The finals are to be held on Friday evening.

Eneli Jefimova (pictured), Kregor Zirk and Ralf Tribuntsov all secured a place in the top eight Thursday.

16-year-old Eneli Jefimova already took an historic gold in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final, Estonia's first ever gold medal at the event, on Wednesday, while Tribuntsov finished seventh in the 50-meter backstroke final.

Daniel Zaitsev, the fourth competitor, set a personal best in the 50-meter freestyle semi-final on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Jefimova took third place in her semi-final in the 200 meter breaststroke with a time of 2:21.44, making hr the last competitor to qualify for the final.

Ralf Tribuntsov took third place in the second semi-final of the men's 100-meter backstroke with a time of 50.64, giving him overall sixth place jointly with Ole Braunschweig and a place in the final.

Also on Thursday, Kregor Zirk was the third Estonian to reach the final, after a men's 200 meter butterfly semi-final time of 1:53.35 (seventh place).

At the same time, Zirk was not overly impressed with his own performance, saying post-race that: "As I said before the European championships, with mediocre swimming I should have got to the final, while today's semi-final time has beem mediocre for me."

"In Friday's final, Noe Ponti will probably go hunting for the European record. He is currently like a man from another planet, but likely everyone else has their own opportunities," too, he added.  Ponti, of Switzerland, had won his semi-final heat with a time of 1:51.79.

ERR's Sport portal is broadcasting the finals from 6 p.m. Estonian time Friday.

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