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The first medal in the absolute category of

Hugo González de Oliveira

and in a great competition came in this

European Championship in Budapest

in a test settled with a world record.

The Canoe swimmer was third in about 50 backstrokes resolved at 23.80 by Russian phenomenon

Kliment Kolesnikov

, ahead of Romanian

Robert-Andrei Glinta

(24.42).

Hugo's mark (24.47) beat by one hundredth the Spanish primacy, held by

Aschwin Wildeboer

(24.48) since August 2009, in those days of plastic swimsuits. Hugo, a world star in the junior category, in which he was world champion in 100 and 200 backstrokes, and in 400 styles, breaks a barrier, that of medals, which, once demolished, augurs new chronometric satisfactions. Especially considering that his best specialties are the superior distances, which he will face in the next few days.

Hugo, born 22 years ago in Palma de Mallorca, 1.92 and 82 kilos, student of Computer Engineering at the Californian University of Berkeley, after having gone through those of Auburn (Alabama) and Virginia Tech, will meet again with Kolesnikov (20 years), who in two days, in the semifinals and in the final of the 50 backstroke, set two world records: 23.93 and 23.80. Nobody except him has fallen below 24 seconds.

In the final of 800

, won by the Italian

Simona Quadarella

(8: 20.23),

Jimena Pérez

was seventh (8: 33.14);

and

María de Valdés, eighth

(8: 33.90).

In turn,

Jessica Vall

, also eighth in her 100 breaststroke semifinal, made an

Olympic minimum

(1: 06.93).

The French

Marie Wettel

and the Greek

Anna Ntountounki

shared (57.37) the gold in the 100 butterfly.

Not so those top world stars that are

Adam Peaty

and

Ranomi Kromowidjojo

.

The Briton scored the 100 breaststroke with 57.66.

The imperial and already veteran (31 years) Dutch, the 50 free with 23.97.

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