# 2010 European Junior Swimming Championships

The 2010 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 14 to 18 July 2010 in Helsinki, Finland. The Championships were organized by LEN, the European Swimming League, and were held in a 50 m pool. Ages for competitors, per LEN rules are: girls-15 or 16 years old; boys-17 or 18 years old.
The 2010 Championships were held in the same country, and the week after, the 2010 European Junior Championships for diving (9-13 July in Helsinki, Finland) and synchronized swimming (7-11 July in Tampere, Finland). A 2010 European Junior Open Water Championships is also to be held; however, not in Finland, but rather in Hoorn, Netherlands on 31 July.

## Participating countries

521 swimmers (279 boys, 242 girls) from 44 countries were entered in the event. Teams were from (with total team size following name):
* Armenia (1)
* Austria (8)
* Belarus (6)
* Belgium (12)
* Bulgaria (5)
* Croatia (14)
* Cyprus (1)
* Czech Republic (5)
* Denmark (17)
* Estonia (15)
* Faroe Islands (1)
* Finland (29)
* France (29)
* Germany (30)
* Great Britain (40)
* Greece (12)
* Hungary (9)
* Iceland (5)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (11)
* Italy (27)
* Latvia (7)
* Lithuania (8)
* Luxembourg (2)
* Macedonia (6)
* Netherlands (13)
* Norway (10)
* Poland (24)
* Portugal (10)
* Romania (5)
* Russia (36)
* Serbia (14)
* Slovakia (7)
* Slovenia (16)
* Spain (24)
* Sweden (20)
* Switzerland (5)
* Turkey (15)
* Ukraine (20)
Five (5) countries were listed as attending, but without any swimmers: Albania, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein, Moldova, and Montenegro.

## Schedule

Preliminary heats began at 9:00; Finals at 17:00. Prelims/semifinals/finals format used for events 200 m and under; prelim/finals used for events over 200 m. In 50 m events, prelims/semifinals/finals held on the same day; in 100 m and 200 m events, prelims/semis held on first day with finals the next event; and for 400 m+ events prelims/finals held the same day. Finals session order shown below.
| Date | Wednesday 14 July 2010 | Thursday 15 July 2010 | Friday 16 July 2010 | Saturday 17 July 2010 | Sunday 18 July 2010 |
| E v e n t s | 50 breast (g) (semis) 50 fly (b) (semis) 400 IM (g) 200 breast (b) (semis) 200 fly (g) (semis) 400 free (b) 100 free (g) (semis) 100 back (b) (semis) 200 back (g) (semis) 50 fly (b) 50 breast (g) 1500 free (g) 4 × 100 free relay (b) | 100 back (b) 400 free (g) 200 fly (b) (semis) 200 fly (g) 200 IM (b) (semis) 100 free (g) 200 breast (b) 200 back (g) 100 free (b) (semis) 200 breast (g) (semis) 1500 free (b) 4 × 100 free relay (g) | 50 breast (b) (semis) 50 back (g) (semis) 200 fly (b) 200 free (g) (semis) 200 back (b) (semis) 200 breast (g) 100 free (b) 100 fly (g) (semis) 200 IM (b) 50 back (g) 50 breast (b) 800 free (g) 4 × 200 free relay (b) | 50 free (disability) 50 free (g) (semis) 50 back (b) (semis) 100 back (g) (semis) 100 fly (b) (semis) 200 free (g) 200 free (b) (semis) 100 breast (g) (semis) 200 back (b) 200 IM (g) (semis) 100 breast (b) (semis) 100 fly (g) 800 free (b) 50 free (g) 50 back (b) 4 × 200 freestyle (g) | 50 free (b) (semis) 50 fly (g) (semis) 400 IM (b) 100 back (g) 100 breast (b) 100 breast (g) 200 free (b) 200 IM (g) 100 fly (b) 50 fly (g) 50 free (b) 4 × 100 medley relay (g) 4 × 100 medley relay (b) |

