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Stjepanovic claims European silver in London

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 05/19/2016 - 11:20

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 wins bronze in 400m freestyle

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 12/05/2014 - 17:52

DOHA - Serbia's best swimmer Velimir Stjepanovic won bronze in 400m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships on Friday.

In the final race, Stjepanovic scored the time of 3:38.17 minutes and won the first medal for the Serbian team at the world swimming championships.

In August, Stjepanovic won gold in 400m freestyle in the Olympic pool at the European championship.