Μake us preferred on Google The Alexandri sisters, Anna Maria and Eirini Marina, were crowned European champions in the artistic swimming duet, scoring 311.4308 points to confirm their dominance in the sport.
This marks the fourth time in their careers that they have become European champions, but the first time they have won the title representing Greece. In the past, they competed for Austria.
Behind the Greek duo, Maya Doroshko and Elizaveta Minaeva, competing as neutral athletes from Russia, took second place with 302.9950 points, while Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe of Great Britain won bronze with 297.9108 points.
The final standings
- Greece (Anna Maria Alexandri, Eirini Alexandri) — 311.4308
- Russia (Maya Doroshko, Elizaveta Minaeva) — 302.9950
- Great Britain (Kate Shortman, Isabelle Thorpe) — 297.9108
- France (Laélis Alvarez, Romane Lunel) — 294.6549
- Italy (Enrica Piccoli, Lucrezia Ruggiero) — 290.4416
- Germany (Klara Bleyer, Maria Denisova) — 284.9774
- Belarus (Anastasia Dabravolskaya, Aliaksandra Mirontsuk) — 275.7825
- Spain (Lilou Vallette, Iris Tió Casas) — 274.0117
- Ukraine (Daria Mosinka, Amelia Volinska) — 268.0233
- Israel (Katherine Kunin, Aya Mazor) — 260.6284
- Georgia (Maria Alavidze, Nita Natobadze) — 256.9308
- Switzerland (Anna-Sophia Aeschbacher, Yxel Honer) — 255.5009
It’s worth noting that the Alexandri sisters’ gold in artistic swimming is the first Greece has ever won in the duet event, and only the second medal overall for the country in the sport, after the national team’s win in the free routine team event two years ago in Belgrade.
