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Swimmers across Europe competed in the annual short-distance championships.

The EFSL Short Distance Championships were held in London on Feb. 22-23. (Jessica Blatt/Special to Stripes)

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SWIMMING

European Forces Swim League Short Distance Championships

Feb. 22-23 in London

(Top three in each race)

GIRLS

100 individual medley

8-under Team Time
Defne Radyocu Lisbon 1:40.03
Emmalyn Couch Kaiserslautern 1:42.21
Olivia St. Thomas Stuttgart 1:43.39
9
Julia Obergfell Kaiserslautern 1:33.92
Selah Smith Stuttgart 1:38.88
Maggie McDonald Rota 1:39.37
10
Adeline Pierre-Louis Kaiserslautern 1:26.74
Ihlara Sturgill Wiesbaden 1:33.32
Shona O'Malley Eifel 1:34.46
11
Bente de Beer Brunssum 1:15.69
Sofia Petkova Brussels 1:23.05
Cadence Sell Rota 1:25.91
12
Agota Strelciunaite Brussels 1:15.07
Madeline Sexton Lisbon 1:17.79
Martina Ruiz Rota 1:18.18

100 freestyle

13 Team Time
Rae Colgan Vilseck-Grafenwoehr 1:07.10
Addison Klawonn Naples 1:07.22
Lina Aul Naples 1:07.25
14
Sophie Mercier NATO 1:02.56*
Emmah Wetherwax Wiesbaden 1:05.70
Alicja Krygiel NATO 1:07.85
15-16
Francesca Dauck Berlin 1:02.61
Ella Yost Kaiserslautern 1:02.99
Reese Robbins Stuttgart 1:04.23
17-19
Luisa Pato Lisbon 1:05.02
Iona Vasilescu Brussels 1:06.10
Elsey Le Mintier Lisbon 1:06.36

50 butterfly

8-under Team Time
Radyocu Lisbon 45.06
Couch Kaiserslautern 48.33
Elianna Rice Rota 49.34
9
Obergfell Kaiserslautern 44.21
MacDonald Rota 46.41
Emma Krein SHAPE 47.17
10
Pierre-Louis Kaiserslautern 35.26
Evelyn Boyle Vilseck 41.55
Sturgill Wiesbaden 43.93
11
de Beer Brunssum 34.83
Emily Welsh SHAPE 37.82
Petkova Brussels 37.90
12
Ruiz Rota 32.00
Strelciunaite Brussels 32.17
Sexton Lisbon 35.00

100 butterfly

13 Team Time
Klawonn Naples 1:21.43
Emma Starkie Alves Brussels 1:26.59
Carson Kester Vicenza 1:26.65
14
Mercier NATO 1:12.03*
Abby Paragele Kaiserslautern 1:16.31
Wetherwax Wiesbaden 1:21.76
15-16
Cecilia Parkinson Berlin 1:11.15
Yost Kaiserslautern 1:13.84
Dauck Berlin 1:15.21
17-19
Clara Joest Berlin 1:14.07
Isabel Rodrigues Lisbon 1:14.95
Pato Lisbon 1:15.43

50 breaststroke

8-under Team Time
St. Thomas Stuttgart 53.83
Couch Kaiserslautern 57.25
Luisa Wiemann Brussels 58.54
9
Grace Lannan Kaiserslautern 51.50
Obergfell Kaiserslautern 51.69
McKenna Rowe Kaiserslautern 52.38
10
Pierre-Louis Kaiserslautern 45.01
O'Malley Eifel 45.79
Anna Alderlieste NATO 50.38
11
de Beer Brunssum 39.25
Maria Elena Arcos Mendez Rota 45.77
Petkova Brussels 45.89
12
Strelciunaite Brussels 38.85
Sexton Lisbon 41.33
Ruiz Rota 42.14

100 breaststroke

13 Team Time
Colgan Vilseck 1:29.53
Klawonn Naples 1:31.73
Moriah Hoyt Sigonella 1:32.59
14
Mercier NATO 1:27.47*
Laney Gutierrez Stuttgart 1:29.41
Rachele Belotti NATO 1:29.54
15-16
Dauck Berlin 1:26.80
Parkinson Berlin 1:28.82
Africa Montilla SHAPE 1:29.41
17-19
Pato Lisbon 1:24.18
Sofia Dunham Kaiserslautern 1:26.83
Anika Tarpen Kaiserslautern 1:28.42

