Zimovjanova (CZE) and Syutkin (UKR) surge to ETU Aquathlon titles in Cologne

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By David Peddie | 31 May, 2014

After a three year absence, the ETU European Aquathlon Championships returned to the calendar in style with a thrilling competition in Cologne.

Over 120 athletes competed across the Elite, U23, Junior and Age Group categories in and around the Rhein river and the German city.

It proved to be a sensational week for Tereza Zimovjanova (CZE) as she followed up her debut win at the ETU Junior European Cup in Brno last weekend with another podium topping race here to become European Aquathlon Champion.

It was no mean feat either, as Zimovjanova just pipped Hannah Kitchen (GBR) by five seconds to gold but also finished ahead of reigning World Aquathlon Champion, Irina Abysova (RUS), who could only manage third place.

In the Elite Men’s race, there was double joy for Ukraine as Oleksiy Syutkin and Dmytro Malyar claimed a one-two. Pedro Mendes (POR) completed the podium.

Poland completed a remarkable clean sweep in the Women’s U23 category as Magdalena Mielnik led home Agata Litwin and Magdalena Wisniewska. Jiri Kalus (CZE) claimed another gold medal for the Czech Federation with victory in the Men’s U23 ahead of Russia’s Maxim Subbotin and Vyacheslav Pimenov.

There was more success for Poland as they enjoyed further gold medals in the Junior events thanks to Aleksandra Sikora and Jacek Krawczyk.

Sikora is the new European Junior Aquathlon Champion with Valentyna Molchanets (UKR) second and Justyna Krawczyk, Jacek’s sister, third.

Jacek held off the fight from Michal Oliwa (POL) and Milan Tomin (SRB) to win the Junior Men’s race.

A full list of all results from the ETU European Aquathlon Championships are available here.

Related Event: 2014 Cologne ETU Aquathlon European Championships

31 May, 2014 • event page • all results

Results: Elite Men
1.	Oleksiy Syutkin	UKR	00:28:31
2.	Dmytro Malyar	UKR	00:28:35
3.	Pedro Mendes	POR	00:28:47
4.	Chris Wigell	AUS	00:29:06
5.	Anton Vitolin	UKR	00:29:13
6.	Jiri Kalus	CZE	00:29:24
7.	Csaba Rendes	HUN	00:29:37
8.	Maxim Subbotin	AIN	00:29:44
9.	Vyacheslav Pimenov	AIN	00:29:45
10.	Jacek Krawczyk	POL	00:29:46

Results: Elite Women
1.	Tereza Zimovjanova	CZE	00:31:43
2.	Hannah Kitchen	GBR	00:31:48
3.	Magdalena Mielnik	POL	00:32:19
4.	Irina Abysova	AIN	00:32:43
5.	Agnieszka Cieslak	POL	00:32:53
6.	Inna Ryzhykh	UKR	00:33:05
7.	Carina Brechters	GER	00:33:07
8.	Agata Litwin	POL	00:33:13
9.	Gréta Santosi	HUN	00:33:43
10.	Pauline Purro	SUI	00:34:09

Results: U23 Men
1.	Jiri Kalus	CZE	00:29:24
2.	Maxim Subbotin	AIN	00:29:45
3.	Vyacheslav Pimenov	AIN	00:29:45
4.	Evgeniy Stepanov	AIN	00:30:09
5.	Tomasz Marcinek	POL	00:30:20
6.	Tomasz Brembor	POL	00:30:36
7.	Jakub Powada	CZE	00:31:33
8.	Simon Brunovsky	SVK	00:31:56
9.	Maciej Grembski	POL	00:32:00
10.	Viktor Henchikov	UKR	00:32:00

Results: U23 Women
1.	Magdalena Mielnik	POL	00:32:19
2.	Agata Litwin	POL	00:33:13
3.	Magdalena Wiśniewska	POL	00:34:51
4.	Margaryta Krylova	UKR	00:36:25
5.	Mariola Krzemińska	POL	00:36:35

Results: Junior Men
1.	Jacek Krawczyk	POL	00:29:46
2.	Michał Oliwa	POL	00:29:48
3.	Milan Tomin	SRB	00:30:11
4.	Evgeniy Ostrovskiy	AIN	00:31:18
5.	Marek Stachota	POL	00:31:42
6.	Jan Pacan	POL	00:31:54
7.	Vojtech Sommer	CZE	00:32:16
8.	Vladimir Kliushnichenko	AIN	00:32:35
9.	Aleksei Sukharnikov	AIN	00:32:52