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HONG KONG, September 29. The Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu piled up finals spots this morning, and she nearly maximized her gold medal opportunities with five golds and a silver this evening at the FINA World Cup stop in Hong Kong.

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Scheduled Events

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

Women’s 800 free

After battling Spain’s Mireia Belmonte through 600 meters, the Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu dropped the hammer down the stretch to win in 8:09.36. That’s the second-fastest of the year so far behind Belmonte’s 8:04.88 from the Dubai stop of the World Cup circuit. Hosszu began where she left off during the Middle East cluster where she won $125,000.

Belmonte, meanwhile, eased her way to a silver-medal paycheck with an 8:13.32 after giving Hosszu a go through most of the race. Hungary’s Evelyn Verraszto rounded out the podium with an 8:41.82.

South Africa’s Samantha Randle (8:59.12), USA’s Rachel Knowles (9:20.16), Hoi Man Lok (9:22.30), June Leung (9:37.79) and Tiffany Lee (9:37.94) also competed in the event.

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Men’s 400 IM

It was nowhere near his top time from last year of 3:59.92 from the Tokyo stop of the FINA World Cup, but Australia’s Thomas Fraser-Holmes still managed to win comfortably in 4:03.02 in the distance medley this evening. He jumped out to the early lead and never looked back.

Hungary’s David Verraszto had a calm silver-winning swim with a 4:05.92, while FINA World Cup newcomer Hiromasa Fujimori earned bronze with a 4:08.14.

China’s Wang Fu (4:11.97), Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta (4:12.00), South Africa’s Ruan Ras (4:23.65), Keith Sin (4:31.23), Tsz Ho Chan (4:36.26) and Acorn Lau (4:43.02) rounded out the finale.

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Men’s 100 free

A trio of sub-48 times took home the podium money tonight. Circuit points leader Chad le Clos of South Africa threw down a 46.35 for the win, better than his best of 46.60 from last year’s circuit.

USA’s Tom Shields tracked down the silver medal with a touchout of South Africa’s Leith Shankland, 47.80 to 47.82, in an exciting finish.

Australia’s Thomas Fraser-Holmes, fresh off a 400 IM victory, nearly podiumed in the 100 with a 48.06 for fourth.

Hong Kong’s Geoff Cheah (48.54), Russia’s Viacheslav Prudnikov (48.64), Australia’s Ashley Delaney (48.80) and Russia’s Oleg Tikhobaev (48.89) also competed in the championship heat.

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Women’s 200 free

The Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu won her second gold of the night as she made another run at Federica Pellegrini’s world record of 1:51.17 from Istanbul in 2009.  Hosszu blasted a 1:51.44 tonight, just off her 1:51.41 World Cup record from the Doha stop earlier this summer.

Hosszu was well under world-record pace at the 150-meter mark, but her final 28.96 split could not compete with Pellegrini’s ridiculously-fast closer of 28.08 from the techsuit years.

Russia’s Veronika Popova snagged silver in 1:55.33, while Hungary’s Evelyn Verraszto also earned a medal with a third-place 1:58.95.

Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina (1:59.66), Sheron Mok (2:05.43), Ho Ching Leung (2:06.67), Hoi Man Yau (2:06.73) and Hoi Man Lok (2:08.11) also turned in times in the finale.

Pellegrini’s WR Splits

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Men’s 50 breast

Germany’s Marco Koch cruised to the top time in the sprint breaststroke with a time of 26.69, while Russia’s Kirill Prigoda earned his first money on the circuit this year with a 26.85.  Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta picked up third in 26.87.

Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki, just off a weeklong Asian Games, took fourth in 26.97.

Singapore’s Lionel Khoo (27.92), Australia’s James McKechnie (28.15), Australia’s Lennard Bremer (28.21) and Macau’s Man Hou Chao (28.30) also put up times in the championships.

Women’s 100 breast

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson went out fast in 29.70, just off Ruta Meilutyte’s world-record pace at the midway point, before putting up a strong time of 1:03.23 to win the gold medal.

Japan’s Rie Kaneto (1:06.42) and South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker (1:08.07) each earned their first podiums of the circuit this year with a second and third-place finish.

