World Cup, Singapore: Thiago Pereira Triples Up on Day One Finals

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SINGAPORE, October 15. THE first day of short course meter finals racing is complete at the World Cup stop in Singapore.

Women's 800 free
South Africa's Jessica Pengelly cruised to victory in the distance free with an 8:30.22. That swim came up a bit short of her ninth-ranked season best of 8:28.66. Japan's Yumi Kida finished second in 8:32.34, shy of her 12th-ranked season best of 8:31.08. South Africa's Kathryn Meaklim completed the podium with an 8:36.32.

Liechtenstein's Julia Hassler (8:40.91), New Zealand's Charlotte Webby (8:43.44), Japan's Ayano Koguchi (8:46.32), Indonesia's Raina Grahana (9:14.19) and Singapore's Ting Ting Koh (9:17.76) made up the rest of the top eight.

Men's 100 free
Australia's Kyle Richardson touched out South Africa's Graeme Moore, 47.40 to 47.47, for the win. Richardson moved to sixth in the world rankings, while Moore pushed to ninth. South Africa's Lyndon Ferns claimed third overall tonight in 47.68.

Sweden's Lars Frolander (47.88), South Africa's Darian Townsend (47.90), Russia's Sergey Fesikov (48.16), Sweden's Stefan Nystrand (48.23) and Switzerland's Erik Van Dooren (49.66) rounded out the championship field.

Women's 200 free
China's Zhang Jiaqi captured the title in 1:56.95 to move to 10th in the world rankings. New Zealand's Melissa Ingram took second in 1:57.14 to take 11th in the rankings, while Brazil's Tatiana Lemos-Barbosa finished third in 1:57.99.

Finland's Hanna-Maria Seppala (1:58.61), Singapore's Amanda Lim (2:01.14), China's Zheng Yifei (2:01.98), Japan's Ayano Koguchi (2:02.42) and Japan's Yumi Kida (2:02.61) finished fourth through eighth.

Men's 50 breast
South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh jumped to the top of the world this year with a 26.21. That swim clipped Felipe Silva's previously top-ranked effort of 26.27 set at the Jose Finkel Trophy Meet. Teammate Roland Schoeman placed second in 26.69, while Brazil's Joao Gomes Jr. finished third in 26.74.

Japan's Naoya Tomita (27.22), Singapore's Lionel Khoo (28.41), Indonesia's Nicko Biondi (28.56), Indonesia's Omar Suryaatmadja (28.80) and Singapore's Kenneth Lim (28.80) also competed in the finale.

Women's 100 breast
USA's Jessica Hardy edged Japan's Nanaka Tamura, 1:06.49 to 1:06.80, in the event. Hardy has been faster this year with a second-ranked season best of 1:05.69 from September. Tamura, meanwhile, moved to eighth in the rankings. Sweden's Jennie Johansson capped the podium with a third-place 1:07.01.

Germany's Dorothea Brandt (1:08.52), Germany's Kerstin Vogel (1:09.19), South Africa's Ronwyn Roper (1:10.36), Singapore's Samantha Yeo (1:11.66) and Singapore's Cheryl Lim (1:12.10) swam in the finale as well.

Men's 400 IM
Brazil's Thiago Pereira crushed his top-ranking in the distance medley with a strong 4:02.82. That time far surpassed his previously top-ranked season best of 4:06.47 from the Rio stop of the World Cup. Canada's Brian Johns (4:03.05) also cleared Pereira's previous best to move into second in the world. Canada's Tobias Oriwol placed third in 4:08.96 to move to seventh in the world rankings.

Canada's Andrew Ford (4:17.98), China's Jiang Tiansheng (4:19.61), China's Ni Zhanpeng (4:25.10), Indonesia's Muhammad Nasution (4:28.07) and Indonesia's Muhammad Dasuki (4:34.78) completed the top eight.

Women's 100 fly
Another top-ranked time went up on the scoreboard, this time with Sweden's Therese Alshammar clocking a 56.32. That performance nipped Felicity Galvez's time of 56.34 set in July. Singapore's Li Tao took second in 56.78, while USA's Natalie Coughlin placed third in 58.09. Tao moved to third in the world rankings with her effort, while Coughlin claimed sixth in the world.

USA's Elaine Breeden (58.33), China's Gong Jie (59.79), New Zealand's Charlotte Webby (1:01.66), Finland's Heidi Karjalainen (1:01.69) and Singapore's Meagan Lim (1:02.41) also swam in the finale.

Men's 100 back
Brazil's Guilherme Guido touched out USA's Peter Marshall, 51.16 to 51.19, in the 100 back. Both men have been faster this year with the top two ranked times of the year, 50.46 and 50.97, respectively. Australia's Hayden Stoeckel took third overall in 51.40 to move into a tie for fourth in the world rankings.

USA's Randall Bal (51.64), Russia's Arkady Vyatchanin (51.82), Japan's Kazuki Watanabe (52.47), China's Lin Tai Qi (55.47) and Singapore's Rainer Ng (56.22) turned in the rest of the finals swims.

