Britain's swimmers asserted three gold decorations and set another world record on day two of the European Championships.
Chris Walker-Hebborn won gold in the 100m backstroke in Berlin, before Adam Peaty beat countryman Ross Murdoch to take the 100m breaststroke title.
Peaty, Walker-Hebborn, Fran Halsall and Jemma Lowe then consolidated to win the first European 4x100m blended mixture title in a world-record time.
The three golds took Team GB to the highest point of the award table in the pool.
They have additionally won two silvers and four bronzes, while Daniel Fogg won gold in the vast water 5k time trial before the indoor meet started.
Incredible Britain's Adam Peaty wins gold in the 100m breaststroke at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin.
Peaty beats Murdoch to European 100m gold
Peaty is contending at just his second major worldwide occasion, having made his presentation finally month's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The 19-year-old has won two gold decorations in each of those rivalries.
"It's completely astounding," he told BBC Sport.
Peaty beat South African world record holder Cameron van der Burgh to win Commonwealth gold, and saw off Hungary's Olympic and different best on the planet Daniel Gurta to secure the European title
"I don't generally go into these races dreading anybody," he said.
Walker-Hebborn, then, delivered a solid second 50m to secure triumph.
"It's been a truly long season and that simply finish it off for me," he said.
Swimmer Chris Walker-Hebborn in activity
Walker-Hebborn wins backstroke gold
Hebborn and Proud included their second golds of the night by collaborating with Halsall and Lowe in the transfer.
"I wasn't certain I was going to get a gold decoration, and on the off chance that somebody had let me know I would get one alongside a world record, I wouldn't have accepted them," said Lowe.
Lizzie Simmonds added to Britain's decoration pull with silver in the 200m backstroke, while Ben Proud and Halsall won bronzes in their particular 50m butterfly races.
In any case Jack Laugher was not able to add an European title to his 1m springboard gold at the Commonwealth Games.
The 19-year-old was seventh, with partner James Denny twelfth.
"Falling off the Commonwealths is hard," said Laugher. "My principle occasion is the 3m and 3m synchro, and I've prepared more for them."
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