Jakub Majerski notched a winning time of 51.06 in the 100m fly in his native Poland, beating the 51.32 he produced for bronze at the 2024 World Championships.
With his 200 fly silver medal, Krzysztof Chmielewski joins a growing list of European juniors successfully transitioning to the senior international stage.
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100 back national record-holder Stokowski led off relay for the Poles. He went slower than in his individual race and was just shy of his best time of 53.82. Kozakiewicz made up for lost ground, blasting out a 100 breast split of 59.24. This was 1.4 seconds faster than Stolarski’s split from 2015 and a full second faster than his own best time.
Majerski continued to pull ahead of the record. He swam the fastest fly leg of both prelims heats, splitting a 50.66. By the time Kraska dove in, the Poles had a 1.29-second lead over the 2015 benchmark. He came home in a 48.05, helping secure a new national record.
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