On the final competitive day of the 2025 European Championship, Ukraine was represented in the only final event - the 50-meter freestyle.

The competition featured 18-year-old Nikita Sheremet, a student of the Odesa Sports School «Dynamo» swimming, who made his debut at international adult competitions.

In the final, Sheremet finished with a time of 20.81 seconds, breaking the Ukrainian record and the world junior record. This impressive achievement earned him a silver medal in Euro-2025, sharing second place with Olympic medalist Maxime Grousse (France).

During the championship, Nikita also set two more junior records for Ukraine in the 4x50m relay and the 100m freestyle. He brought Ukraine its first medal in the 50-meter freestyle at the Short Course European Championship in 12 years.

The athlete is coached by trainers Alla Timofeeva and Alexandra Kurbanova.