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Swimming: Short-course silver for Poland’s Wasick

04.11.2021 06:30
Poland’s Katarzyna Wasick has taken the silver in the women’s 50 metres freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Polish swimmer Katarzyna Wasick.
Polish swimmer Katarzyna Wasick.Photo: PAP/Wojciech Pacewicz

Sarah Sjöström of Sweden won the event on Wednesday, with a time of 23.12, while Wasick touched in at 23.49, ahead of Russia's third-placed Maria Kameneva.

Wasick's silver was her second medal of the competition in Kazan, after a bronze she earned a day earlier in the 4x50 m freestyle relay together with teammates Kornelia Fiedkiewicz, Dominika Sztandera and Alicja Tchórz.

The 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships run until Sunday, November 7.

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Source: PAP