Andreas Vazaios

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Greece and Canada have faced each other 13 times at the men’s level, with the “official favorite” (Greece) holding 7 victories. Their most recent encounter was in Victoria on June 29, 2021, where the hosts of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament emerged victorious with a score of 97-91.

Andreas Vazaios added a second silver medal to his tally at the European Short Course Championship in Copenhagen on Sunday, finishing second at the 200-meter butterfly final.

Two days after earning silver at the 200-m. medley final, the Greek champion won his career's third medal in the Short Course Europeans with a national record.

Greek swimming champion Andreas Vazaios won silver at the European Short Course Championship on Friday, finishing second at the men's 200-meter medley final.

The Argyroupoli swimmer clocked one minute and 53.27 seconds to register a new national short-course record that was six tenths of a second better than the one he had recorded in the morning's qualifiers.

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.