EC | THREE GOLD MEDALS FOR LANA PUDAR!
After swimming the "A" Olympic norm, BIH swimmer Lana Pudar excelled at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade. She became the new junior champion of Europe and the new owner of the junior record of the European championships, winning three gold medals competing in three disciplines: 50m, 100m, and 200m dolphin.
The summary of Lana Pudar historic participation in the European Junior Championship is as follows:
Time 56.95 in the final of the European Junior Championship in the discipline of 100 meters butterfly
- European junior champion;
- "A" the Olympic norm;
- European junior championships record;
- The best result in Europe in the senior competition in 2023;
- Eighth-best result in Europe in the senior competition of all time;
- The second-best result in Europe of all time in the junior competition. Only multiple Olympic, world, and European champion and record holder Sarah Sjostrom has a faster time than Lana;
- New national record.
Time 02:06.26 in the final of the European Junior Championship in the discipline of 200 meters butterfly
- European junior champion;
- "A" Olympic norm;
- European junior record;
- European junior championships record;
- The best result in Europe in the senior competition in 2023;
- The fourth-best result in the world in the senior competition in 2023;
- Lana's time is faster than the USA girls' 17/18 record, held by reigning Olympic runner-up Regan Smith;
- The fourth time since the last Olympic Games in Tokyo;
- New national record.
Time 26.10 in the final of the European junior championship in the discipline of 50 meters butterfly
- European junior champion;
- "A" FINA norm;
- European junior championships record;
- Fastest time in Europe in junior competition in 2023;
- New national record.
Congratulations to Lana, her team, and the BIH Swimming Federation on an extraordinary, historic success!