Roland Schoeman, Inge Dekker Each Double During Day One Prelims of FINA World Cup in Singapore

Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia Dalberto/Lapresse

SINGAPORE – The FINA World Cup in Singapore produced some strong swims from The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker and South Africa’s Roland Schoeman.  The two each picked up top seeds in their respective events.  Meanwhile, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and South Africa’s Chad le Clos started their victory lap as the two have already won the overall points rankings.

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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
  • Men’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

Women’s 800 free slower seeds

Singapore’s Genevieve Lye turned in a 9:21.04 as the top time this morning, while Kirsten Chloe Daos of the Philippines took second in 9:30.73.  Melissa Chan of Singapore posted a 9:32.11 for third overall.

Men’s 400 IM slower seeds

Darren Chua put up the top time in the early heats with a 4:33.92, and is the time to beat.

Men’s 100 free

Russia’s Sergiy Fesikov topped qualifying with a time of 48.03, while Great Britain’s Adam Barrett placed second in 48.48.  Australia’s Bobby Hurley turned in a third-place time of 48.66.

Germany’s Steffen Deibler (48.71), Serbia’s Velimir Stjepanovic (48.95), Germany’s Paul Biedermann (49.23), Canada’s Yuri Kisil (49.27) and Great Britain’s Calum Jarvis (49.29) qualified fourth through eighth.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Michael Andrew – 50.51
Alex Valente – 53.04

Women’s 200 free

Photo Courtesy: Qatar Swimming

Photo Courtesy: Qatar Swimming

Katinka Hosszu, who is taking a victory lap here in Singapore after already securing the overall points lead this week, led qualifying in 1:55.24, while Australia’s Emma McKeon put up a 1:55.77 to demonstrate her potential to challenge for the title tonight.

Great Britain’s Siobhan O’Connor (1:57.15) and Fran Halsall (1:57.71) placed third and fourth with USA Junior Teamer Katie Drabot making the final in 1:57.88.

Great Britain’s Jaz Carlin (1:58.25) and Japan’s Yayoi Matsumoto (1:59.95) finished sixth and seventh, with another U.S. Junior Teamer, Erin Voss, claiming eighth in 2:02.24.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Katie Drabot – 1:57.71 – qualified
Erin Voss – 2:02.24 – qualified
Erin Earley – 2:02.97

Men’s 50 breast

Photo Courtesy: Qatar Swimming

Photo Courtesy: Qatar Swimming

The men’s sprint breast features a pretty veteran field along with a promising youngster.  South Africa’s Roland Schoeman (27.06) and Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta (27.74) qualified first and second, while 15-year-old U.S. pro Michael Andrew clocked a 27.75 for third.

Trinidad and Tobago’s George Bovell (28.03), Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Yan (28.44), Singapore’s Kenneth Lim (28.64), Christopher Cheong (29.15) and Lukas Ming Menkhoff (29.17) also made the finale.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Michael Andrew – 27.75 – qualified

Women’s 100 breast

Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia Dalberto/Lapresse

Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia Dalberto/Lapresse

The finale should be a barn burner with some of the top female breaststrokers in the world throwing down.  Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte (1:04.89) and Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson (1:05.16) set up a monster head-to-head matchup, while USA’s Katie Meili made her way into third with a 1:07.07.

Russia’s Maria Astashkina qualified third in 1:07.07 with U.S. Junior Teamer Lilly King posting a fifth-place 1:07.72.

Japan’s Runa Imai (1:07.93), Ireland’s Fiona Doyle (1:08.32) and Japan’s Miyu Otsuka (1:09.36) also will compete in the finale.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Lilly King – 1:07.72 – qualified
Kim Williams – 1:09.53

Women’s 100 fly

Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva

Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva

The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker, who has typically owned the sprint free and fly events this year on the circuit, put up the top time this morning with a 57.02.  Katinka Hosszu, meanwhile, collected another finale opportunity, while USA’s Felicia Lee nabbed third overall in 58.16.  Australia’s Marieke D’Cruz wound up fourth in 58.35.

The U.S. Junior National Team was in full force in the 100 fly with Cassidy Bayer (59.15), Hannah Kukurugya (59.26) and Kathleen Baker (59.35) placing fifth through seventh to earn spots tonight, while Germany’s Franziska Hentke took eighth in 59.51.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Cassidy Bayer – 59.15 – qualified
Hannah Kukurugya – 59.26 – qualified
Kathleen Baker – 59.35 – qualified
Ella Eastin – 59.67
Katie Drabot – 1:01.51

Men’s 100 back

Japan’s Masaki Kaneko (51.78) and Canada’s Russell Wood (51.90) both managed to clear 52 seconds to take the top two spots tonight.

Germany’s Christian Diener (52.01) and Australia’s Bobby Hurley (52.05) took third and fourth with USA’s Eugene Godsoe (52.22) making his way into fifth.

Great Britain’s Christopher Walker-Hebborn (52.39), Canada’s Coleman Allen (52.68) and Spain’s Miguel Ortiz (52.97) also beat 53 seconds to make the finale.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Patrick Mulcare – 54.23
Michael Andrew – 54.85
Michael Taylor – 55.33
Alex Valente – 59.75

Women’s 50 back

Great Britain’s Georgia Davies stopped the clock in 26.98 for the top time heading into tonight, while Katinka Hosszu earned another second seed this evening with a 27.13.

