Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy was the star of the show on day 10 at the LEN European Aquatics Championships ©Getty Images

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The Italian swam the second-quickest 1,500m time in history to earn European Championships gold ©Getty Images

London 2012 gold medallist Rūta Meilutytė of Lithuania was in top form as she won the women's 100m breaststroke ©Getty Images

The Lithuanian star added the European title to her ever-growing medal collection ©Getty Images

Dutchman Sebastiaan Verschuren took the men's 200m freestyle honours ©Getty Images

There was disappointment for Britain's James Guy as he had to settle for bronze in his preferred 200m freestyle race ©Getty Images

Sweden's Sarah Sjöström secured her second gold medal of the event by winning the women's 100m freestyle ©Getty Images

The Swede topped the podium for the second night in a row having already won the women's 50m butterfly ©Getty Images

Andreas Vazaios of Greece claimed gold in the men's 200m individual medley ©Getty Images

Vazaios outclassed the rest of the field to earn his maiden European crown ©Getty Images