Vasiliki Alexandri defends EM title and brings duet gold!

Vasiliki Alexandri defends EM title and brings duet gold!

Funchal, Portugal - Vasiliki Alexandri has successfully defended her title in the technology base. At the European Championships in Funchal, the 27-year-old athlete scored an impressive 257,2400 points and thus secured the gold medal. Her sharpest competitor, Iris Tio Casas from Spain, landed in second place with 249,0917 points, while the bronze medal went to Klara Bleyer from Germany with 246,9650 points. The event was another highlight of Alexandri's career, who also won in the duet with its triplet sisters Anna-Maria and Eirini-Marina Gold last week.

The drilling sisters were not at the start at the last European Championships in Belgrade due to illness. Despite the restrictions, the athletes in Madeira only competed in technology, as they were only able to train with their new trainer Takako Nakajima for three months. In her new “Cleopatra” program, Vasiliki presented an impressive performance, which brought her only around three points less than the previous year's victory. This is already her fifth EM medal in the non-Olympic solo after winning bronze in Rome twice in 2022.

success and challenges

Alexandri has also proven itself as vice world champion in Fukuoka, Japan, and competed in two disciplines. Overall, Alexandri is an outstanding athlete who also won two silver medals at the last World Championships 2023 in Japan. In Fukuoka she showed a remarkable performance with 264,4200 points, where she landed behind the local hero Yukiko Inui, which achieved 276,5717 points.

The preparations of Alexandri were affected by a herniated disc problem, which led to a two -week training failure. Nevertheless, she managed to get back into shape quickly and prepare for the upcoming competitions. Your next big effort is already in July when the World Championships take place in Singapore.

insight into the future

Vasiliki Alexandri is not only a pioneer in the synchronous swimming, but also plays an important role in promoting this sport in Austria. Numerous young athletes inspire their commitment and their achievements. The athlete is determined to continue competing at the highest level in the future and celebrating further successes.

Your achievements and the impressive balance she has to show at European and international championships show that she is one of the best athletes in her field. Alexandri looks optimistically into the future and plans to prepare for the world championships in the best possible way to continue their success and make Austria proud.