Mykyta Sheremet Makes History With European Gold and New Ukrainian Record

Ukrainian swimmer Mykyta Sheremet won gold in the men’s 50-meter freestyle at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris, clocking 21.13 seconds to set a new Ukrainian record.

This is reported by Champion.

Sheremet came first in the final swim, ahead of all his rivals. This is the first gold medal for Ukraine in swimming at this year’s European Aquatics Championships. Another Ukrainian, Vladislav Bukhov, took 5th place with a time of 21.58 seconds.

Results of the final of the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in the men’s 50m freestyle format:

• • Mykyta Sheremet (Ukraine)—21.13 sec;

• • Egor Kornev (neutral athletes) — 21.37 sec;

• • Andrej Barna (Serbia)—21.37 sec;

• • Kristof Milak (Hungary)—21.46 sec;

• • Vladyslav Bukhov (Ukraine) — 21.58 sec;

Sheremet’s time also became the 14th-fastest in history in the 50-meter freestyle.

Sheremet’s gold became the 3rd-highest award for the Ukrainian national team and the 7th medal overall in aquatics at Euro 2026.

Earlier, Ukrainian track and field athlete Yaroslava Maguchikh won the gold medal at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham. For the 24-year-old athlete, this is the third consecutive European high jump title.

At the same time, the leader of the Ukrainian rhythmic gymnastics team, Taisiya Onofriychuk, became the 2026 world champion in the final of the hoop exercise.

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