govorov just 0.01 behind him and Proud and Sabo tying for bronze just another 0.01 behind them. The Russian men are dominating the sprint event so far in Copenhagen. 

1. Alexander Popkov (RUS) – 22.42
2. Andrii Govorov (UKR) – 22.43
3. Sabiatian Sabo (SRB) / Ben Proud (GBR) – 22.44

Women 100m Breaststroke

RECORDS

World Record: 1:02.36 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013 / Alia Atkinson (JAM), 2014

World Junior Record: 1:02.36

European Record: 1:02.36 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013 

Championship Record: 1:02.92 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013

Final

Ruta Meilutyte, the 2012 Olympic champ, has asserted herself back on top in Europe with her second victory this week in Copenhagen. Using her trademark speed, Meilutyte was out in 29.57 — her winning time from the 50m on Wednesday was 29.36 — to lead all the way to the finish. 

1. Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 1:03.79
2. Jenna Laukkanen (FIN) – 1:04.25
3. Jesica Vall Montero (ESP) – 1:04.80

Men 100m Freestyle

RECORDS

World Record: 44.94 – Amaury Leveaux (FRA), 2008

World Junior Record: 46.12 – Kyle Chalmers (AUS), 2016

European Record: 44.94 – Amaury Leveaux (FRA), 2008

Championship Record: 44.94 – Amaury Leveaux (FRA), 2008

Semifinals

Nothing separates at least six men lining up for Sunday’s final — just 0.24 between them vying for the European title. 

1. Luca Dotto (ITA) – 46.82
2. Pieter Timmers (BEL) – 46.84
3. Duncan Scott (GBR) – 46.92
4. Dominik Kozma (HUN) – 46.98
5. Konrad Czerniak (POL) – 46.99
6. Nandor Nemeth (HUN) – 47.06
7. SImonas Bilis (LTU) – 47.11
8. Mikhail Vekovishchev (RUS) – 47.27

Women 200m IM

RECORDS

World Record: 2:01.86 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2014

World Junior Record: 51.65 – Michael Andrew (USA), 2017

European Record: 2:04.64

Championship Record: 2:02.53 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2015

Final

Hosszu collected gold No. 6, leading Hungary to a 1-2 finish with Evelyn Verraszto swimming in for silver. Hosszu will have a chance for No. 7, as she competes in the 400m freestyle on the last day of competition. 

1. Katinka Hosszu (HUN) – 2:04.43
2. Evelyn Verraszto (HUN) – 2:08.09
3. Ilaria Cusinato (ITA) – 2:08.19

Men 100m IM

RECORDS

World Record: 50.30 – Vladimir Morozov (RUS), 2016

World Junior Record: 51.65 – Michael Andrew (USA), 2017

European Record: 50.30 – Vladimir Morozov (RUS), 2016

Championship Record: 50.78 – Peter Mankoc (CRO), 2009

Semifinals

Russian veteran Sergei Fesikov will start as the favorite for the final, after easily taking the top seed in the semis with his 51.45 — topping Marco Orsi and Kyle Stolk, who swam 52-lows. 

1. Sergei Fesikov (RUS) – 51.45
2. Marco Orsi (ITA) – 52.10
3. Kyle Stolk (NED) – 52.28
4. Michal Chudy (POL) – 52.53
5. Bernhard Reitzhammer (AUT) – 52.56
6. Simone Geni (ITA) – 52.74
7. Emmanuel Vanluchene (BEL) – 52.78
8. Yakov Yan Toumarkin (ISR) – 52.80

Women 200m Freestyle

RECORDS

World Record: 1:50.43 – Sarah Sjöström (SWE), 2017

World Junior Record: 1:52.50 – Taylor Ruck (CAN). 2016

European Record: 1:50.43 – Sarah Sjöström (SWE), 2017

Championship Record: 1:51.17 – Federica Pellegrini (ITA), 2009

Final

Charlotte Bonnet and Femke Heemskerk led out together, flipping in 26.3s before Bonnet was able to hold 28-second splits to draw away and win in a solid 1:52.19 over Heemskerk and Veronika Andrusenko, who had a 28.7 last 50m split to touch in for bronze. 

1. Charlotte Bonnet (FRA) – 1:52.19
2. Femke Heemskerk (NED) – 1:53.41
3. Veronika Andrusenko (RUS) – 1:53.75

Men 100m Breaststroke

RECORDS

World Record: 55.61 – Cameron van der Burgh (RSA), 2009

World Junior Record: 57.61 – Anton Chupkov (RUS), 2015

European Record: 56.16 – Oleg Kostin (RUS), 2017

Championship Record: 56.29 – Robin van Aggele (NED), 2009

Final

Adam Peaty collected his maiden short course gold medal, with his 55.94 representing new European and championships records in the process. The breaststroke records have taken a battering at this meet between Peaty, Fabio Scozzoli, and Kirill Prigoda all taking turns at breaking them. But ultimately it was Peaty’s back end speed with a 29.88 second 50m — the only sub-30 split in the field — delivering him his victory in Copenhagen. 

1. Adam Peaty (GBR) – 55.94 [European, Championship Records]
2. Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) – 56.15
3. Kirill Prigoda (RUS) – 56.28

Women 100m Butterfly

RECORDS

World Record: 54.61 – Sarah Sjöström (SWE), 2014

World Junior Record: 55.64 – Rikako Ikee (JPN), 2017

European Record: 54.61 – Sarah Sjöström (SWE), 2014

Championship Record: 55.03 – Sarah Sjöström (SWE), 2015

Semifinals

Sarah Sjöström is still searching for her first gold medal in Copenhagen but looks set to collect Sunday after topping the field in a commanding 55.56 semifinal swim, with medalists Emilie Beckman, Ilaria Bianchi, and the dangerous Ranomi Kromowidjojo behind her. 

1. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 55.56
2. Emilie Beckman (DEN) – 56.51
3. Marie Wattel (FRA) – 56.67
4. Ilaria Bianchi (ITA) – 56.70
5. Aliena Schmidtke (GER) – 56.76
6. Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) – 57.05
7. Louise Hansson (SWE) – 57.10
8. Elinore De Jong (NED) – 57.14

Mixed 4x50m Free Relay

RECORDS

World Record: USA – 1:28.57, 2014

World Junior Record: 1:33.37

European Record: Netherlands – 1:28.70, 2017

Championship Record: Italy – 1:29.28, 2015

Final

The Netherlands and Russia both broke the previous WR held by Team USA, but it was the Dutch team with a narrow 0.14 victory, with Femke Heemskerk’s 23.30 anchor getting her over the top of Rozaliya Nasretdinova just at the finish. Vlad Morozov chased the individual WR, but his 20.55 leadoff swim was 0.2 slower than his individual from Friday night. 

Here are the comparative splits: 

Netherlands – Korstanje (21.42), Stolk (20.66), Kromowidjojo (23.01), Heemskerk (23.30)

Russia – Morozov (20.55), Fesikov (20.67), Kameneva (23.82), Nasretdinova (23.49)

1.  Netherlands – 1:28.39 [WORLD RECORD]
2.  Russia – 1:28.53
3.  Italy – 1:29.38

By Bobby Hurley