Great Britain’s Fran Halsall (27.25), Australia’s Marieke D’Cruz (27.30), USA’s Felicia Lee (27.35), Great Britain’s Elizabeth Simmonds (27.40), Croatia’s Sanja Jovanovic (27.57) and China’s Wang Xueer (27.68) all managed to clear 28 seconds to grab spots in the finale.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
None

Men’s 200 fly

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch

Japan’s Daiya Seto surged to the top of qualifying with a time of 1:56.48, while Canada’s Alec Page and U.S. Junior Teamer Corey Okubo put together matching second-seed times of 1:57.34.  South Africa’s Chad le Clos, the overall points winner of the FINA World Cup circuit, took fourth in 1:58.56.

Serbia’s Velimir Stjepanovic (1:58.94), Colombia’s Julio Cesar Galofre (2:00.15), Singapore’s Dylan Koo (2:04.19) and Malaysia’s Jun Bin Wong (2:04.51) also will compete in the championship heat tonight.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Corey Okubo – 1:57.34 – qualified

Women’s 200 IM

Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr

Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr

USA’s Caitlin Leverenz raced her way to the top of prelims with a 2:09.15, while Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu grabbed yet another second seed with a 2:10.34.  Great Britain’s Siobhan O’Connor claimed third in 2:10.77.

U.S. Junior Teamer Ella Eastin earned a spot tonight with a fourth-place 2:11.84, while Spain’s Mireia Belmonte took fifth in 2:12.11.

Japan’s Miyu Otsuka (2:12.70), Germany’s Franziska Hentke (2:13.12) and Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson (2:13.23) will also battle in the finale.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Ella Eastin – 2:11.84 – qualified
Kim Williams – 2:14.55
Hannah Kukurugya – 2:15.36
Lilly King – 2:16.55
Erin Voss – 2:20.35

Men’s 400 free

Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr

Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr

Australia’s David McKeon hit the wall in 3:44.25 for the top seed, while Germany’s Paul Biedermann earned second in 3:44.83.

Great Britain’s James Guy (3:45.13) and Australia’s Bobby Hurley (3:45.75) also made the top four, while U.S. Junior Teamer Sean Grieshop qualified with a fifth-place 3:46.27.

South Africa’s Myles Brown (3:46.52), Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta (3:46.75) and Canada’s Ryan Cochrane (3:47.33) rounded out the top eight.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Sean Grieshop – 3:46.27 – qualified

Women’s 50 free

Photo Courtesy: FINA/Qatar Swimming/Alexandra Panagiotidou

Photo Courtesy: FINA/Qatar Swimming/Alexandra Panagiotidou

Inge Dekker put up the top time in the splash-and-dash with a 24.51 but will have company as Great Britain’s Fran Halsall claimed second in 24.69.  Australia’s Marieke D’Cruz also beat 25 seconds with a third-place time of 24.86.

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (25.03), Russia’s Elizaveta Bazarova (25.09), USA’s Felicia Lee (25.29), Singapore’s Amanda Lim (25.38) and Japan’s Yayoi Matsumoto (25.46) qualified fourth through eighth.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Katie Drabot – 25.94
Cassidy Bayer – 26.20
Lilly King – 27.14

Men’s 200 breast

Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia Dalberto/Lapresse

Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia Dalberto/Lapresse

Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta put up the top time in the morning with a 2:12.56 as just 12 swimmers competed in prelims.  Great Britain’s Andrew Willis took second in 2:13.19 with Japan’s Takeharu Fujimori claiming third in 2:14.31.

Singapore’s Brilliant Chua (2:20.70), Christopher Cheong (2:23.94), Jared Wong (2:24.75), Russell Tang (2:24.79) and Dynes Quek (2:24.79) will join them in the finale.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
None

Men’s 100 IM

Russia’s Sergiy Fesikov (53.81) and Great Britain’s Liam Tancock (53.95) finished 1-2 as both cleared 54 seconds, while Spain’s Miguel Ortiz took third in 54.53.

Canada’s Coleman Allen (54.62) and Russell Wood (54.88) placed fourth and fifth, while Great Britain’s Adam Barrett wound up sixth in 55.06.

Michael Andrew made his way into the finale with a 55.33 for seventh, while Hong Kong’s Raymond Mak also made finals in 55.39.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Michael Andrew – 55.33 – qualified
Patrick Mulcare – 56.40
Corey Okubo – 57.01
Alex Valente – 1:00.48
Michael Taylor – 1:01.59

Women’s 200 back

Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva

Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva

Team USA had another strong event, although the Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu topped qualifying in 2:05.61.

Allie Szekely (2nd, 2:06.92), Elizabeth Beisel (3rd, 2:07.15), Kathleen Baker (4th, 2:07.26), Erin Voss (6th, 2:07.70) and Erin Earley (8th, 2:09.45) all made finals for the U.S.

Canada’s Hilary Caldwell (2:07.55) and Great Britain’s Elizabeth Simmonds (2:09.23) will also vie for the title this evening.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Allie Szekely – 2:06.92 – qualified
Kathleen Baker – 2:07.26 – qualified
Erin Voss – 2:07.70 – qualified
Erin Earley – 2:09.45 – qualified

Men’s 50 fly

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South Africa’s Roland Schoeman tracked down the top time with a 23.14, while USA’s Eugene Godsoe touched second in 23.37.  Great Britain’s Adam Barrett wound up third in 23.38.

South Africa’s Chad le Clos (23.41), Germany’s Steffen Deibler (23.53), Great Britain’s Ben Proud (23.64), USA’s Michael Andrew (23.78) and Canada’s Coleman Allen (23.85) will also swim in finals.

U.S. Junior National Team Tracker:
Michael Andrew – 23.78 – qualified
Alex Valente – 24.55

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