## Results
### Boys

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Andriy Govorov Ukraine | 22.54 | Jasper Aerents Belgium | 22.79 | Clement Mignon France | 22.96 |
| 100 m freestyle | Yannick Agnel France | 48.80 | Mehdy Metella France | 49.89 | Jasper Aerents Belgium | 50.23 |
| 200 m freestyle | Yannick Agnel France | 1:46.58 CR | Andrey Ushakov Russia | 1:49.11 | Daniel Skaaning Denmark | 1:50.23 |
| 400 m freestyle | Yannick Agnel France | 3:46.26 CR, NR | Sergiy Frolov Ukraine | 3:55.70 | Alfie Howes Great Britain | 3:56.11 |
| 800 m freestyle | Ediz Yıldırımer Turkey | 8:03.17 NR | Sergiy Frolov Ukraine | 8:04.84 | Ward Bauwens Belgium | 8:07.25 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Sergiy Frolov Ukraine | 15:20.57 | Ward Bauwens Belgium | 15:27.04 | Ediz Yıldırımer Turkey | 15:31.07 |
| 50 m backstroke | Christian Diener Germany | 26.03 | Mateusz Zawada Poland | 26.24 | Philipp Wolf Germany | 26.26 |
| 100 m backstroke | Yakov-Yan Toumarkin Israel | 55.20 | Péter Bernek Hungary | 56.16 | David Gamburg Israel | 56.58 |
| 200 m backstroke | Péter Bernek Hungary | 1:59.24 | Balazs Zambo Hungary | 2:01.10 | Yakov-Yan Toumarkin Israel | 2:01.14 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Anton Lobanov Russia | 28.37 | Yaroslav Parakhin Ukraine | 28.51 | Ivan Capan Croatia | 28.56 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Anton Lobanov Russia | 1:01.06 | Sverre Naess Norway | 1:01.91 | Christian vom Lehn Germany | 1:02.56 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Christian vom Lehn Germany | 2:12.93 | Sverre Naess Norway | 2:13.77 | Flavio Bizzarri Italy | 2:13.93 |
| 50 m butterfly | Andriy Govorov Ukraine | 23.58 | Dmitry Pokotylo Russia | 24.50 | Mehdy Metella France | 24.62 |
| 100 m butterfly | Marcin Cieślak Poland | 53.91 | Mehdy Metella France | 54.08 | Bence Biczó Hungary | 54.22 |
| 200 m butterfly | Bence Biczó Hungary | 1:55.82 CR | Marcin Cieślak Poland | 1:56.76 | Jordan Coelho France | 1:57.57 |
| 200 m individual medley | Raphaël Stacchiotti Luxembourg | 2:02.52 | Ieuan Lloyd Great Britain | 2:02.72 | Ganesh Pedurand France | 2:03.39 |
| 400 m individual medley | Maksym Shemberev Ukraine | 4:20.46 | Raphaël Stacchiotti Luxembourg | 4:21.28 | Zsombor Szana Hungary | 4:21.53 |
| 4x100 m freestyle | France Yannick Agnel Clement Mignon Lorys Bourelly Mehdy Metella | 3:19.65 | Great Britain James Disney-May Braxston Timm Liam Selby James Young | 3:23.97 | Croatia Ivan Levaj Ivan Kristo Luka Sever Dujam Sablic | 3:24.54 |
| 4x200 m freestyle | France Lorys Bourelly Clement Mignon Mehdy Metella Yannick Agnel | 7:21.40 | Great Britain Braxston Timm James Young Liam Selby Ieuan Lloyd | 7:26.09 | Russia Dmitri Yermakov Mikhail Ukrainskiy Egor Degtyarev Andrey Ushakov | 7:26.91 |
| 4x100 m medley | Russia Mikhail Zvyagin Anton Lobanov Dmitry Pokotylo Andrey Ushakov | 3:41.12 | France Julien Pierre Goyetche Thomas Rabeisen Mehdy Metella Yannick Agnel | 3:41.55 | Germany Christian Diener Christian vom Lehn Melvin Herrmann Kevin Leithold | 3:43.58 |

