Viktória Mihályvári Farkas (21, Hungary, World Aquatics bio here, @v_mihalyvari) won a surprising gold in the 10 km race on Day One of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships in Stari Grad, Croatia, beating favored Ginevra Taddeucci (27, Italy, World Aquatics bio here, @ginevrataddeucci).

But the Italian Olympic bronze medalist reversed the tables in today’s 5 km race to capture gold with 1.9-second victory over her Hungarian rival. Maria de Valdes Alvarez of Spain, who was disqualified in the 10 km race yesterday, came back strong today to finish third.

It was Taddeucci’s first individual victory during her professional career. Her joy was clearly evident. “I’m very happy, because I always struggle in the final part of the race since I’m not very fast, so I didn’t really expect it. I’m really happy. I didn’t think this gold would come, especially since yesterday.” 

Women’s 5 km European Championships Results

1. Ginevra Taddeucci Italy 59:51.95
2. Viktória Mihályvári Farkas Hungary 59:53.94
3. Maria de Valdes Alvarez Spain 59:55.03
4. Celine Rieder Germany 59:55.36
5. Paula Otero Fernández Spain 59:57.23
6. Giulia Gabbrielleschi Italy 59:57.26
7. Inès Delacroix France 59:57.48
8. Candela Sanchez Lora Spain 59:58.78
9. Barbara Pozzobon Italy 59:59.05
10. Mafalda Rosa Portugal 1:00.07.36
11. Klaudia Tarasiewicz Poland 1:00:21.13
12. Janka Juhász Hungary 1:00:21.46
13. Louna Kasvio Finland 1:00:26.16
14. Su İnal Turkey 1:00:27.53
15. Alena Benesova Czech Republic 1:00:35.93
16. Leonie-Sarah Josephine Tenzer Finland 1:01:18.77
17. Špela Perše Slovenia 1:03:08.16
18. Matea Sumajstorcic Croatia 1:03:39.39
19. Omer Shwartz Israel 1:03:45.37
20. Selinnur Sade Turkey 1:03:48.29
21. Mariana Mendes Portugal 1:03:48.43
22. Tuna Erdogan Turkey 1:03:58.94
23. Maša Arnež Slovenia 1:08:35.93
24. Jonna Joensen Faroe Islands 1:09:46.92
25. Klara Bosnjak Croatia DNS
26. Bettina Fábián Hungary

Tomorrow, Farkas and Taddeucci will race again in the 3 km Knockout Sprints where the women will face off at 10:00 am in a 1.5 km First Round race, then again at 10:30 am in a 1 km Second Round heat, and then once again in a 11:00 am 500m Final. With two medals in two days (a gold in the 10 km and a silver in the 5 km), she is excited to keep racing, “I’m now waiting for the races tomorrow and Saturday. It’s been really good competing.” 

3 km Knockout Sprints Entry List

1 Alena Benesova Czech Republic
2 Maria de Valdes Alvarez Spain
3 Paula Otero Fernández Spain
4 Candela Sanchez Lora Spain
5 Louna Kasvio Finland
6 Leonie-Sarah Josephine Tenzer Finland
7 Clémence Coccordano France
8 Lou-Ann Gaudaire France
9 Rógvadóttir Ellendersen Sissal Faroe Islands
10 Rebekka Ródinsdóttir Faroe Islands
11 Lea Boy Germany
12 Celine Rieder Germany
13 Bettina Fábián Hungary
14 Janka Juhász Hungary
15 Viktória Mihályvári Farkas Hungary
16 Antonietta Cesarano Italy
17 Giulia Gabbrielleschi Italy
18 Ginevra Taddeucci Italy
19 Klaudia Tarasiewicz Poland
20 Maša Arnež Slovenia
21 Špela Perše Slovenia
22 Lucia Slámová Slovakia
23 Akanda Boz Sezen Turkey
24 Tuna Erdogan Turkey
25 Su İnal Turkey

For more information, visit europeanaquatics.org.

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