Sarah Poewe and Laszlo Cseh pocket gold medals: Day three – European LC Championships

Sarah Poewe and Laszlo Cseh pocket gold medals: Day three – European LC Championships

Sarah Poewe and Laszlo Cseh pocketed gold medals of Women’s 100m breaststroke and Men’s 200m Individual Medley (IM) on day three of the European Long Course Championships in Hungary.

Poewe wasted no time and proved her mettle for the title of 100m discipline by outsmarting her opponents over the finishing wall.

With her astonishing efforts, she experienced no problem in capturing top position of the 100m event as she hit the wall with the timing of 1 minute and 07.33 seconds.

The champion was trailed by Jennie Johansson, who remained almost half a second apart and surfaced on the finishing wall for second position by submitting a time of 1 minute and 07.85 seconds.

Similarly, the silver medallist was chased by Marina Garcia Urzainqui, who stayed just 0.06 seconds away from her former finisher and reached the victory stand for third position with an effort of 1 minute and 07.91 seconds.

Following that, Cseh dominated the playoff of 200m IM, where he showed no mercy to his challengers and snared gold medal of the discipline.

His impressive pace placed him in a comfortable lead over his opponents as he touched the wall with an effort of 1 minute and 56.66 seconds for gold medal.

The champion stayed full body length ahead of his rival, James Goddard, who occupied silver medal of the event by submitted a time of 1 minute and 57.84 seconds.

The silver medallist was traced by Markus Rogan, who secured bronze medal of the event with the timing of 1 minute and 59.39 seconds.

Meanwhile, Gregorio Paltrinieri proved his eligibility for the title of Men’s 1500m freestyle.

With his unmatchable efforts, Paltrinieri reached the medal rostrum for the crown of the discipline by clocking a time of 14 minutes and 48.92 seconds.

The gold medallist was followed by Gergo Kis, who was nearly ten seconds behind and earned silver medal by producing a time of 14 minutes and 58.15 seconds.

Similarly, Gergely Gyurta occupied bronze medal of the event by reporting an effort of 15 minutes and 04.38 seconds.

Furthermore, winners raked medal for their notable efforts at the prize ceremony of the championship.

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