Russia clinched double artistic swimming gold in the first medal events of the European Championships ©Getty Images

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Ukraine's Mykhailo Romanchuk won the men's 400m freestyle title on the opening night of swimming finals ©Getty Images
Ukraine's Mykhailo Romanchuk won the men's 400m freestyle title on the opening night of swimming finals ©Getty Images
Olympic champion Adam Peaty cruised into the men's 100m breaststroke final ©Getty Images
Olympic champion Adam Peaty cruised into the men's 100m breaststroke final ©Getty Images
Fantine Lesaffre celebrated women's 400m individual medley gold ©Getty Images
Fantine Lesaffre celebrated women's 400m individual medley gold ©Getty Images
Hannah Miley clinched bronze on front a local crowd ©Getty Images
Hannah Miley clinched bronze on front a local crowd ©Getty Images
France clinched a narrow victory in the women's 4x100m freestyle ©Getty Images
France clinched a narrow victory in the women's 4x100m freestyle ©Getty Images
World champion Kirsten Wild secured gold in the women's scratch race ©Getty Images
World champion Kirsten Wild secured gold in the women's scratch race ©Getty Images
Britain's first gold of the European Championships came in the women's team pursuit ©Getty Images
Britain's first gold of the European Championships came in the women's team pursuit ©Getty Images
Italy emerged triumphant in the men's event ©Getty Images
Italy emerged triumphant in the men's event ©Getty Images
Roman Gladysh of Ukraine edge France's Adrien Garol in the men's scratch race ©Getty Images
Roman Gladysh of Ukraine edge France's Adrien Garol in the men's scratch race ©Getty Images