200 freestyle

11 Team Time
de Beer Brunssum 2:26.77
Petkova Brussels 2:45.29
Emery Koon Vicenza 2:47.57
12
Ruiz Rota 2:33.31
Siena Spencer Rota 2:36.40
Sexton Lisbon 2:37.72

400 frestyle

13 Team Time
Colgan Vilseck 5:24.73
Klawonn Naples 5:27.64
Aul Napls 5:29.66
14
Mercier NATO 4:46.93*
Wetherwax Wiesbaden 5:17.53
Krygiel NATO 5:17.68
15-16
Avah Wetherwax Wiesbaden 4:49.58
Yost Kaiserslautern 5:01.23
Robbins Stuttgart 5:01.65
17-19
Vasilescu Brussels 4:56.41
Eva Mercier NATO 5:12.55
Allison Barrie Stuttgart 5:26.04

200 individual medley

8-under Team Time
Couch Kaiserslautern 3:43.16
Aria Esquivel Kaiserslautern 3:50.60
St. Thomas Stuttgart 3:51.47
9
Obgergfell Kaiserslautern 3:28.68
MacDonald Rota 3:33.88
Smith Stuttgart 3:43.87
10
Pierre-Louis Kaiserslautern 3:06.91
Isabel Barker Stuttgart 3:32.38
Alderlieste NATO 3:32.72
11
de Beer Brunssum 2:52.73
Petkova Brussels 3:04.52
Sell Rota 3:12.78
12
Ruiz Rota 2:53.31
Strelciunaite Brussels 2:54.05
Sexton Lisbon 2:54.35
13
Klawonn Naples 2:54.10
Aul Naples 3:00.48
Starkie Alves Brussels 3:02.21
14
Mercier NATO 2:36.64*
Southworth NATO 2:52.83
Wetherwax Wiesbaden 2:52.89
15-16
Dauck Berlin 2:38.90
Yost Kaiserslautern 2:40.23
Joscelin Tarpen Kaiserslautern 2:45.13
17-19
Vasilescu Brussels 2:41.46
Pato Lisbon 2:42.18
Mercier NATO 2:46.50

50 freestyle

8-under Team Time
Radyocu Lisbon 38.96
Esquivel Kaiserslautern 39.27
St. Thomas Stuttgart 40.14
9
Obergfell Kaiserslautern 35.80
Smith Stuttgart 36.78
Ella Woodmansee Brunssum 37.53
10
Pierre-Louie Kaiserslautern 31.38
Sturgill Wiesbaden 35.68
Elizabeth Fitzhugh Kaiserslautern 35.87
11
de Beer Brunssum 31.34
Petkova Brussels 33.67
Paloma Bowles Kaiserslautern 33.79
12
Sexton Lisbon 29.67
Ruiz Rota 30.60
Strelciunaite Brussels 31.06
13
Aul Naples 30.35
Klawonn Naples 30.60
Colgan Vilseck 30.71
14
Mercier NATO 29.31*
Wetherwax Wiesbaden 30.09
Krygiel NATO 30.83
15-16
Dauck Berlin 28.29
Yost Kaiserslautern 29.39
Robbins Stuttgart 29.47
17-18
Pato Lisbon 29.32
Le Mintier Lisbon 29.64
Brisa Mills Unattached 30.06

50 backstroke

8-under Team Time
St. Thomas Stuttgart 44.60
Couch Kaiserslautern 45.73
Radyocu Lisbon 47.51
9
Obergfell Kaiserslautern 42.60
Smith Stutttgart 45.53
Adeline Rollins Sigonella 47.96
10
Pierre-Louis Kaiserslautern 39.68
Fitzhugh Kaiserslautern 41.41
Sturgill Wiesbaden 43.28

100 backstroke

13 Team Time
Colgan Vilseck 1:22.67
Ryleigh Stevens Sigonella 1:23.57
Starkie Alves Brussels 1:24.42
14
Mercier NATO 1:09.76*
Southworth NATO 1:16.86
Wetherwax Wiesbaden 1:20.21
15-16
Dauck Berlin 1:11.20
Yost Kaiserslautern 1:14.09
Robbins Stuttgart 1:14.26
17-19
Brisa Mills Unattached 1:14.89
Vasilescu Brussels 1:17.43
Rodrigues Lisbon 1:18.58

