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Ukraine’s Sheremet Wins European 50m Freestyle Gold in Record Time

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Paris, Aug 16 (SANA) Ukrainian swimmer Nikita Sheremet won the men’s 50-metre freestyle title at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris, setting a national record. The 19-year-old claimed gold in 21.13 seconds, ahead of neutral athlete Yegor Kornev and Serbia’s Andrey Barna, who both recorded 21.37. It was Sheremet’s first gold medal at the European Long-Course Championships. He previously took silver in the 50-metre freestyle at the …

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Ukrainian Sheremet becomes European champion in 50m freestyle swimming19-year-old Nikita Sheremet won gold at the 2026 European Championships in Paris with a time of 21.13 seconds, setting a Ukrainian record. This is his first gold medal at the adult European Championships.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Ukrainian swimmer Sheremet became Europe's 50-metre-old champion with a national record.

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Nikita Sheremet finished his performances at the European Swimming Championships enchanting Ukrainian swimmer Nikita Sheremet on the last day of the European Swimming Championships set the Ukrainian national record in the 50m freestyle and won the tournament's gold medal. This is reported by Sport RBC.UA with reference to the results of the competition. How Nikita Sheremet performed The Ukrainian swam the distance in 21.13 seconds, breaking the …

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Nikita Sheremet dominated the 50 m freestyle (21 sec. 13), a few minutes before the European sacre of the Hungarian Hubert Kos on the 200 m 4 swimming (1

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At the European Swimming Championships in Paris, which ended on Sunday, 19-year-old Nikita Sheremet won Ukraine's first medal on the final day of competition, winning the 50-meter freestyle final. At the medal ceremony, he demonstratively refused to pose with Russian Yegor Kornev, who tied for second place.

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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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