The shape curve of Salzburg’s swimming talents continues to point upwards. This was last shown at the international qualification meeting in Györ (Ung). After a difficult autumn, Luka Mladenovic laid the foundation for a good international summer in 2022. Two girls also cracked the limit for the European Youth Olympic Festival in Slovakia.
With two fourth places at the Junior European Championship in Rome this year, swimming union hope Luka Mladenovic from the city of Salzburg was already scratching the medal. The 17-year-old wants to go even further next year: With the daily victory in his parade discipline 200m breaststroke in 2: 15.04 minutes, the sky-striker secured the ticket for the Junior European Championships (5th to 10th July 2022 in Otopei / Rum) as well as the juniors -WM (23rd to 28th August in Kazan / Rus). Thanks to his performance at the European Junior Championships this year, Mladenovic is already firmly qualified for the general European championship (August 11th to 17th). This major event is taking place again in the Italian capital Rome. Ambitious despite the broken bone “I definitely want a medal and I know that I can swim for victory over 200m”, Mladenovic points the way. “Luka did not have an easy autumn, first a metatarsal fracture, then short breaks in training because of several colds. Compared to last year, we are missing a lot of training units this year.” their first international participation in a major event: over 200m back (Felkel: 2.23.68) and 400m individual medley (Kapfer: 5: 08.07) both undercut the national limit for the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) from July 24th to 30th in Banska Bystrica (Slovakia). In addition, Felkel swam over 200m medley in 2: 25.42 new Salzburg youth record. Katharina Schiessendoppl He contributed a new Salzburg student record over 50m back in 31.46 seconds.
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