100 freestyle

8-under Team Time
St. Thomas Stuttgart 1:30.50
Radyocu Lisbon 1:30.60
Esquivel Kaiserslautern 1:32.72
9
Obergfell Kaiserslautern 1:23.23
Smith Stuttgart 1:25.72
Woodmansee Brunssum 1:26.72
10
Pierre-Louis Kaiserslautern 1:13.41
Sturgill Wiesbaden 1:21.47
Fitzhugh Kaiserslautern 1:22.98
11
de Beer Brunssum 1:07.59
Bowles Kaiserslautern 1:14.31
Petkova Brussels 1:15.09
12
Ruiz Rota 1:09.39
Sexton Lisbon 1:09.40
Strelciunaite Brussels 1:09.42

200 freestyle

13 Team Time
Klawonn Naples 2:27.88
Colgan Vilseck 2:28.59
Aul Naples 2:28.87
14
Mercier NATO 2:16.34
Wetherwax Wiesbaden 2:29.31
Krygiel NATO 2:30.59
15-16
Dauck Berlin 2:20.10
Yost Kaiserslautern 2:20.21
Wetherwax Wiesbaden 2:20.75
17-19
Vasilescu Brussels 2:22.24
Mercier NATO 2:27.98
Ava Vincent Eifel 2:30.58
Ben Heath swims in London.

Kaiserslautern Kingfish Ben Heath won all eight individual races he competed in at the 2025 European Forces Swim League’s Short Distance Championships in London. (Jessica Blatt/Special to Stripes)

BOYS

8-under Team Time
Sammy Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 1:49.06
Seth Robinson Kaiserslautern 1:49.20
Beckett Branch Vicenza 1:58.44
9
Raylan Benton Kaiserslautern 1:26.48
Ezra Kralick Stuttgart 1:31.29
RJ Mallory Kaiserslautern 1:34.93
10
Edwin MacDonald Rota 1:28.45
Tima Ivaniuta NATO 1:31.38
Christopher Rice Jr. Rota 1:36.58
11
Monty Welsh SHAPE 1:19.94
Thomas Thrun Rota 1:21.32
Pierce Cameron Lisbon 1:21.35
12
Alex Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 1:14.48
Harry Robertson SHAPE 1:19.80
Bruno Sternik-Zaleski Brussels 1:22.16

100 freestyle

13 Team Time
Cesar Ona Brunssum 1:02.64
Jason Dalope Lakenheath 1:03.90
Liam Hughes Kaiserslautern 1:04.04
14
Will Cheviron Stuttgart 58.99
Andrew Cicero Vilseck 1:00.05
Arman Sonumut NATO 1:00.94
15-16
David Cicero Vilseck 54.08
Jake Jennings Rota 54.93
Kingston Baxter Vicenza 58.01
17-19
Ben Heath Kaiserslautern 54.69
James Stewart Stuttgart 59.60
Anton Krastanoff Lisbon 1:00.49

50 butterfly

8-under Team Time
Robinson Kaiserslautern 49.75
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 1:01.04
Branch Vicenza 1:01.19
9
Benton Kaiserslautern 39.45
Raiden Spencer Rota 44.16
E. Kralick Stuttgart 44.80
10
MacDonald Rota 39.90
Ivaniuta NATO 43.33
Noah Curtis SHAPE 44.02
11
Welsh SHAPE 34.78
Chase Charnoubi Paris 35.00
Cameron Lisbon 35.22
12
Rosvanoglu Kaiserslautern 33.26
Robertson SHAPE 35.88
Robert Woodhouse Lisbon 37.58

100 butterfly

13
Miguel Sanchez Cuadrado SHAPE 1:07.18
Ona Brunssum 1:07.41
John Schade Sigonella 1:12.37
14
Ryan Villarroel Stuttgart 1:05.49
Jonathan Marsch Berlin 1:06.89
Cicero Vilseck 1:07.62
15-16
Cicero Vilseck 1:00.31
Jennings Rota 1:00.55
Andrey Pelykh Lisbon 1:03.98
17-19
Heath Kaiserslautern 1:01.30
Stewart Stuttgart 1:06.58
Krastanoff Lisbon 1:06.58

50 breaststroke

8-under Team Time
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 54.61
Robinson Kaiserslautern 57.64
Jan Winiarski Brunssum 59.13
9
Benton Kaiserslautern 47.06
Mallory Kaiserslautern 49.16
E.Kralick Stuttgart 50.35
10
Ivaniuta NATO 47.29
MacDonald Rota 49.22
Micah Johnson Berlin 50.81
11
Oscar Wiemann Brussels 43.87
Welsh SHAPE 44.30
Vlad Hrincu NATO 45.04
12
Barnaby Southworth NATO 40.46
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 40.78
Daniel Carter Wiesbaden 41.92

