Austrian swimmers eliminate defending champion Reitshammer at European Championships

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Defending champion Bernhard Reitshammer was eliminated from the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Lublin. He did not advance to the semifinals despite finishing sixth in his heat. Reitshammer's elimination occurred because two Austrian teammates, Heiko Gigler and Luka Mladenovic, swam faster times in the same preliminary heat. Only the top two swimmers from each nation can advance to the semifinals. Iris Julia Berger also qualified for the semifinals in the women's 200m freestyle event, finishing ninth.


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