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Reviewing European SC 2025

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Jack McMillan beat Duncan Scott, Lucas Martens, and Dan Whiffen in 3:36.33.

The episode opens with the feeling that the field was loaded from the start. Angharad’s silver in the event is the first major talking point. The 100 is treated as the one that just did not quite land, with the hosts pointing to Yefimova, Gorbenko, and Aland as part of why the margin was so tight. They also note that she did not really go quicker through the rounds. That matters because the 200 is where the shape changes. In the 200, she finds rhythm. Once the tempo settles, the swim opens up. The hosts call that 200 a really nice string to her bow. They like it because it changes the picture around her. She used to read as mainly a 100 swimmer. Now she looks more like a two-event threat. That takes pressure off in one sense. In another, it raises a different kind of expectation. The comparison to Katie Chanahan keeps the talk on versatility and keeping both doors open. Then Max Litchfield comes into focus on the final day. His 400 IM silver in 4:03.25 gets a detailed look from the back half of the race. The fly leg leaves him sixth, the backstroke lifts him to second, and from there he stays in the mix. The conclusion is that the fly is good, but at this level it is still his weakest stroke. All of it points forward to the rest of the season.

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Two British silvers anchor a clear, practical read on form, range, and what comes next.

British silvers carry the episode, and Angharad's 100 and 200 get the clearest treatment. The 100 is read as a race that never quite settled, while the 200 draws the stronger case because she found rhythm and tempo as it went on.

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When you want the GB silver-medal read and the Angharad-Max breakdown.

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