100 breaststroke

13 Team Time
Ona Brunssum 1:17.14*
Dalope Lakenheath 1:19.15
Liam McIntosh Lisbon 1:21.51
14
Marsch Berlin 1:15.37
Sonumut NATO 1:22.90
Brennan Bleile Rota 1:23.29
15-16
Jennings Rota 1:13.67
Janto Meuffke NATO 1:15.13
Gabriel Tweedale Berlin 1:15.38
17-19
Heath Kaiserslautern 1:10.47
Svit Pavesic NATO 1:10.69
Jasper Rohmann Berlin 1:17.88

200 freestyle

11
Welsh SHAPE 2:45.04
Silas Hoobler Rota 2:51.21
Joseph Gowel Kaiserslautern 2:52.14
12
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 2:25.98
Joseph Grieve Wiesbaden 2:32.88
Robertson SHAPE 2:33.46

400 freestyle

13 Team time
Ona Brunssum 4:45.03
Sanchez Cuadrado SHAPE 4:49.19
Kurt Feldmann Lisbon 4:59.99
14
Cicero Vilseck 4:28.64
Cheviron Stuttgart 4:43.35
Villaroel Stuttgart 4:56.81
15-16
Cicero Vilseck 4:10.51
Jennings Rota 4:15.71
Baxter Vicenza 4:32.33
17-19
Heath Kaiserslautern 4:36.,83
Pavesic NATO 4:52.99
Krastanoff Lisbon 5:02.19

200 individual medley

8-under Team Time
Robinson Kaiserslautern 3:48.54
Tisvanoglu Kaiserslautern 3:49.70
Demir Karal Brunssum 4:27.03
9
Benton Kaiserslautern 3:04.20
E. Kralick Stuttgart 3:19.33
Sasha Smith Lakenheath 3:21.24
10
Edwin MacDonald Rota 3:09.89
Rice Jr. Rota 3:21.23
Ivaniuta NATO 3:22.77
11
Thrun Rota 2:55.41
Cameron Lisbon 2:57.12
Welsh SHAPE 2:58.08
12
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 2:43.54
Robertson SHAPE 2:55.74
Nate Obergfell Kaiserslautern 2:56.14
13
Ona Brunssum 2:25.26
Sanchez Cuadrado SHAPE 2:31.47
Dalope Lakenheath 2:37.81
14
Cicero Vilseck 2:28.87
Sonuut NATO 2:30.42
Marsch Berlin 2:35.62
15-16
Cicero Vilseck 2:13.20*
Jennings Rota 2:13.95
Mueffke NATO 2:25.05
17-19
Heath Kaiserslautern 2:22.36
Pavesic NATO 2:27.32
Krastanoff Lisbon 2:33.67

50 free

8-under Team Time
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 39.85
Robinson Kaiserslautern 40.83
Austin Basham Eifel 43.65
9
Benton Kaiserslautern 33.77
Daniel Kralick Stuttgart 35.27
E. Kralick Stuttgart 36.39
10
Max Savage Lakenheath 35.01
MacDonald Rota 36.18
Ivaniuta NATO 37.08
11
Cameron Lisbon 31.11
Welsh SHAPE 31.28
Thrun Rota 31.31
12
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 29.56
Landon Kaiser Sigonella 31.98
Obergfell Kaiserslautern 32.00
13
Sanchez Cuadrado SHAPE 27.90
Dalope Lakenheath 28.15
Ona Brunssum 28.77
14
Marsch Berlin 27.06
Sonumut NATO 27.30
Cheviron Stuttgart 27.50
15-16
Cicero Vilseck 24.70*
Jennings Rota 25.14
Ryan Leaman Unattached 25.62
17-19
Heath Kaiserslautern 24.81
Rowan Minnick Vicenza 26.73
Rohmann Berlin 27.02

50 backstroke

8-under Team Time
Charlie Brenner SHAPE 50.36
Robinson Kaiserslautern 51.64
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 52.06
9
Belton Kaiserslautern 41.95
Spencer Rota 43.15
Mallory Kaiserslautern 43.71
10
Teddy Campbell Stuttgart 44.15
Savage Lakenheath 44.71
Rice Jr. Rota 44.87
11
Welsh SHAPE 35.98
Cameron Lisbon 36.75
Chase Charnoubi Paris 38.54
12
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 35.50
Robertson SHAPE 36.24
Sternik-Zaleski Brussels 37.23

