EINDHOVEN - Stanislav Donets of Russia set a new European record in the men's 50 metres backstroke at the European short-course championships.

He won in 22.74 seconds on Friday in Eindhoven, Netherlands, shaving 0.02 off the mark he set last year at the same event in Istanbul.

European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
22.74 Stanislav Donets RUS Eindhoven 26.11.10
22.76 Stanislav Donets RUS Istanbul 11.12.09
22.79 Stanislav Donets RUS Istanbul 11.12.09
22.80 Stanislav Donets RUS Istanbul 11.12.09
22.86 Stanislav Donets RUS Istanbul 10.12.09
22.91 Thomas Rupprath GER Essen 27.11.09
23.07 Stanislav Donets RUS Berlin 15.11.09
23.09 Stanislav Donets RUS Stockholm 11.11.09
23.10 Liam Tancock GBR Leeds 07.08.09
23.12 Aschwin Wildeboer Barcelona 18.04.09
23.14 Aschwin Wildeboer Madrid 19.12.08

Following are today’s leading results:

WOMEN

800 FREESTYLE
1. PELLEGRINI Federica ITA 8.15.20
2. KAPAS Boglarka HUN 8.18.56
3. MURPHY Grainne IRE 8.19.45

200 BREASTSTROKE
1. CHAUN Anastasia RUS 2.22.68
2. SMID Tanja SLO 2.22.88
3. BOGGIATTO Chiara ITA 2.24.52

100 FREESTYLE
1. KROMOWIDJOJO Ranomi NED 51.44
2. HEEMSKERK Femke NED 52.02
3. STEFFEN Britta GER 52.92

100 BACKSTROKE
1. ZEVINA Daryna UKR 57.57
2. VAN ROUWENDAAL Sharon NED 67.91
3. DA ROCHA Duane ESP 58.37

50 BUTTERFLY
1. DEKKER Inge NED 25.38
2. HINKELIEN Schreuder NED 25.49
3. HALJAND Trin EST 25.90

MEN

400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
1. VERRASZTO David HUN 4.03.06
2. LEBHERTZ Yannick GER 4.05.08
3. TURRINI Federico ITA 4.05.24

100 BREASTSTROKE
1. SCOZZOLI Fabio ITA 57.78
2. FELDWEHR Henfrick GER 58.09
3. VAN AGGELE Robin NED 58.69

100 BUTTERFLY
1. DEIBLER Steffen GER 49.95
2. VERLIENDEN Joeri NED 50.52
3. MANKOC Peter SLO 50.92

50 BACKSTROKE
1. DONETS Stanislav RUS 22.74
2. BORISOV Vitaly RUS 23.72
3. DRIEBERGEN NICK NED 23.73

4X50 FREESTYLE
1. NETHERLANDS NED 1.34.34
2. GERMANY GER 1.36.83
3. FINLAND FIN 1.39.02