Laszlo Cseh won his 14th European gold medal and picked up his first international 100m butterfly title as arena\u2019s gold rush continued at the European Championships in London.<\/p>\n
\nLaszlo, clad in an arena Powerskin Carbon-Air, added the 100m title to the 200m he won on Thursday to propel himself to the top of the rankings in 50.86secs, a new championship record, with a possible showdown looming against world champion and fellow arena swimmer Chad Le Clos.<\/p>\n
\nRadoslaw Kawecki won his third straight 200m backstroke gold while Fran Halsall defended her 50m backstroke title. Adam Peaty also added the 50m breaststroke to his 100m title to repeat the double he won two years ago in Berlin.<\/p>\n
\nIt lifts the number of medals won by swimmers wearing arena to 66, after six days of competition at the Aquatics Centre.<\/p>\n
\nOn Saturday, Laszlo was third at halfway, but his second 50m was more than half a second quicker than any of his rivals and he closed out the double, with arena swimmer Konrad Czerniak taking Silver.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cIt\u2019s a new national record by 0.01sec, cool. This is the margin you should beat records.\u201d
\n\u201cIt was a good swim but I feel I have much more in for Rio in this event as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nRadoslaw won his first European 200 backstroke title in Debrecen in 2012 before defending it in Berlin and then London in 1:55.98, wearing his arena Powerskin Carbon-Air.<\/p>\n
\nThe Pole, who has been second at the last two World Championships, said: \u201cIt was not an easy win, the time is not that good but I am pleased with my preparations for the Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAdam retained his 50m breaststroke title by matching his time from the semi-final \u2013 26.66 \u2013 which is the fourth fastest in history.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMy start wasn\u2019t the best and I\u2019m happy to post the same time as yesterday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\nFran showed a whole lot of style in the water, setting a championship record of 27.57 to defend the 50m backstroke title she won in Berlin, 0.20secs ahead of Mie Nielsen, winner of the 100m title.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThat was exciting,\u201d Halsall said. \u201cI really enjoyed that a lot. It shows I\u2019m in great shape at an important stage in the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI managed to swim in a straight line and deliver a great time\u00a0tonight, so I\u2019m really happy with that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Netherlands won the men\u2019s 4x200m freestyle in 7:07.82, Sebastiaan Verschuren adding the relay title to his individual gold.<\/p>\n
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