Jamie Yeung (1:09.03), South Africa’s Vidette Coetzee (1:11.52), Macau’s On Kei Lei (1:11.65), Cheyenne Cheung (1:11.68) and South Africa’s Natalie Maritz (1:13.69) closed out the heat.

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Women’s 100 fly

It took a 58 to make the podium with The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker putting up the fastest time by far with a 56.03 tonight.  That’s not far off Alicia Coutts’ World Cup record of 55.30 from the Tokyo stop last year as Dekker continues to mint cash prizes with her sprint prowess here on the World Cup circuit.  She’s nearing $50,000 in total earnings already.

Hong Kong’s Hang Yu Sze put up a second-place time of 58.41 to keep the partisan crowd happy, while Russia’s Veronika Popova earned her second bronze of the night with a third-place 58.75.

Hong Kong’s Kin Lok Chan (59.45), China’s Xin Min (59.86), China’s Wang Liting (1:00.49), Hong Kong’s Hoi Lam Tam (1:01.81) and Esther To (1:02.73) also competed in the finale.

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Men’s 100 back

In one of the closest finishes of the night, Australia’s Ashley Delaney touched out Germany’s Christian Diener, 51.48 to 51.77, in the men’s 100-meter backstroke finale.  Geoff Cheah gave the hometown crowd another medal to cheer for with a bronze-winning time of 52.08.

Macau’s Pok Man Ngou (54.32), Hong Kong’s Shiu Yue Lau (54.86), Hong Kong’s Henry Ng (56.42), Botswana’s David van der Colff (56.88) and Tsun Hei Mo (59.08) also vied for the championship title tonight.

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Women’s 50 back

The Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu raced her way to her third gold medal of the night with a swift time of 26.24 in the sprint backstroke this evening.  Already tonight, she’s nearly won $5,000 as her total is now nearly $130,000 for the entire circuit.

Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina, a sprint backstroke specialist, took second in 27.00 with Hong Kong’s Stephanie Au taking bronze in 27.33.

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson (27.37), Macau’s Erica Vong (28.64), Hong Kong’s Toto Wong (28.74), South Africa’s Jamie Reynolds (29.28) and Hong Kong’s Hiu Pui Au (29.33) were also in the heat.

Men’s 200 fly

USA’s Tom Shields finished just half-a-second off his American record of 1:50.08 from the Doha stop of the FINA World Cup as he won gold in the longer distance fly event with a 1:50.56.  Although Masato Sakai pressed Shields a bit early on, even out-splitting him in the second 50, Shields dropped the hammer with a 28.25 third 50 en route to the win.

Sakai settled for silver with a 1:54.55, while Serbia’s Velimir Stjepanovic raced his way to third in 1:55.69.

China’s Zheng Tong (1:55.70), Hungary’s David Verraszto (1:56.53), China’s Jiang Huan (1:57.53), Brazil’s Luiz Pedro Ribeiro Pereira (1:57.74) and China’s Liu Yu (2:00.56) also put up times this evening.

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Women’s 200 IM

World-record holder Katinka Hosszu checked in with her fourth gold medal of the night as she raced her way to a 2:03.60.  She set the world record at the Dubai stop this year with a 2:02.13, but did not need that level of speed with Spain’s Mireia Belmonte placing second in 2:10.37.  Hungary’s Evelyn Verraszto raced her way to third in 2:11.44. That’s Verraszto’s third bronze of the night as she continues to pile up some of the minor cash winnings.

Hong Kong’s Kim Lok Chan (2:15.46), South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker (2:18.74), Pak Wai Yeung (2:19.98), USA’s Eva Chung (2:24.72) and South Africa’s Samantha Randle (2:26.91) finished fourth through eighth.

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Men’s 400 free

Australia’s Thomas Fraser-Holmes swept the 400s tonight as he won the freestyle with a 3:41.01 after topping the 400 IM to start the night.  China’s Li Yongwei put up a time of 3:45.09 for second, while Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta wound up third in 3:46.02.

