Rostock (LEN) – Tania Cagnotto of Italy and Germany’s Patrick Hausding, “Diver of the Year 2014” of the European Swimming Federation, LEN, are also the most successful athletes at the Arena European Diving Championships in Rostock. Hausding won his very first medal and his very first title in the synchro 10m (with Sascha Klein) at the 2008 Europeans in Eindhoven.
Taking into account his bronze medal that he claimed in the synchro 3m (with Stephan Feck) in Rostock on Friday, the 26-year old from Berlin now has 25 European Championship medals to his name. Apart from 11 titles and 11 silver medals, his collection comprises three bronze medals.
On Sunday, Hausding has the chance to claim yet another medal in the synchro 10m (with Klein). Russia’s Dmitry Sautin is the only diver to have claimed more titles – his medal tally between 1993 and 2010 comprises exactly one dozen gold medals. Compared to Hausding, however, Sautin’s total medal tally comprises less European Championship medalstrace affiliate link | Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG 'University Blue' — Ietp