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Mediterranean Games: Eleven Greek swimmers reach finals on opening day
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Mediterranean Games: Eleven Greek swimmers reach finals on opening day

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Greek swimmers secured eleven spots in the finals of the Mediterranean Games on the first day of competition.
  • Key athletes like Dimitris Markou and Anna Ntounounaki advanced in their respective events, aiming for medals.
  • The Greek delegation is poised to compete for its first medals in the swimming events.

Greek swimmers made a strong showing at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto, with eleven athletes qualifying for the finals on the opening day of the competition.

The day began with the men's 400m freestyle, where Dimitris Markou clocked 3:51.82 to win his heat and secure a spot in the final. Vasilis Kakoulakis also qualified, finishing in 3:52.02.

In the women's 50m butterfly, Anna Ntounounaki took second in her heat with a time of 26.80, while Anna Vlachou also advanced with 27.04. Stergios Bilas led the men's 50m butterfly heats in 23.43, but Andreas Vazaios did not qualify for the final.

Further success came in the men's 200m backstroke, with Apostolos Siskos finishing in 2:01.86 and Apostolos Papastamos in 2:03.78, both securing places in the final. Eleni Antoniadou qualified for the women's 200m backstroke final with a time of 2:17.40.

The 100m breaststroke also saw strong Greek participation. Nicole Paulopoulou (1:09.60) and Andromachi Tasakou (1:09.75) qualified for the women's final. Savvas Thomoglou advanced to the men's final with 1:02.42, though Marios Zafeyropoulos did not make the top eight.

With eleven swimmers in contention for medals, the Greek delegation is looking to capitalize on this strong start in the swimming events.

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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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