James Goddard and Robbie Renwick both reached finals at the European Championships in Debrecen.
Goddard and Renwick safely into respective finals
Olympic finalists James Goddard and Robbie Renwick both reached the finals of their respective events at the European Championships in Debrecen.
Goddard was fifth fastest in the 200 metres individual medley, in which he is Commonwealth champion, in two minutes 0.66 seconds.
The Stockport ITC swimmer has declared his intention to compete only in the medley rather than double up with the 200m backstroke at the Olympics this summer.
There he is set to face Beijing silver medallist Laszlo Cseh, who heads the field into Wednesday's final, 1.64secs ahead of second-fastest qualifier Simon Sjoedin.
Renwick reached the final of the 200m freestyle in sixth in 1:48.89 with world record holder Paul Biedermann looking to complete a double following Monday's victory over 400m, in which the Briton just missed out on a medal, finishing fourth.
Individual medley specialist Sophie Allen was 21st in the 100m breaststroke in 1:10.56.
World championship silver medallist Fabio Scozzoli then claimed the 100 metres breaststroke title before paying tribute to the late Alexander Dale Oen.
The Italian, second over both 50m and 100m in Shanghai in 2011, touched in 1:00.55, a victory he dedicated to the Norwegian who beat him to the 100m world crown last summer, and who died in Arizona last month of a suspected cardiac arrest.
In quotes reported on
Swimnews.com the Italian said: "I held on for gold to be able to dedicate it to Alex, who was always there to celebrate my successes with me."