### Girls

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Nadiya Koba Ukraine | 25.46 | Silke Lippok Germany | 25.71 | Béryl Gastaldello France | 25.98 |
| 100 m freestyle | Silke Lippok Germany | 55.31 | Mathilde Cini France | 56.41 | Alizee Merdy France | 56.55 |
| 200 m freestyle | Silke Lippok Germany | 2:00.11 | Henrietta Stenkvist Sweden | 2:01.72 | Valeriya Podlesna Ukraine | 2:01.76 |
| 400 m freestyle | Henrietta Stenkvist Sweden | 4:13.69 | Amalie Emma Thomsen Denmark | 4:14.61 | Sycerika Mc Mahon Ireland | 4:15.92 |
| 800 m freestyle | Tjasa Oder Slovenia | 8:40.06 | Claudia Dasca Romeu Spain | 8:43.31 | Donata Kilijanska Poland | 8:44.81 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Claudia Dasca Romeu Spain | 16:27.97 | Tjasa Oder Slovenia | 16:37.98 | Donata Kilijanska Poland | 16:39.03 |
| 50 m backstroke | Emma Saunders Great Britain | 29.01 CR | Daryna Zevina Ukraine | 29.12 | Mathilde Cini France | 29.42 |
| 100 m backstroke | Daryna Zevina Ukraine | 1:02.05 | Rachele Qualla Italy | 1:02.72 | Karley Mann Great Britain | 1:02.99 |
| 200 m backstroke | Karley Mann Great Britain | 2:11.48 | Daryna Zevina Ukraine | 2:11.82 | Henrietta Stenkvist Sweden | 2:13.38 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Lisa Fissneider Italy | 32.20 | Lina Rathsack Germany | 32.37 | Sara L Lougher Great Britain | 32.48 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Marina Garcia Urzainqui Spain | 1:09.40 | Lisa Fissneider Italy | 1:09.59 | Jenna Laukkanen Finland | 1:10.42 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Marina Garcia Urzainqui Spain | 2:27.12 | Jenna Laukkanen Finland | 2:29.67 | Anastasia Sineva Russia | 2:30.00 |
| 50 m butterfly | Nadiya Koba Ukraine | 27.13 | Silke Lippok Germany | 27.47 | Daria Tsvetkova Russia | 27.62 |
| 100 m butterfly | Rachael Kelly Great Britain | 1:00.47 | Judit Ignacio Sorribes Spain | 1:00.60 | Beatrice Fassone Italy | 1:00.64 |
| 200 m butterfly | Judit Ignacio Sorribes Spain | 2:12.30 | Rachael Kelly Great Britain | 2:13.43 | Alisa Trukhanovich Russia | 2:15.03 |
| 200 m individual medley | Sophie Smith Great Britain | 2:14.48 | Beatriz Gomez Cortes Spain | 2:14.65 | Juliane Reinhold Germany | 2:15.16 |
| 400 m individual medley | Sophie Smith Great Britain | 4:44.46 | Beatriz Gomez Cortes Spain | 4:44.87 | Alessia Polieri Italy | 4:46.71 |
| 4x100 m freestyle | Germany Juliane Reinhold Teresa Baerens Silke Lippok Alexandra Wenk | 3:46.04 | Great Britain Emma Saunders Jessica Lloyd Sophie Smith Sara Hamilton | 3:46.60 | France Mathilde Cini Alizee Merdy Béryl Gastaldello Charlotte Bonnet | 3:48.21 |
| 4x200 m freestyle | Germany Elisa Thimm Juliane Reinhold Silke Lippok Johanna Friedrich | 8:06.78 CR | Great Britain Emma Saunders Fiona Donnelly Rachael Williamson Sophie Smith | 8:10.21 | Italy Giorgia Crocione Ludovica Leoni Beatrice Magagnoli Chiara Giacone | 8:15.37 |
| 4x100 m medley | Germany Silke Lippok Lina Rathsack Juliane Reinhold Alexandra Wenk | 4:08.29 | Great Britain Karley Mann Sara L Lougher Rachael Kelly Emma Saunders | 4:09.48 | Russia Maria Bobrovnik Sofya Zhigunova Alisa Trukhanovich Mariya Reznikova | 4:13.41 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Ukraine (UKR) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Spain (ESP) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Finland (FIN)* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |