Przemysław Gorczyca, a 34-year-old breaststroke specialist from Kiełpino, Poland cruised in the morning heats at the IISA 1st European Championship in Oradea, Romania in 4.07°C water.

But in the evening finals, Gorczyca let it out out, setting a new world record in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke events.

In the 50m, he broke the existing world record held by fellow Polish breaststroker Michal Perl in 31.83, swimming a 31.50.

In the 100m, he shattered the existing world record held by Michal Perl in 1:11.33, swimming a 1:09.07.

Lili May Mustoe, a 22-year-old British breaststroker [shown above on right], won the 50m race and finished second in the 100m to 43-year-old Melanie Hall.

50m Women’s Breaststroke Results

1. Lili May Mustoe (22) 40.12
2. Franziska Partheymüller (28) 40.65
3. Melanie Hall (43) 41.23
4. Julie Broeggler (31) 42.05
5. Aleksandra Bednarek (26) 42.44
6. Bengisu Avci (28) 43.22
7. Iga Olszanowksa (43) 43.80
8. Andrea Klementova (21) 47.50

The existing world record is held by Marion Joffle in 38.01.

50m Men’s Breaststroke Results

1. Przemysław Gorczyca (34) 31.50
2. Dan Wallace (31) 32.07
3. Michal Perl (28) 32.35
4. Vladimir Romaniuc (19) 34.94
5. Demeny Attila (30) 35.47
6. Francois Xavier Filias (44) 36.44

Gorczyca broke the existing world record held by Michal Perl in 31.83.

100m Women’s Breaststroke Results

1. Melanie Hall (43) 1:27.81
2. Lili May Mustoe (22) 1:28.33
3. Bengisu Avci (28) 1:31.44
4. Aleksandra Bednarek (26) 1:33.03
5. Franziska Partheymüller (28) 1:34.05
6. Andrea Klementova (21) 1:34.30
7. Julie Broeggler (31) 1:35.46

The existing world record is held by Marion Joffle in 1:24.00.

100m Men’s Breaststroke Results

1. Przemysław Gorczyca (34) 1:09.07
2. Vladimir Romaniuc (19) 1:12.17
3. Michal Perl (28) 1:13.16
4. Egor Tropeano (32) 1:13.66
5. Modoran Cosmin (17) 1:15.91
6. Tobias Staghoj Andersen (18) 1:17.68
7. Vincent Leblond (38) 1:19.77
8. Francois Xavier Filias (44) 1:20.42

Gorczyca broke the existing world record held by Michal Perl in 1:11.33.

320 swimmers from Albania, Cyprus, Great Britain, Lithuania, Portugal, Turkey, Andorra. Czech Republic. Greece, Luxembourg, Romania, Ukraine, Armenia, Denmark, Hungary, Malta, Russia, Austria, Estonia, Iceland, Moldova, San Marino, Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands, Ireland, Monaco, Serbia, Belarus, Finland, Israel, Montenegro, Slovakia, Belgium, France, Italy, Isle of Man, Netherlands, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Croatia, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Poland, and Switzerland participated in the Championship.

All the events were streamed live on the IISA YouTube TV channel (watch here).

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