Alexandri sisters win second European gold in Paris

Alexandri sisters artistic swimming European Championships Paris gold medals

Anna‑Maria and Irini Alexandri reclaimed the Greek colours after 14 years with Austria and captured two gold medals at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Paris. In the technical duet they scored 311.4308 points, securing the title, and a day later they improved to 316.3315 points to win the free duet. Their victories marked the first Greek gold in the technical duet and the second overall in artistic swimming at the European Championships, bringing the nation’s total to 15 golds in the event’s history. The sisters dedicated the medals to their families, coaches and the Greek public, expressing deep emotion after hearing the national anthem.

The performances were judged against strong competition from Spain, Russia (competing as neutrals) and Great Britain, but the Alexandri duo edged them by narrow margins. Their return to the national team was enabled by a World Aquatics approval earlier in the year, completing a symbolic homecoming at the Paris venue.

Entities: Anna‑Maria Alexandri · Basiliki Alexandri · Eirini Alexandri · Elizaveta Minaeva · European Aquatics Championships · Greece · Greek Swimming Federation (KOE) · Irini Alexandri · Irini‑Marina Alexandri · Kate Sortman · Maya Dorosko · Paris

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[● 13 SOURCES] The sisters scored 311.4308 points in the duet technical program. (multiple sources)
[● 22 SOURCES] Russian athletes Maya Dorosko and Elizaveta Minaeva won silver with 302.9950 points. (Maya Dorosko and Elizaveta Minaeva, competing as neutral participants, won silver with 302.9950 points.)
[● 13 SOURCES] Anna‑Maria Alexandri and Irini Alexandri won the gold medal in the duet technical program at the 38th European Aquatics Championships in Paris. (multiple sources)
[● 23 SOURCES] It was the first Greek gold medal in the duet discipline at a European Championships and Greece’s second overall gold in artistic swimming, the 14th gold overall for the country. (It is the first Greek gold medal in the duet discipline at this championship and Greece’s second ever gold in artistic)
[● 22 SOURCES] British pair Kate Sortman and Isabelle Thorpe earned bronze with 297.9108 points. (British pair Kate Sortman and Isabelle Thorpe earned bronze with 297.9108 points.)
[● 22 SOURCES] Third sister Basilikí Alexandri competed in the solo free preliminaries on 1 August. (existing)
[● 22 SOURCES] It is the fourth European title for the Alexandri sisters. (existing)
[● 21 SOURCES] The Alexandri sisters previously competed for Austria and returned to the Greek national team after 14 years. (The Alexandri sisters previously competed for Austria and returned to Greek colours after 14 years.)
[● 21 SOURCES] Anna‑Maria Alexandri and Irini Alexandri won gold in the technical duet at the 38th European Aquatics Championships in Paris with 311.4308 points. (Anna‑Maria Alexandri and Irini Alexandri won the gold medal in the duet technical program at the 38th European Aquatics)
[● 8 SOURCES] The Greek national anthem was played during the medal ceremony for the free duet gold. (The national anthem was played during the ceremony, and the sisters dedicated the medals to their family, coaches and …)
[● 12 SOURCES] The free duet gold was Greece’s second gold at the championships, bringing the country’s total artistic‑swimming gold medals at European Championships to 14. (It is the second gold for Greece at the championships, the 14th gold overall for the country.)
[● 12 SOURCES] Anna‑Maria and Irini Alexandri won gold in the free duet final with a score of 316.3315 points. (The sisters also won gold in the free duet final with a score of 316.3315 points.)