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Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic received successful Croatian swimmers at Banski Dvori in the capital, Zagreb.

Plenkovic congratulated the athletes on the bronze medal they won in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the European Swimming Championships in Paris. The Croatian prime minister also referred to the 6 medals won by the athletes at the Mediterranean Games.

Plenkovic said the results showed that Croatian swimming had returned to the upper ranks at the European and world levels. He expressed confidence that the young athletes would achieve new successes at future European and world championships.

Stating that the Croatian government would continue to support sports, Plenkovic announced that a decision had been made to build a new aquatic sports center following talks with the Croatian Swimming Federation and the Croatian Water Polo Federation.

Plenkovic said that quality infrastructure in a country with strong interest in aquatic sports would contribute to developing a new generation of athletes.