Courtesy: LEN
Russia retained its top spot on the
medal table at the European Junior Diving Championships in Rijeka. The Russians
swept all synchro titles and grabbed three out of the four platform golds last
week. The Italians and the Brits also offered fine performances, while Sweden
may have found another female diving star.
After the painfully lost 2020 season,
LEN was determined to restart the agegroup competitions this summer and first
the young divers could return to the boards to enjoy another great edition of a
junior European Championships.
At the outdoor pool of the marvellous
Kantrida complex in Rijeka, 17 events were contested in the usual format: the
juniors and the youths competed separately in the individual events, while the
synchro and the jumping finals were open for all participants.
Russia dominated the week as their
talented athletes swept all four synchro events and three out four platform
finals. Italy’s new generation took both 1m and 3m titles in the youth category
among the boys and girls alike – Elisa Pizzini made the double here –, while
the Brits offered a fine overall performance, grabbing medals in both
age-groups, including two golds.
Sweden may have found a new diving
queen in Emilia Garip Nilsson who won the 1m and the 3m events among the
juniors and might continue the great traditions set by Olympic champion Ulrika
Knape and her daughter, European gold medallist and five-time Olympian Anne Lindberg.
While super-power Germany had to
settle for a silver and two bronzes this time, Jules Bouyer delivered a great
victory for France in the junior 3m. Spain also enjoyed some fine days with
five medals altogether and in a rare scenario host Croatia and Romania also
clinched a bronze apiece during the championships.
The LEN age-group championships roll
on, this week features the artistic swimmers’ event in Malta and the girl’s U15
water polo Europeans in Szentes (HUN), while next week Rome will host the swimming
showcase in the magnificent Foro Italico complex.
2021 European Junior Diving
Championships – Medal table
OURO PRATA BRONZE
RUS 7 4 2
ITA 4 4 3
GBR 2 3 4
SWE 2 0 0
UKR 1 3 1
FRA 1 0 0
ESP 0 2 3
GER 0 1 2
CRO 0 0 1
ROU 0 0 1
For detailed results, visit
https://www.diverecorder.co.uk/live/meet2/selectevent.php?mref=13
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