Kanako Watanabe Wins Women’s 200 Breaststroke at 2015 FINA World Championships

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Japan’s Kanako Watanabe topped the competition in the women’s 200 breaststroke posting a final time of 2:21.15 for the gold. Watanabe was just shy of her 2015 best time of 2:20.90 which she posted at the Japanese National Championships.

Micah Lawrence of the USA held onto second despite a quick final 50 meters from Jessica Vall. Lawrence turned in a time of 2:22.44 for the silver, adding slightly to her time of 2:22.04 from earlier in the meet.

Denmark’s Rikke Pedersen tied Vall for third in the event with both posting a time of 2:22.76. For Vall, this is an improvement upon her time of 2:22.90 from earlier in the meet. Pedersen added 1.18 seconds to her 2015 best of 2:21.58 from the Swedish Grand Prix. China’s Jinglin Shi completed the three-way tie also adding to her 2015 best of 2:22.08.

Japan’s Rie Kaneto took sixth with a time of 2:23.19, adding to her time of 2:21.90 from the Japanese National Championships.

Russia’s Vitalina Simonova (2:23.59) and Canada’s Kierra Smith (2:23.61) finished seventh and eighth respectively.

Scheduled Events

Women’s 100 Free (Finals)
Men’s 200 Back (Finals)
Women’s 200 Back (Semis)
Men’s 50 Free (Semis)
Women’s 200 Breast (Finals)
Men’s 100 Fly (Semis)
Women’s 50 Fly (Semis)
Men’s 200 Breast (Finals)
Men’s 800 Free Relay (Finals)
Men’s 50 Free (Swim-Off)

2015 FINA World Championships Finals, Day 6 – Results

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