Stjepanovic claims European silver in London

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.

Stjepanovic won the first medal for Serbia in London.

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