It was a great honor hosting so many champions in such a short period – at the European Masters Swimming Championships on September, 2-7, 2018. The wonderful atmosphere during the competition days and thousand smiles at the swimming venues.
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The numbers of participants, best results, interesting statistic facts and key moments of Slovenia 2018:
2793 swimmers from 40 countries competed in the championships swimming pool.
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TOP-20 Countries / Medal Table
579 gold medals, 530 silver medals and 493 bronze medals were given in total during the Swim Week Slovenia 2018 (Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Water Polo, Diving and Synchronised Swimming).
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TOP Results – Men
50m Freestyle – 23.37 – Smith Alexander (1990) GBR
100m Freestyle – 51.16 – Bielawski Michal (1993) POL
200m Freestyle – 1:57.64 – Iversen Claus (1977) DEN
400m Freestyle – 4:14.88 – Nisato Nicola (1978) ITA
800m Freestyle – 8:45.19 – Nisato Nicola (1978) ITA
50m Backstroke – 27.07 – Akbiyikli Anil (1993) TUR
100m Backstroke – 1:00.70 – Kunst Niklas (1989) GER
200m Backstroke – 2:11.94 – Molyneaux John (1988) GBR
50m Breaststroke – 28.68 – Markic Matjaz (1983) SLO
100m Breaststroke – 1:05.30 – Babikhin Artem (1990) RUS
200m Breaststroke – 2:19.73 – Babikhin Artem (1990) RUS
50m Butterfly – 24.46 – Coci Alexandru (1989) ROU
100m Butterfly – 54.70 – Ganikhin Maxim (1986) RUS
200m Butterfly – 2:05.80 – Coci Alexandru (1989) ROU
200m Medley – 2:08.29 – Drymonakos Ioannis (1984) GRE
3 World and 29 European Masters Records – smashed in European Masters Swimming Championships 2018!
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TOP Results – Women
50m Freestyle – 26.47 – Thater Jennifer (1990) GER
100m Freestyle – 58.45 – Thater Jennifer (1990) GER
200m Freestyle – 2:09.38 – Vanet Pauline (1992) FRA
400m Freestyle – 4:35.25 – Vanet Pauline (1992) FRA
800m Freestyle – 9:28.38 – Vanet Pauline (1992) FRA
50m Backstroke – 30.57 – Heller Bente (1991) GER
100m Backstroke – 1:05.50 – Bolshakova Iryna (1986) UKR
200m Backstroke – 2:28.07 – Arts Inge (1992) NED
50m Breaststroke – 31.88 – Chocova Petra (1986) CZE
100m Breaststroke – 1:12.87 – Henley Louise (1985) GBR
200m Breaststroke – 2:37.66 – Chocova Petra (1986) CZE
50m Butterfly – 28.12 – Thater Jennifer (1990) GER
100m Butterfly – 1:03.39 – Thater Jennifer (1990) GER
200m Butterfly – 2:22.65 – Felfoldi Viktoria (1985) HUN
200m Medley – 2:25.55 – Vinokourenkova Natalia (1983) RUS
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Age Groups of the European Masters Swimming Championships 2018:
Competitions are held by the rules FINA Masters / 25+
Youngest age group (25-29) and oldest group (90-94).
Two youngest participants, born on the same date - 20 December 1993, one from Hungary and one from Poland.
The oldest participant was born in 1924 and comes from Austria.
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The most popular swimming discipline in men:
50m Freestyle Men (Age Group 50-54) ⇒ 79 swimmers
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The most popular swimming discipline in women:
50m Freestyle Women (Age Group 50-54) ⇒ 64 swimmers
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The most popular swimming relay in men:
4×50m Freestyle Men (4 x age = Age Group 160-199) ⇒ 15 teams
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The most popular swimming relay in women:
4×50m Medley Women (4 x age = Age Group 200-239) ⇒ 11 teams
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The most popular freestyle mixed relay (2 men + 2 women):
4×50m Freestyle Mixed (4 x age = Age Group 160-199) ⇒ 23 teams
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The most popular medley mixed relay (2 men + 2 women):
4×50m Medley Mixed (4 x age = Age Group 120-159) ⇒ 18 teams
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Thank you everyone for co-creating a memorable and bright European Masters Swimming Championships 2018 in Slovenia!
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Organizer: SI SPORT / European Masters Swimming Championships 2018
European Sports Promoter: Swim.by via EMG
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