Mireia Belmonte Garcia With 200 Fly World Best in Spain

Mireia Belmonte Garcia Doha 2014
Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014

Mireia Belmonte Garcia turned in a world best in the women’s 200-meter fly tonight at the Spanish Open Spring Championships in Malaga, Spain.

Garcia crushed the world best in the women’s 200-meter fly with a scorching 2:05.86 tonight.  That swim blasted her own meet record of 2:06.25, and beat Brianna Throssell’s previous world-pacer of 2:06.60 from the SA State Championships in Adelaide.

Judit Ignacio Sorribes put up a second-place time of 2:08.70 to take seventh in the world, while Ana Catarina Monteiro wound up third in 2:10.51.

Marco Orsi became the third man to crack 22 seconds this year in the men’s 50-meter free with a 21.96 for the win.  That swim beat the meet record of 22.11 set back in 2004 by Eduard Lorente, and moved Orsi behind only Florent Manaudou (21.71) and Bruno Fratus (21.91).

Konrad Czerniak placed second tonight in 22.14, just off his sixth-ranked season best of 22.13 from this morning.  Markel Alberdi took third tonight in 22.42.

While Joseph Schooling is leading the Texas men to NCAA history, another Singapore butterflier is giving him a run for his money in long course competition.  Zheng Wen Quah threw down a 1:56.85 to win the men’s 200-meter fly title.  That swim put him sixth in the world rankings, and closer to Schooling’s Singapore record of 1:56.27 set at the 2013 World Championships.

Goncalo Quintanilha took second tonight in 1:57.55 with Carlos Peralta placing third in 1:57.81.

Aliaksandra Herasimenia topped the women’s 50-meter free with a time of 24.98.  That swim vaulted her to 10th in the world rankings so far this year.  Sasha Touretski took second in 25.52 with Fatima Gallardo earning third in 25.95.

Melani Costa Schmid hit the wall in 2:10.25 to win the women’s 200-meter back and move to ninth in the world.  Margherita Panziera finished second in 2:10.83 with Marce Duane Da Rocha taking third in 2:11.08.

Jessica Vall Montero won the women’s 100-meter breaststroke in 1:07.62.  That swim put her right outside the top 10 in the world.  Ilaria Scarcella finished second tonight in 1:08.21, while Zeynep Gunes took third in 1:08.57.

Melquiades Alvarez claimed the men’s 100-meter breast in 1:02.04 with Albert Puig earning second in 1:02.68.  Ivano Pizzolla wound up third in 1:02.76.

Federico Turrini touched in 2:00.29 to win the men’s 200-meter back.  Hugo Gonzalez (2:00.93) and Mikita Tsmyh (2:01.00) closed out the top three .

2015 Spain Spring Championships, Day One – Results

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Jose Luis
Jose Luis
8 years ago

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