China’s Hong Jinlong (3:47.26), Singapore’s Benedict Boon (3:58.61), Serbia’s Velimir Stjepanovic (3:59.09), South Africa’s Ruan Ras (3:59.72) and Hong Kong’s Kei Koi Kong (4:00.10) claimed fourth through eighth in the non-money spots tonight.

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Women’s 50 free

The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker claimed her second title of the night with a 24.02 in the splash-and-dash.  Meanwhile, Katinka Hosszu still managed to take silver with a 24.58 against the sprint specialist, securing her fifth medal of the night thus far. Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson closed out the podium in 24.65.

China’s Wu Yue (24.95), Hong Kong’s Hang Yu Sze (25.15), Singapore’s Xiang Qi Lim (25.26), China’s Zhu Jiayu (25.40) and Hong Kong’s Stephanie Au (26.27) also swam in the finale.

Men’s 200 breast

In an upset, Germany’s Marco Koch clipped world-record holder Daniel Gyurta of Hungary, 2:02.50 to 2:02.51, in the finale.  Gyurta had gone out fast, as the only sub-1:00 100 split, but could not withstand Koch’s backhalf.

Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki managed to take third in the finale with a time of 2:06.48.

Russia’s Kirill Prigoda (2:07.85), Australia’s Lennard Bremer (2:08.55), Hungary’s David Verraszto (2:09.80), Australia’s James McKechnie (2:11.69) and China’s Zheng Tuo (2:15.22) turned in the other finals times.

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Men’s 100 IM

USA’s Tom Shields captured his second gold medal of the night with a 52.51, while Japan’s Hiromasa Fujimori wound up second in 52.65 in what proved to be a fun battle.  Fujimori nearly overhauled Shields in the breaststroke leg before Shields returned fire in the freestyle.  Russia’s Viacheslav Prudnikov turned in a third-place time of 54.08.

South Africa’s Leith Shankland (54.44), Hong Kong’s Raymond Mak (55.61), Russia’s Oleg Tikhobaev (56.40), Hong Kong’s Derick Ng (56.61) and Hong Kong’s Ka Ho Kwong (57.09) put up the rest of the times in the finale.

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Women’s 200 back

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu finished her night with a fifth gold medal as she popped a 2:03.01 to win the 200 back.  After tonight, she ran her World Cup points leading tally to 424 with Inge Dekker the closest in second with just 150 points total.

Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina took second in 2:06.39 with Hungary’s Evelyn Verraszto earning third in 2:08.33.

China’s Fan Yimeng (2:11.04), Spain’s Mireia Belmonte (2:13.88), Hong Kong’s Hei Tung Cheng (2:14.14), South Africa’s Samantha Randle (2:15.97) and Hong Kong’s Bridgitte Kwong (2:17.20) comprised the rest of the championship heat.

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Men’s 50 fly

South Africa’s Chad le Clos put some space ahead of Daniel Gyurta for the overall points lead, 144-131, with his gold-medal winning time of 22.35, while USA’s Tom Shields continued to pile up points and cash with a silver-winning 22.69.  Hong Kong’s Geoff Cheah earned third-place honors in 23.35.

Austalia’s Ashley Delaney (23.50), Russia’s Viacheslav Prudnikov (24.02), Brazil’s Luiz Pedro Ribeiro Pereira (24.05), China’s Zheng Tong (24.30) and China’s Jiang Huan (24.50) finished fourth through eighth in the sprint fly.

Mixed 200 medley relay

The Hong Kong quartet of Stephanie Au, Chun Yan Wong, Hang Yu Sze and Geoff Cheah tracked down the winning time of 1:43.28 to give the fans something to cheer about in Hong Kong.

China’s Fan Yimeng, Zheng Tuo, Jiang Huan and Wu Yue finished second in 1:46.16 with Macau’s Erica Vong, On Kei Lei, Man Hou Chao and Pok Man Ngou earning third in 1:47.65.

Singapore’s Mylene Ong, Lionel Khoo, Benedict Boon and Xiang Qi Lim also competed with a 1:48.59.

Hong Kong’s Splits: 1:43.28

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