The quartet of Nikolaos Papatheodorou (backstroke, 55.40), Vangelis Doumas (breaststroke, 59.40), Nefeli Bilana (butterfly, 1:01.25), and Despina Pyrili (freestyle, 55.98) clocked 3:52.03, shaving off two seconds from their previous national record (3:54.13) set in the morning preliminaries.
On Wednesday, June 25, Greece’s girls’ team (U19) secured the first gold, overpowering Turkey 3-0 in the final and finishing the tournament with a flawless six-match winning streak
With four Greek entries in finals and thrilling medal battles, the second day of the European Junior Diving Championships concluded at the indoor swimming pool of the Olympic Athletic Centre of Athens (OAKA)
Spain dominated the event, taking gold with 290.3810 points, while Ukraine secured silver (266.2233 points) and France earned bronze (265.7233 points).
The Greek "Lord of the Rings" tied for first place with Türkiye’s Adem Asil, both scoring 14.400 points.
His routine, featuring a difficulty score of 5.700 and an execution score of 9.000, earned him the highest mark among competitors, guaranteeing his spot in the final on Friday, May 30.