100 backstroke

13 Team Time
Sanchez Cuadrado SHAPE 1:07.16
Ona Brunssum 1:10.34
Kajetan Dziurla Lisbon 1:11.09
14
Sonumut NATO 1:07.08
Cicero Vilseck 1:07.26
Cheviron Stuttgart 1:11.99
15-16
Cicero Vilseck 59.03*
Jennings Rota 1:03.49
Pelykh Lisbon 1:07.37
17-18
Heath Kaiserslautern 1:04.39
Pavesic NATO 1:08.07
Uhrig Berlin 1:14.74

100 freestyle

8-under Team Time
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 1:31.98
Robinson Kaiserslautern 1:34.98
Noah Markowski Rota 1:38.36
9
Benton Kaiserslautern 1:14.79
E.Kralick Stuttgart 1:18.68
D.Kralick Stuttgart 1:22.87
10
MacDonald Rota 1:20.69
Savage Lakenheath 1:22.55
Ivaniuta NATO 1:23.81
11
Cameron Lisbon 1:07.77
Welsh SHAPE 1:11.58
Thrun Rota 1:11.83
12
Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 1:04.65
Grieve Wiesbaden 1:10.77
Sternik-Zaleski Brussels 1:11.25

200 freestyle

13 Team Time
Sanchez Cuadrado SHAPE 2:14.10
Ona Brunssum 2:14.15
Hughes Kaiserslautern 2:19.48
14
Cicero Vilseck 2:08.62
Cheviron Stuttgart 2:11.21
Sonumut NATO 2:17.06
15-16
Cicero Vilseck 1:57.93
Jennings Rota 1:58.71
Mueffke NATO 2:08.94
17-19
Heath Kaiserslautern 2:07.04
Uhrig Berlin 2:19.25
Mennick Vicenza 2:23.29
Medals await recipients on a table.

There were plenty of medals for top swimmers at the European Forces Swim League’s Short-Distance Championships in London on Feb. 22-23. (Jessica Blatt/Special to Stripes)

MIXED

200 medley relay

10-under Team Time
Benton, Pierre-Louis, Obergfell, Mallory Kaiserslautern 2:46.90
Spencer, M. MacDonald, E. MacDonald, Layla Mamikonian Rota 3:01.62
D. Kralick, Smith, Barker, E.Kralick Stuttgart 3:04.86
11-12
Hoobler, Ruiz, Thrun, Spencer Rota 2:32.19
Robertson, M.Welsh, Sawyer Barger, Emily Welsh SHAPE 2:34.29
Obergfell, Noelle Watton, Paloma Bowles, Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 2:37.47
13-14
Forsyth, Laney Gutierrez, Villaroel, Cheviron Stuttgart 2:15.80
Cicero, Colgan, Cora Kline, Ami Dorjsuren Vilseck 2:18.17
Alderliste, Krygiel, Sonumut, Mercier NATO 2:21.05
15-19
Dauck, Tweedale, Parkinson, Uhrig Berlin 2:02.73
Pato, Krastanoff, Rodrigues, Pelyk Lisbon 2:07.06
Charlie Salzman, Dunham, Heath, Yost Kaiserslautern 2:07.74

200 freestyle relay

Under-10 Team Time
Benton, Obergfell, Mallory, Pierre-Louis Kaiserslautern 2:24.42
D.Kralick, Barker, Pfeiffer Smith, E.Kralick Stuttgart 2:31.49
Spencer, M.MacDonald, Mamikonian, E.MacDonald Rota 2:39.48
11-12
Thrun, Spencer, Damian Menchaca, Ruiz Rota 2:09.87
Obergfell, Watton, Bowles, Risvanoglu Kaiserslautern 2:12.09
Sonia Vander Stappen, Wiemann, Petkova, Strelciunaite Brussels 2:13.67
13-14
Alderlieste, Krygiel, Mercier, Sonumut NATO 1:59.67
Siena Landauer, Gutierrez, Villarroel, Cheviron Stuttgart 2:00.81
Ami Dorjsuren, Lily Murrer, A.Colgan, Cicero Vilseck 2:02.11
15-19
Dauck, Joest, Rohmann, Uhrig Berlin 1:49.72
Salzman, Yost, Tarpen, Heath Kaiserslautern 1:51.91
Dziurla, Le Mintier, Pato, Pelykh Lisbon 1:52.75

* denotes league record.

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