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2025 EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
December 2-7, 2025 Lublin, Poland SCM (25 meters) Meet Central Psych Sheets Live Results Live Recaps: Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3| Day 4 | Day 5MEN’s 50 BACKSTROKE – Semifinal
WR: 22.11 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2022) WJR: 22.47 – Miron Lifintsev, RUS (2024) ER: 22.11 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2022) EJR: 22.47 – Miron Lifintsev, RUS (2024) CR: 22.47 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2021)Top 8 Qualifiers
Ralf Tribuntsov set his third individual Estonian record of the meet in tonight’s 50 back semi-finals, clocking 22.63 to hack almost a quarter of a second off his mark from this morning.
He was out two tenths quicker this evening, while coming back ever so slightly faster on the second 25. He has posted three 22-point swims in Lublin, and seems to be peaking at the right time.
Tribuntsov is now the 3rd-fastest man in the world this year, and the fastest of anyone in tomorrow’s final.
2025-2026 SCM Men 50 BACK
Kliment RUSKolesnikov11/1022.432Egor KornevRUS22.5211/103Ralf Tribuntsov EST22.6312/064Pavel SamusenkoRUS22.6511/104Hubert KosHUN22.6510/116Francesco LazzariITA22.7411/077MiroslavKNEDLA CZE22.8712/068Kacper StokowskiPOL22.9210/188Dylan Carter TTO22.9210/1110LorenzoMORAITA22.9312/06View Top 26»Tribuntsov sits just outside the top ten in history, currently ranking 13th. He is only 0.02 seconds away from a share of 10th, and just a tenth away from Ryan Murphy in 6th. With the improvements he has shown so far this week, dropping from 22.91 to 22.63, that would not be out of the realsm of possibility.
The former USC swimmer has had a fantastic fall, breaking national records in the 50 free, 50 back, 100 back, and 100 IM. He has lowered his 50 free mark three times, going from 21.22 to 20.77, and has broken the 50 back record the same number of times to drop four tenths.
His best time just two months ago stood at 23.06 in this event, and he has swum under that on four occasions now. His swims this week have showcased his improvement, with swims of 22.83 (mixed medley leadoff), 22.86 (50 back heats) and 22.63 (50 back semi-finals).
Tribuntsov scratched out of the 50 free heats this morning to focus on this event, and that decision looks an inspired one right now. His 50 free time from earlier in the week would have progressed him through to the final as the fastest qualifier, but with an in-form pair of Maxime Grousset and Jere Hribar to contend with would be more of a toss-up for the win.
He leads the qualifiers in the 50 back by 0.16 seconds, and was one of five men under 23 seconds tonight. He was not the only record breaker as well – Ollie Morgan (Great Britain) and Robert Pedersen (Denmark) also set new national standards.
Pedersen’s time of 23.01 was his second record of the day after going 23.18 in prelims and he is one of many success stories for the Danes, who had broken more national records than anyone else at the end of Day 3.
WOMEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – Semifinal
WR: 28.37 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2022) WJR: 28.81 – Ruta Meilutyte/Benedetta Pilato, LTU/ITA (2014/2020) ER: 28.37 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2022) EJR: 28.81 – Ruta Meilutyte/Benedetta Pilato, LTU/ITA (2014/2020) CR: 28.86 – Benedetta Pilato, ITA (2023) Eneli Jefimova (EST) – 29.00 Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 29.33 Florine Gaspard (BEL) – 29.47 Dominika Sztandera (POL) – 29.48 Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) – 29.56 Veera Kivirinta (FIN) – 29.58 Sophie Hansson (SWE) – 29.61 Anna Elendt (GER) – 29.64In the very next event Eneli Jefimova would break another Estonian Record to qualify 1st into a final, as she sliced a tenth off her previous mark of 29.10. She looks the strongest of the field, even with World Record holder and World Champion Ruta Meilutyte in attendance.
Jefimova has already won one title here in Lublin, taking the 100 breast by nearly a second in a new Championship and Estonian Record of 1:02.82, and looks primed to add another. She is inching closer to Benedetta Pilato‘s Championship record of 28.86 in this event, and will be the woman to beat.
She moves up into the top ten in history, ranking 7th.
Top 10 Women’s SCM 50m Breaststroke Performers All-Time
Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 28.37, 2022 Alia Atkinson (JAM) – 28.56, 2018 Qianting Tang (CHN) – 28.76, 2024 Lilly King (USA) – 28.77, 2020 Jessica Hardy (USA) – 28.80, 2009 Benedetta Pilato (ITA) – 28.81, 2020 Eneli Jefimova (EST) – 29.00, 2025 Molly Hannis (USA) – 29.04, 2020 Yuliya Efimova (RUS) – 29.08, 2016 Lara van Niekerk (RSA)/Ariana Castiglioni (ITA) – 29.09, 2022/2021In addition, she ranks as the fastest swimmer in the world this year. All of the top five, and eight of the top ten, will be in tomorrow’s final, which promises to be cutthroat.
2025-2026 SCM Women 50 BREAST
Eneli ESTJefimova 12/0629.002Ruta Meilutyte LTU29.3312/062Florine Gaspard BEL29.3311/094Dominika Sztandera POL29.4812/065AnastasiaGORBENKOISR29.5612/066Mona McSharry IRL29.5810/256Veera Kivirinta FIN29.5812/068Ralina GilyazovaRUS29.6211/128Sophie HanssonSWE29.6212/0610Anna Elendt GER29.6412/06View Top 26»Estonia are having a successful meet in Lublin, with nine national records set already. Their swimmers have qualified for six finals already, with the potential for one of the relays to make a seventh tomorrow. That is already one of their most successful European Short Course Championships by finals, and a second title from either Jefimova or Tribuntsov would cement that status.
Estonia won two medals in 2023, both from Jefimova who won gold in the 100 breast and silver in the 50 breast. They have only ever won two gold medals at the European Short Course Championships, both from Jefimova in the 100 breast.
A medal apiece tomorrow for her and Tribuntsov would match their most successful championships ever. They won three medals in both 2011 and 2012, thanks to siblings Triin Aljand and Martti Aljand.
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