Three Swiss will take part in the finals on Sunday at the Europeans in Belgrade. Antonio Djakovic and his sister Vanna qualified in the 400m freestyle on Sunday morning, joining Jérémy Desplanches who will reach the Olympic limit in the 200m medley in the evening.
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In bronze in the 200m freestyle in the large Serbian pool after winning silver twice during the 2022 Europeans (200 and 400m), Antonio Djakovic is aiming for his fourth continental medal. The 21-year-old from Zurich set the 3rd time in the heats in 3’49”99. The Austrian Felix Auboeck was the fastest in 3’48”86.
Her younger sister Vanna (18 years old), 10th over 800 m and 22nd over 200 m in these European Championships, will compete in her first international final in the elite. She achieved the 8th time in the heats in 4’17”46, thus improving her personal best by six tenths of a second.
No final, however, for the men’s 4x100m medley relay. Thierry Bollin, Gian-Luca Gartmann, Marius Toscan and Tiago Behar had to settle for a time of 3’40”74 synonymous with 10th place, almost two seconds from the Top 8.
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