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200M BREASTSTROKE
Johannes Neumann spoilt the Italian party when he won the 200m breaststroke putting a stop to Paolo Bossini completing a hat trick of titles. The eighteen year old from Germany led all the way. Bossini also eighteen tried in vain to take control. Throughout the four lengths there was never more than three tenths separating the two. Neumann's time of 2min 14;56sec was just 0;05 ahead of his Italian rival. Fabien Horth of France, snatched the bronze medal in 2min 17;65sec.

100M FREESTYLE
Yriy Yegoshin of the Ukraine, made it a sprint freestyle double when he added the 100m to the one length sprint. The eighteen year old was the only one to dip under the 50sec barrier when he touched home in 49;63sec a championship record lowering the previous mark set in 1998 by Johan Kenkhuis, by 0;32sec. Silver went to Amaury Leveaux of France, in 50;37sec just 0;14sec ahead of Slovenia's Jernej Godec.

100M BACKSTROKE
With the 200m backstroke and 400m medley safely tucked under his belt Laszio Cseh was seeking a hat trick of titles. But Marco di Carli of Germany, the fastest qualifier did not make it easy for the Hungarian. Di Carli led until the final stroke when Cseh managed to touch home first in 55;06sec a championships record shaving 0;21 off the mark di Carli recorded in the semi-final. His winning margin was just 500ths as di Carli produced another personal best of 55;11sec. The bronze went to Britain;s Liam Tancock winner of the 50m, in 56;21sec.

200M MEDLEY
With less than one and a quarter seconds separating all eight swimmers it promised to be a close and exciting race and so it turned out to be. Sasa Impric of Croatia, led on the butterfly leg but he had to surrender his lead to Mihail Alexandrov of Bulgaria, on the backstroke. Germany's Marc Uppenkamp then edged ahead and refused to surrender it over the final freestyle coming home to win in 2moin 03;72sec 0;79 ahead of Alexandrov who won his countries first medal of the championships.. In bronze medal position was another Germany swimmer Jan-Christoph Gasse in 2min 04;64sec

50m BUTTERFLY
Alexei Puninski of Croatia, established a championships record of 24;40sec in winning his sem-final and came with 100th of that time to take the title just 700ths ahead of Jakob Andkjaer of Denmark with Marcus Piehl of Sweden, a further 300th behind.

4x100M MEDLEY
Laszio Cseh gave Hungary a led in the medley relay and from then on the rest of the team challenged the rest of the teams to catch me if you can. The came home victorious in a championship record of 3min 42;69sec to give Cseh his fourth gold medal. Silver went to the defending champions, Germany, in 3min 44;01. A storming final length by Craig Gibbons brought Britain up from fifth at the final turn into the bronze medal position.

WOMEN

200M MEDLEY
Anja Klinar made it a medley double when she added the 200m to the 400m won on day one of the championships. The fifteen year old from Slovenia, moved into the lead on the backstroke leg maintained it on the breaststroke. The two Greek swimmers, Vasiliki Angelopoulov and Athina Tzavella, closed down hard over the final freestyle leg but Klinar had too much in hand to surrender her lead. Klinar's time of 2min 15;83sec was 0;41sec ahead of Angelopoulou winner of the 200m butterfly on the opening dat. Tzavella came home in 2min 16;35sec to take bronze.

200M FREESTYLE
Daria Parshina put a halt to her Russian team mates run of gold medals in the 200m freestyle. Parshina a year younger than Regina Sytch, had the earlier speed that took her into the lead, Sytch came back strongly over the second half but could never quite get on level terms allow Parshina to take her third medal in 2min 01;21sec with Sytch just three fifths behind. Bronze went to Evangelia Tsagka of Greece in 2min 03;20.sec.

100M BREASTSTROKE
Three young ladies battled it out for the top honour and were determined not to give in until the final touch. First Yuliya Pidlisna of the Ukraine, who was placed third in the 200m led but it was short lived as Britain's Kate Haywood turned first in 32;38sec. But both Pidlisma and Grace Callagham also from Great Britain, were not going to let Haywood who won the 50m on day one complete the double. The trio swam stroke for stroke until the final 5m when Callaghan who was runner up to Haywood found a little extra to come home as the champion in 1min 09;91sec with Haywood just 500ths behind. Pidlisna collected her second bronze medal in 1m 10;15sec.

100M BUTTERFLY
Jeannette Ottensen of Denmark, had a busy session having already qualified for the final of the 50m freestyle the fifteen year old lined up for the 100m butterfly and set the early pace turning in 28;22sec. But with a strong second 50 Beatrix Boulsevicz of Hungary, caught and passed her on her way to the gold medal. The Hungarian's time of 59;77sec was 1;21sec ahead and 200th inside the championship record set three years ago by Vered Borochovsky of Israel.

200M BACKSTROKE
Stephanie Proud the fourteen year old from Great Britain maintained her countries backstroke reputation when winning the 200m distance. Inspired by Katy Sexton's performance at the World Championships she took cvontrol of the race after the first 50m and was determined not to give in although Ester Baron of France, tried in vain to draw level. Proud's winning time of 2min 12;22sec was a British junior record lowering her previous mark by 0;46sec and placing her 0;37sec ahead of her French rival. Hungary's Nikolett Szepesi who led at the end of the first 50m, came home third in 2min 15;99sec.

50m FREESTYLE
Germany's Daniela Gotz made a successful defence of her 50m freestyle winning in great style in 25;71sec 0;62sec ahead of the very busy Jeanette Ottensen of Denmark's. It completed a hat trick of golds for Gotz having won the 100 and led Germany to gold in the freestyle relay. For Ottensen in her swim of the session, it was her fourth medal of the four days-three silver and one bronze.

4x100M MEDLEY
An impressive final leg by Daniela Gotz brought Germany home in 4min 12;42sec to give Gotz her fourth gold in as many days. Germany's time was one hundredth outside the championship record established twelve months ago by Russia. Italy took silver in 4min 13;49sec with Great Britain the bronzer and just 0;66sec behind. This was the hosts national record winning twenty medal.