FINA Short Course World Championships: Day 4 Finals Heat Sheets

Photo Courtesy: Swimming Canada/Kevin Jarrold

Heat sheets for the fourth day of competition at the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships are now available and can be downloaded by clicking here.

Events:

Men’s 4×50 Freestyle Relay FINAL
Women’s 50 Butterfly FINAL
Men’s 100 Individual Medley FINAL
Women’s 100 Individual Medley FINAL
Men’s 50 Butterfly Semi-Finals
Women’s 400 Freestyle FINAL
Women’s 50 Backstroke Semi-Finals
Men’s 50 Backstroke FINAL
Women’s 100 Breaststroke Semi-Finals
Men’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay FINAL

Kelsi Worrell of the USA and Jeanette Ottesen will square off in the women’s 50 butterfly to determine who will be crowned the sprint butterfly queen. Worrell became the first woman to post a sub-25 second swim in the event during prelims, but as is the case with any 50-meter race the final win could be anyone’s.

The men’s 100 individual medley hosts a variety of talent as young gun Michael Andrew of the USA fights for a chance on the podium with veterans Daiya Seto and Shinri Shioura of Japan, plus world record holder Vladimir Morozov of Russia.

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary will look to defend her 100 individual medley title in finals. Hosszu enters finals with a seed time just over a second faster than the field.

Distance ace Leah Smith of the USA set herself up for a run at a second gold medal with a top showing in prelims of the women’s 400 freestyle. Smith enters finals with a seed time of 4:00.47, the only sub-4:01 swim from the morning.

Vladimir Morozov of Russia returns as the top seed in the men’s splash and dash, but will have to fend off the speed of Lithuania’s Simonas Bilis (21.15) and Italy’s Luca Dotto (21.29) en route to the finish.

Japan’s Junya Koga successfully lowered the Asian Record in the men’s 50 backstroke twice yesterday (first in semi-finals of the individual event, before leading off the mixed relay in record style). Koga’s final record at the end of day three was a 22.74, setting him .52 seconds off Florent Manaudou’s world record of 22.22.

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