Alvalade swimmer wins Flanders Cup race with new record

João Vital made history in the Flanders Cup this afternoon, beating the national junior 400m medley record with a time of 4:25.52 and in the process statching the title set in 2010 from Alexis Santos (4:26.40, in Coimbra). The time was enough for Vital to win goal, ahead of the Brit Tristan Slater (4:25.94).

João Vital's and Alexis Santos' Flanders Cup results in full:

- 400m medley (João Vital): 1st place A Final - 4:25.52

- 50m backstroke (Alexis Santos): 5th place A Final - 26.47

- 100m backstroke (Alexis Santos): 8th place A Final - 58.23

- 400m freestyle (João Vital): 9th place qualification - 4:00.77

- 200m backstroke (João Vital): 11th place qualification - 2:07.54

- 200m breast stroke (Alexis Santos): 12th place qualification - 2:19.48

- 200m backstroke (Alexis Santos): 15th place qualification - 2:09.83

- 100m freestyle (Alexis Santos): 21st place qualification - 52.70

- 200m breast stroke (João Vital): 28th place qualification - 2:33.50