Nao Horomura Captures 200 Fly Title at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships

Photo Courtesy: Singapore Swimming Federation

Japan’s Nao Horomura turned on the afterburners down the stretch to win the men’s 200-meter fly at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.

Horomura closed on Russia’s Daniil Pakhomov with a winning time of 1:56.80. Pakhomov faded to second in 1:56.93.

Both swimmers fell half-a-second off Andrew Seliskar’s meet record of 1:56.42 set back in 2013.

USA’s Mike Thomas placed third overall in a time of 1:57.61.

18-and-Under World Rankings According to USA Swimming Stats

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Italy’s Giacomo Carini (1:58.04), USA’s Zach Harting (1:59.42), Bulgaria’s Antani Ivanov (1:59.93), Hungary’s Mark Tekauer (2:00.51) and New Zealand’s Wilrich Coetzee (2:00.62) finished fourth through eighth.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Men’s 100 free finals
Women’s 200 breast finals
Men’s 200 back finals
Women’s 100 fly finals
Men’s 1500 free finals
Women’s 50 free finals
Men’s 200 fly finals
Men’s 50 breast finals
Women’s 200 free finals
Men’s 400 medley relay finals
Women’s 400 medley relay finals

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