Swimming

LONDON - Serbia's top-ranked swimmer Velimir Stjepanovic won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle event at the European Swimming Championships in London Wednesday.

Stjepanovic, who was the defending champion, finished in 1.46.26 - 16 hundredths of a second behind the winner, Sebastiaan Verschuren of The Netherlands, with Briton James Guy coming third in 1.46.42.

Andreas Vazaios became on Wednesday only the third Greek swimmer ever to win gold in a European Championship.

The Greek champion finished first in the 200-meter medley final clocking a new national record of 1 minute and 58.18 seconds. He had also finished first in the semifinals with 1:58.47.

Olympic superstar Michael Phelps, who admitted this week he's fed up with losing in a comeback aimed at the 2016 Olympics, won the 200m butterfly on June 20 at the Santa Clara Pro Swim.

Inflatable rings, splashing families and general activity make it hard to spot the young boy struggling to keep afloat and in danger of drowning. Luckily, the lifeguard on duty spotted him.

Drowning is not as people imagine with the victim usually unable to shout or wave for help. If not rescued somebody can drown within 20-60 seconds.

PROOF AFTER EIGHT YEARS Omega stole the Olympic gold from Milorad Cavic!

Famous Olympic final in 100 meters butterfly style from 2008. games in Beijing was fixed! The win went to Michael Phelps despite Milorad Cavic was faster and deserved the gold medal.

This claim was stated by Mark Spitz, the greatest swimmer of all times.

LONDON - Mark Spitz, former world's best swimmer and winner of seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, has alleged that he has been sent an email saying Michael Phelps did not beat Milorad Cavic to the 100m butterly that secured him an eighth gold at Beijing Olympics 2008.

MESA - New member of the Serbian swimming team Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin of Russia set a new state record for 200-metre backstroke at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa and thus met the A norm for the Rio Olympics.

Vyatchanin completed the race with the time of 1:56.95, which is currently the best timing in Europe for the year of 2015.

MESA - New member of the Serbian swimming team Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin of Russia set a new state record for 100 metres backstroke at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa (53.84) and thus met the A norm for the Rio Olympics.

Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps won the 100m butterfly at the Mesa Pro Series on April 16, his first competitive event since August.

CHANGWON - London Olympic shooting vice-champion Ivana Maksimovic won a "visa" for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, after winning a silver medal at the 2015 ISSF World Cup in the Korean city of Changwon Saturday to meet the qualification standard.