Camille Lacourt Triumphant in 50 Back Finals at 2015 FINA World Championships

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch

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France’s Camille Lacourt maintained his spot at the top in the men’s 50-meter back posting a final time of 24.23 to claim gold in the event. Lacourt succeeded in dropping .04 seconds from his 2015 best of 24.27 from earlier in the meet.

Matt Grevers of the USA also maintained his spot throughout the course of the event, holding steady at second with a finishing time of 24.61. Grevers added slightly to his 2015 best of 24.59 from earlier in the meet.

Australia collected both third and fourth place in the event with Ben Treffers at third. Treffers turned in a time of 24.69, finishing only .01 seconds ahead of teammate Mitchell Larkin who got his hand on the wall at the 24.70 mark.

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov finished close behind Larkin with a final time of 24.73 for fifth place. Morozov succeeded in shaving .04 seconds off his best time of 24.77 from earlier in the meet.

Norway’s Lavran Solli finished sixth in the event with a time of 24.84, adding .09 seconds to his best of 24.75.

Great Britain’s Liam Tamcock was seventh overall, touching the wall at the 24.88 second mark, while USA’s David Plummer slipped to eighth in the event. Plummer finished in 24.95, adding to his 2015 best of 24.82 from earlier in the meet.

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