Aljand Wins Silver, Bronze at Short Course Swimming Championship
Swimmer Triin Aljand won a silver medal at this year’s European Short Course Swimming Championships in 50-meter butterfly and a bronze in the women’s 50-meter freestyle.
In the 50-meter butterfly, first place went to Danish competitor Jeanette Ottesen with 24.92 – a new championship record. Ottesen was followed by Aljand (25.51) and Sviatlana Hahlova from Belarus (25.96), sport.err.ee reported.
In the women’s 50-meter freestyle Aljand had a time of 24.23. Aljand was outperformed by Ottesen (24.11) and Steffen Britta from Germany (24.01).
In the men’s 100-meter individual medley, swimmer Martti Aljand took bronze with 53.04 - a new Estonian record. First place went to Peter Mankoc from Slovenia (52.70), followed by German Markus Deibler (53.04).
This year's championships were held in Szczecin, Poland, from December 8 to 11.
Ingrid Teesalu