Anton Chupkov Challenges World Junior Record in 100 Breast Win at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships

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Russia’s Anton Chupkov powered his way to victory in a World Junior record time in the men’s 100-meter breast at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.

Chupkov, who set the World Junior record with a 1:00.12 during prelims yesterday, raced his way to the top of the podium tonight in 1:00.19.

USA’s Reece Whitley turned in a second-place time of 1:01.00 as he was unable to keep up the pace Chupkov had ahead of him.

Lithuania’s Andrius Sidlauskas rounded out the podium with a third-place time of 1:01.26.

USA’s Michael Andrew, swimming a Katinka Hosszu-like schedule tonight, could not handle the top three swimmers as he faded off the podium with a fourth-place time of 1:01.52.

Andrew entered the meet just behind Chupkov in terms of seeds, 1:00.65 to 1:00.68, but took on such a daunting schedule he was unable to compete in the finale tonight.

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Great Britain’s Charlie Attwood tied Australia’s Matthew Wilson for fifth with matching 1:01.69s.

Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi (1:02.08) and Belgium’s Basten Caerts (1:02.37) closed out the finale.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Men’s 100 back finals
Women’s 200 fly finals
Men’s 200 free finals
Women’s 50 breast finals
Men’s 100 fly semis
Women’s 100 free semis
Men’s 100 breast finals
Women’s 100 back finals
Men’s 200 IM finals
Women’s 800 free finals
Mixed 400 medley relay finals

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Joseph Sill

8 years ago

I know Michael Andrew will work even harder to beat him