Viktoria Zeynep Gunes of Turkey continued to impress finishing first in the women’s 200-meter breast with a time of 2:24.47. Gunes finished close to the championship meet record of 2:23.12 set by Viktoriya Solntseva in 2013.
Great Britain’s Georgia Coates grabbed the second place seed with a qualifying time of 2:26.42, dropping time from her seed time of 2:28.75.
Mariia Astashkina of Russia was a close third posting a finishing time of 2:26.59 from heat four.
[table “” not found /]Italy’s Giulia Verona finished fourth overall with a time of 2:27.25 from heat four, while Great Britain’s Katie Matts grabbed a close fifth from heat five with a time of 2:27.39.
Japan’s Runa Imai grabbed the sixth place seed with a final time of 2:27.86.
Russia’s Sofia Andreeva turned in a finishing time of 2:28.03 for the seventh place seed, and Japan’s Yukino Miyasaka was eighth overall in a time of 2:30.39.
Schedule of Events:
- Men’s 200-Meter Back
- Women’s 200-Meter Breast
- Men’s 200-Meter Fly
- Women’s 200-Meter Free
- Men’s 400-Meter Medley Relay
- Women’s 400-Meter Medley Relay
- Men’s 1500-Meter Free (Slower Heats)
2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships: Live Results – Results
