Cypriot swimmer Andrew Marcus Lagoutis won two bronze medals within minutes of each other at the 4th Youth Olympic Games, Dakar 2026. He finished third in both the 50m freestyle and the 50m butterfly, giving Cypriot swimming its first medals in the history of the Youth Olympic Games.
First bronze in the 50m freestyle
The young swimmer first took bronze in the 50m freestyle with a time of 23.04.
The final results were:
- Gold: Zdenek Prochazka, Czechia, 22.54
- Silver: Jaden Mills, Trinidad and Tobago, 22.99
- Bronze: Andrew Marcus Lagoutis, Cyprus, 23.04
Second bronze in the 50m butterfly
A few minutes later, Lagoutis returned to the pool for the 50m butterfly final, finishing third in 24.57 to claim his second medal of the Games.
The final results were:
- Gold: Zain Ali, Egypt, 24.06
- Silver: Aleksej Kalanj, Serbia, 24.54
- Bronze: Andrew Marcus Lagoutis, Cyprus, 24.57
Cyprus’s third and fourth Youth Olympic medals
Lagoutis’s two medals are Cyprus’s third and fourth in the history of the Youth Olympic Games. They follow two silver medals:
- Alexandros Poursanidis in the hammer throw, Singapore 2010
- Skevi Andreou in the 100m, Nanjing 2014
This time, after 12 years, Cyprus’s medals came at the same Games, only minutes apart.
Cyprus Olympic Committee congratulations
The Cyprus Olympic Committee warmly congratulated Lagoutis, his family, his coaches and the Cyprus Swimming Federation on what it described as an unprecedented achievement.
