体坛英语新闻：Euro swimming golds for Hungary, Germany, France, Russia, and Britain

Dominic Meitev of Switzerland in lane 8 led after 100m, but the German had powered ahead by the final turn and won with a time of 1:46.06. Beidermann finished ahead of Nikita Lobintsev of Russia on 1:46.51 and Sebastiaan Verschuren of the Netherlands a further 0.4 seconds behind.

"I tried to begin faster, the time wasn't good, but the title is what counts. I was faster at the German national championships in Berlin," Beidermann said. "I think I managed the public pressure on me well."

Sebastian Rouault of France won gold in the men's 1,500m freestyle final with a time 14:55.17, beating Pal Joensen of the Faroe Islands and Samuel Pizzetti of Italy into second and third places.

Yuliya Efimova of Russia set a new championship record of 1:06.32 in winning the women's 100m breaststroke final. Rikke Moeller Pedersen of Denmark and Jennie Johannson of Sweden finished neck and neck on 1:07.36 for silver.

In the women's 100m freestyle final, Britain's Francesca Halsall won the gold with a time of 53.58 seconds, 0.24 seconds ahead of Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus. The Netherlands' Femke Hemskerk won the bronze in 54.12.

Elsewhere on the third day of the pool events, new championship records were set in the women's 200m medley semifinal by Camille Muffat and by Camille Lacourt who won in 24.30 seconds in the men's 50m backstroke.