Vilnius is taking over the relay of the Northern European (Nordic) championships from Vaila (Denmark), where the swimming competition ended on Tuesday. On December 6-8, the Northern European Diving Championship will be held in the Lazdynai pool.
As many as 80 athletes from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Lithuania will participate in the international diving competition held in Lithuania for the first time.
"This competition is an important step in the history of Lithuanian diving sports. They not only give our athletes the opportunity to appear on the international stage, but also attract top-level athletes to our country. After the jubilee, 50th European Youth Swimming Championship held in Vilnius in July, I have no doubt that the capital will welcome the divers into the water with the same hospitality," says Saulius Binevičius, president of the LTU Aquatics association.
The Lithuanian national team - with the strongest composition
A team of 13 athletes will represent Lithuania in the championship. Among them are the two leaders of the national team, Sebastian Koneckis and Martynas Lisauskas from Vilnius, who recently returned from the World Youth Championship held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
21-year-old S. Koneckis, who was the team coach at the World Youth Championship, will compete in the open men's competition in Vilnius, while 16-year-old M. Lisauskas will participate in the A group (16-18 years old) competition.
In the last Nordic diving championship, which took place in the Swedish city of Jonköping, Lithuanians won a total of three gold, three silver and one bronze awards in different age groups.
Competition schedule and broadcast
The competitions of the Northern European Championship will take place:
- Friday and Saturday - from 10:00 a.m.;
- Sunday - from 9:00 a.m.
All the matches of the championship will be broadcast live by the portal LRT.lt. Spectators will be able to watch the competition in the Lazdynai pool for free.
The Northern European Diving Championship is organized by LTU Aquatics in cooperation with the Nordic Swimming Federation (NSF) and the Vilnius Diving Club.
