ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn æt ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps, hiː əbtˈeɪnd ɐ bɹˈɑːnz mˈɛdəl ɪnðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɛm bˈækstɹoʊk ɪn ˌɪstˌænbˈʊl, tˈɜːki wɪð ɐ tˈaɪm ʌv fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
In July 1999 at the European Championships, he obtained a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke in Istanbul, Turkey with a time of 55.87.