Women's 50 back
Australia went 1-2 with Rachel Goh winning in 26.64 and Marieke Guehrer taking silver in 26.77. Goh moved to second in the world, behind only Gao Chang's sterling 26.00 from the Beijing stop. Guehrer, meanwhile, improved upon her now-third-ranked season best of 26.81. The Netherlands' Hinkelien Schreuder earned third in 27.22.

Japan's Wakana Hirai (27.92), Germany's Jenny Mensing (28.46), USA's Madison Kennedy (28.78), Finland's Anni Alitalo (29.12) and Singapore's Lynette Ng (29.34) comprised the rest of the championship heat.

Men's 200 fly
Brazil's Thiago Pereira doubled up with a 1:53.90 for the win to move to fifth in the world rankings. Australia's Travis Nederpelt finished second in 1:55.00, while Canada's Brian Johns placed third in 1:55.04.

Switzerland's Alexandre Liess (1:57.76), Australia's Shane Asbury (1:58.66), Switzerland's Nico Van Duijn (1:58.99), Indonesia's Donny Utomo (2:03.52) and Indonesia's Pratama Siahaan (2:06.99) finished fourth through eighth.

Women's 200 IM
USA's Julia Smit posted a commanding victory with a time of 2:08.14. She moved to third in the world in the event, behind Emily Seebohm's 2:07.64 and Kotuku Ngawati's 2:07.76. Ngawati placed second in 2:09.27 tonight, while China's Zhang Jiaqi rounded out the top three in 2:12.04.

South Africa's Kathryn Meaklim (2:12.65), South Africa's Jessica Pengelly (2:14.69), South Africa's Bianca Meyer (2:18.13), Singapore's Meagan Lim (2:20.61) and Indonesia's Ressa Dewi (2:21.05) completed the championship heat.

Men's 400 free
Switzerland's Dominik Meichtry won the middle distance event in 3:44.32 to move to sixth in the world rankings. Russia's Mikhail Polishchuk touched second in 3:45.77, while Brazil's Lucas Kanieski finished third in 3:46.15.

Singapore's Clement Lim (3:51.92), Jeremy Mathews (3:58.72), Mattias Ng (4:06.82), Brandon Boon (4:09.09) and Mar-Cus Ong (4:12.44) posted the rest of the finale times.

Women's 50 free
The Netherlands' Hinkelien Schreuder moved to the top of the world rankings with a 23.98 – becoming the first person under 24 seconds. She cleared Sweden's Therese Alshammar previously top-ranked time of 24.04. Alshammar, meanwhile, placed second in 24.31, while Australia's Marieke Guehrer took third in 24.44 to take fifth in the world rankings.

USA's Jessica Hardy (24.50), Germany's Dorothea Brandt (24.83), Brazil's Tatiana Lemos-Barbosa (25.12), USA's Madison Kennedy (25.21) and Finland's Hanna-Maria Seppala (25.57) also competed in the finale.

Men's 200 breast
Japan's Naoya Tomita just missed his top-ranked season-best time of 2:05.30 with a winning time of 2:05.43. Japan's Kazuki Otsuka (2:06.09) and Russia's Grigory Falko (2:11.52) placed second and third.

Indonesia's Muhammad Dasuki (2:15.53), Singapore's Mark Tan (2:17.50), Singapore's Kenneth Lim (2:19.27), Indonesia's Billy Arfianto (2:19.42) and Indonesia's Muhammad Nasution (2:20.79) made up the rest of the championship finale.

Men's 100 IM
Brazil's Thiago Pereira capped a tremendous day with a third victory, this time with a 52.73 in the sprint medley. He came up short of his top-ranked season best of 52.35 from the Rio stop. South Africa's Darian Townsend finished second in 53.07 to improve upon his fifth-ranked season best of 53.27. Russia's Sergey Fesikov completed the podium with a third-place 53.52.

Canada's Tobias Oriwol (55.42), Australia's Travis Nederpelt (55.45), China's Huang Zhenghan (56.57), Canada's Andrew Ford (56.82) and Indonesia's Gede Sudartawa (57.87) also swam in the finale.

Women's 200 back
New Zealand's Melissa Ingram won the event going away in 2:03.99. That performance improved upon her already second-ranked season best of 2:05.42, but came up short of Belinda Hocking's top-ranked swim of 2:03.47. USA's Julia Smit finished second in 2:06.08, while Germany's Jenny Mensing placed third in 2:07.64.

Australia's Rachel Goh (2:11.46), Australia's Kotuku Ngawati (2:13.39), Indonesia's Yessy Yosaputra (2:17.52), Finland's Anni Alitalo (2:22.70) and Singapore's Eve Ng (2:28.98) finished fourth through eighth.

Men's 50 fly
South Africa's Roland Schoeman touched out Germany's Steffen Deibler, 22.65 to 22.81, for the sprint fly win. Schoeman moved to second in the world rankings behind Deibler's top-ranked season best of 22.49. Japan's Kohei Kawamoto picked up bronze with a 23.13.

Sweden's Lars Frolander (23.20), South Africa's Graeme Moore (23.57), Indonesia's Guntur Putera (24.46), Switzerland's Nico Van Duijn (24.70) and Singapore's Dzulhaili Mohd Kamal (25.23) grabbed the rest of the finale finishes.

Day One Finals Results

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