AS IT HAPPENED: European Swimming Short Course Championships, Day three

Posted: Saturday 13th December 2008 | 19:05

NO British medals but how close was Michael Rock? And James Goddard could end the championships on a high tomorrow.

Welcome to Rijeka - the home of the world's first-ever torpedo factory and host of the 2008 European Short Course Championships.

17.32: Netherlands underline their strength at team events - winning the women's 4x50m freestyle relay in a 1.45.73 world record.

17.21: Finals coming fast and furious. Slovakia's Matjaz Markic touches home in 26.47 sec - a new championship record.

17.18: Another world record - and this one raises the roof. Croatia's Sanja Jovanovic touches home in 26.23 sec to claim the 50m backstroke title. Britain's Lizzie Simmonds was fifth in 26.88 sec.

17.04: Gold and another world record for France's Amaury Leveaux - 44.94 sec his time.

16.57: Jemma Lowe secures a place in the women's 100m butterfly final - advancing as the sixth quickest qualifier.

16.53: So close! Michael Rock misses out on bronze in the 200m butterfly by just one tenth of a second, his time 1.52.33. Russia's Nikolay Skvortskov is streets clear with a new 1.50.60 world record securing gold.

17.46: Gold for Finland's Hanna-Maria Seppaelae in the women's 100m medley final - her 59.25 sec time is a new championship record.

17.14: Aussie-based Brit Mauro Loughran finishes seventh in the men's 100m backstroke. Loughran is only 18 and the former European junior champion is clearly one for the future. Spain's Aschwin Wildeboer Faber takes gold in a European record.

17.09: Impressive stuff from Britain's James Goddard - already a gold medallist this week. His time of 52.68 sec ensures he reaches the 100m medley final as second fastest. Is a golden double on the cards?

17.05: French 1-2 in the women's 400m freestyle final - Coralie Balmy takes gold followed by Camille Muffat.

16.59: James Gibson - a bronze medallist in yesterday's 100m breaststroke - finishes tenth fastest in the 50m breaststroke heats and will miss tomorrow's final.

16.51: Lizzie Simmonds is having a busy week. She qualifies for the 50m backstroke final later today as the third quickest qualifier in a time of 27.17 seconds. Home favourite Sanja Jovanovic is quickest but Britain's Georgia Davies misses out - her time of 27.57 sec is 12^th quickest.

16.35: Italy's Federico Colbertaldo takes 1500m freestyle gold in 14.24.21, beating Russia's Vitaly Romanovich by more than five seconds. Italy's Samuel Pizzetti takes bronze.