Daryna Zevina and Evgeny Korotyshkin excel in semi-finals: Day one – European Swimming Championships
Daryna Zevina of Ukraine and Evgeny Korotyshkin of Russia excelled in the semi-finals of Women’s 100m back-stroke and Men’s 100m butterfly respectively on the initial day of the 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Szczecin, Poland on Thursday, December 8.
The 17-year-old Zevina proved her eligibility for the fastest qualification spot by completing her back-stroke swim in a fastest time of 57.23 seconds. She remained 0.87 seconds slower from the European mark of 56.36 seconds, owned by Ksenia Moskvina of Russia from 2009.
She was trailed by Anastasia Zueva of Russia, who remained 0.38 seconds slower than her and hit the wall with a second best timing of 57.61 seconds. Georgia Davies of Great Britain remained only 0.11 seconds slower from her former finisher and ended her swim in a third finest time of 57.72 seconds.
Davies was followed by Duane Da Rocha Marce of Spain, who was just half a second away from overwhelming her effort and qualified as the fourth fastest swimmer into the final by posting a time of 58.22 seconds. Simona Baumrtova of Czech Republic reached the finishing wall with a fifth fastest timing of 58.36 seconds.
Next were the semi-finals of Men’s 100m butterfly, where Korotyshkin reached the final round with a top ranked timing of 50.63 seconds. He was chased by Francois Heersbrandt of Belgium, who was 0.29 seconds slower from overwhelming the efforts of his former finisher and submitted an effort of 50.92 seconds.
Meanwhile, Joeri Verlinden of Netherlands appeared on the finishing wall for third fastest spot. The 23-year-old Verlinden was only 0.13 seconds slower than his preceding swimmer and clocked a time of 51.05 seconds.
Verlinden remained 0.05 seconds ahead of Nikolay Skvortsov of Russia, who qualified as the fourth fastest swimmer into the final by posting a time of 51.10 seconds. Skvortsov was trailed by Konrad Czerniak of Poland, who entered the final round as fifth fastest swimmer with a timing of 51.12 seconds.
Furthermore, these finalists will face each other in the finals of their exclusive events where the winners will receive medals for their wonderful efforts.
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