Romania secures two more gold medals at European Ice Swimming Championships
Romanian athletes won, on Friday, two gold medals and two silver medals at the European Ice Swimming Championships in Molveno, Italy.
Vladimir Romaniuc won gold in the 100 m breaststroke, clocking 1 min 09 sec 98/100, followed by Russia's Aleksei Zharkov (1:10.69) and Italy's Andrea Zenatti (1:13.44).
Ioana Gadea won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly, timed at 30 sec 40/100, while Maria Moscaliuc took silver, in 32 sec 17/100. The podium was completed by Russia's Mariia Shelaeva (32.64).
Another silver medal was won in the 50 m mixed relay medley by Ioana Gadea, Alexandru Gaman, Adrian Nae and Maria Moscaliuc, with a time of 2 min 03 sec 56/100. The gold medals went to a relay made up of neutral individual athletes, with a new world record (2:02.40).
Romania's medal tally after three days of competition stands at 14 medals, including 6 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze.
Romania is taking part in the competition with a team made up of 12 elite swimmers and 14 swimmers in the masters category. AGERPRES (RO - editing by: Mihai Tenea; EN - writing by: Rodica State)
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