BUDAPEST - The European championships continued to showcase some very fast swims on the fourth day in Hungary.

A couple of new Championships records were set on thursday night.

World champion Lotte Friis of Denmark dominated her pet event, the women's 800 metres freestyle and won the title in 8:23.27.

"I am satisfied since I was as fast as when I won the Olympic bronze in Beijing and with the textile suit today. I will focus on the 800m for the future, it's my main event, being an Olympic distance also."

Second was Ophelie Cyrielle Etienne of France in 8:24.00 and third Italy's Federica Pellegrini, a new face for this event that she ended in 8:24.99.

"I am very happy for this bronze medal since it is the first time I contest this event, which is quite difficult for me, because of a different pace compared to shorter distance." said the 200 free Olympic and world champion.

In the women's 200m individual medley Hungary won gold and silver with Katinka Hosszu and Evelyn Verraszto separated just by 1/100 of asecond, with a winning time of 2:10.09 which is the new Championships record.

"It was and amazing competition with a thrilling final; I heard  the crow in each moment of the race," said Hosszu, whereas Verraszto looks quite disappointed and said: "It is the second time in my swimming career that I miss a gold at the touch, but I am very happy to loose from Katinka!"

Hannah Miley of Great Britain won the bronze medal touching third in 2:10.89.

The second gold for Hungary came in the 200m breaststroke when world champion Daniel Gyurta set another meeting record to win gold in 2:08.95, the 1st in the 2010 world ranking.

Silver went to the new 100m European Champion, Dale Oen of Norway in 2:09.68 and third Hugues Duboscq in 2:11.03.

Great Britain takes gold and silver in the women's 100m backstroke with Gemma Spofforth who won the event in 59.80 and compatriot Elizabeth Simmonds got silver in 1 minute, 0.09 seconds. Third was Jenny Mensing of Germany in 1:00.72.

Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland succesfully defended his 200m butterfly European title winning the gold medal in 1:55.00. At second place Russian Nikolay Skvortsov with 1:56.13, then third Ioannis Drymonakos in 1:57.10, who raise again the podium in this event since he was disqualified after tested positive in a drug test.

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French European champion Camille Lacourt swam the world’s fastest time this year in the men’s 50m backstroke final winning in 24.07, whereas world record holder Liam Tancok was second in 24.70 and Guy Barnea of Israel third with 25.04.

Finally, Hungary won the last title of the day with the women's 4x200 metres freestyle relay.

The team composed of Agnes Mutina, Eszter Dara, Katinka Hosszu and Evelyn Verraszto clocked a final time of 7:52.49, winning ahead of France 7:52.69 (Balmy, Etienne, farrel, Muffat) and Great Britain 7:55.29 (Adlington, Carlin, Miley, Jackson).

Medals standing through Thursday's events:

NOTE: two silver and no bronze medals were awarded in the women’s 100m breatstroke.