2015 FINA World Championships: Day Eight Finals Live Recap

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Schedule of Events:

  • Men’s 50 Back (final)
  • Women’s 50 Breast (final)
  • Men’s 400 IM (final)
  • Women’s 50 Free (final)
  • Men’s 1500 Free (final)
  • Women’s 400 IM (final)
  • Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay (final)
  • Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay (Final)

Heat Sheets

MEN’S 50 BACK FINAL

France’s Camille Lacourt maintained his spot at the top in the men’s 50-meter back posting a final time of 24.23 to claim gold in the event. Lacourt succeeded in dropping .04 seconds from his 2015 best of 24.27 from earlier in the meet.

Matt Grevers of the USA also maintained his spot throughout the course of the event, holding steady at second with a finishing time of 24.61. Grevers added slightly to his 2015 best of 24.59 from earlier in the meet.

Australia collected both third and fourth place in the event with Ben Treffers at third. Treffers turned in a time of 24.69, finishing only .01 seconds ahead of teammate Mitchell Larkin who got his hand on the wall at the 24.70 mark.

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov finished close behind Larkin with a final time of 24.73 for fifth place. Morozov succeeded in shaving .04 seconds off his best time of 24.77 from earlier in the meet.

Norway’s Lavran Solli finished sixth in the event with a time of 24.84, adding .09 seconds to his best of 24.75.

Great Britain’s Liam Tamcock was seventh overall, touching the wall at the 24.88 second mark, while USA’s David Plummer slipped to eighth in the event. Plummer finished in 24.95, adding to his 2015 best of 24.82 from earlier in the meet.

WOMEN’S 50 BREAST FINAL

Sweden’s Jennie Johansson moved up in the ranks in the women’s 50-meter breaststroke finishing first with a time of 30.05. Johansson’s time moved her up to second in the world rankings for 2015. Going into finals Johansson was ranked fourth but was able to bypass the competition to earn another medal for Sweden.

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson turned in a 30.11 for second in the event, and a move up to third in the world rankings. Atkinson had slipped to sixth in the semi-finals but that only seemed to encourage her as she flew past her time of 30.78 posted in the semis.

Russia’s Yuliya Efimova finished only .02 seconds behind Atkinson with a quick 30.13 for the bronze medal, a best time for Efimova for 2015. Finishing .01 seconds behind her was Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania who touched in 30.14. Meilutyte had dominated the event throughout prelims and the semi-finals, being the only swimmer under the 30-second mark, however she slipped back to fourth for finals.

Jessica Hardy of the USA also slipped some in the event finishing fifth overall with a time of 30.20. While Hardy managed to shave .05 seconds off her semi-finals time of 30.25, it was not enough to keep her in the top three.

Ran Suo of China took sixth in the event with a time of 30.74, a best time for 2015 for her.

Israel’s Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir touched with a 31.12 to claim seventh overall in the event, while Mariia Liver of the Ukraine fell to eighth and a final time of 31.14.

MEN’S 400 IM 

Daiya Seto of Japan finished first in the men’s 400-meter IM with a time of 4:08.50 and claimed the first win for the Japanese men. Seto’s time is a best time for the year for him and moves him past teammate Kosuke Hagino in the world rankings. Hagino was originally the top contender in the event but had to pull out of the meet due to injury.

Hungary’s David Verraszto claimed the silver medal with a finishing time of 4:09.90, improving upon his prelims time of 4:!1.99.

USA’s Chase Kalisz slipped to third in the event with a final time of 4:10.05. While Kalisz improved upon his time of 4:!1.83 from prelims, it was not enough to keep up with defending champion Seto.

USA teammate Tyler Clary maintained his spot at fourth with a time of 4:11.71, dropping .51 seconds from his prelims time of 4:12.22.

Jacob Heidtmann of Germany finished fifth overall with a time of 4:12.08, improving upon his time of 4:13.62 from finals.

Teammates Daniel Wallace and Roberto Pavoni of Great Britain kept it close in finals finishing .04 seconds apart for sixth and seventh. Wallace, who was the champion at the Commonwealth Games, snagged sixth with a final time of 4:13.77, adding slightly to his prelims time of 4:13.07. Pavoni clocked a time of 4:13.81 for seventh.

Zhixian Yang of China was eighth overall with a final time of 4:16.74.

WOMEN’S 50 FREE 

Bronte Campbell of Australia earned her second gold medal of the meet from lane six in the women’s 50-meter free with a final time of 24.12, a best time for 2015. After being seeded fourth from her performance in the semi-finals Campbell succeeded in shaving .20 seconds off her time of 24.32 to blast to the top of the podium.

Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherland’s finished second overall with a time of 24.22, dropping .01 seconds from her semi-finals time of 24.23.

Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden maintained her spot at third with a finishing time of 24.31, an identical time to her semi-finals time.

Campbell’s older sister Cate Campbell slipped to fourth in finals with a time of 24.36. The older Campbell had maintained a steady hold at first in the event through prelims and semi-finals but was unable to shave time off and near her 2015 best of 24.03 from the BHP Super Series. She is still the top ranked swimmer in the event for 2015.

Canada’s Chantal Van Landeghem finished close behind Campbell with a time of 24.39, moving up from her eighth place seed. Van Landeghem succeeded in shaving .13 seconds off her semi-finals time of 24.52.

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas settled for sixth overall finishing with a time of 24.44. Her time of 24.31 from the Pan Am Games held earlier this summer in Toronto continues to be her best time for 2015.

Great Britain’s Fran Halsall kept her seventh place spot with a time of 24.51, adding only .01 seconds to her semi-finals time of 24.50.

Simone Manuel of the USA was eighth with a time of 24.57, adding one tenth of a second to her semi-finals time of 24.47.

MEN’S 1500 FREE 

Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri claimed the title in the men’s 1500-meter free with a final time of 14:39.67 and set a new Italian record. Paltrinieri lowered his own record of 14:39.93 which he set at the European Championships in 2014. His finals time is a new best for 2015 after previously posting a 14:51.04 in prelims and a 14:43.87 from the Italian Championships earlier this year.

Current world-record holder Sun Yang of China was a no show for finals after posting a 14:55.11 in prelims the day before. Yang recently returned to the sport after he was served a doping suspension and was stripped of his 1500 national title.

Connor Jaeger of the USA finished second overall with a time of 14:41.20, a drastic improvement from his prelims time of 14:53.34, separating himself from the competition by ten seconds. Jaeger’s time from finals will move him up to second in the world rankings for 2015.

Canada’s Ryan Cochrane grabbed the bronze medal with a time of 14:51.08, dropping 4.88 seconds from his prelims time of 14:55.96.

Fourth place went to Akram Ahmed of Egypt who posted a time of 14:53.66 to move up from his fifth-place seed.

Great Britain’s Stephen Milne took fifth in the event with a final time of 14:58.62, adding slightly to his prelims time of 14:55.42.

Michael McBroom of the USA grabbed sixth place with a time of 15:06.81, adding almost ten seconds to his prelims time of 14:57.07.

Ukraine’s Mykhailo Romanchuk rounded out the top heat with a final time of 15:09.77 for seventh place.

WOMEN’S 400 IM 

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary claimed victory in the women’s 400-meter IM with a final time of 4:30.39, finishing just shy of her meet record of 4:30.31 from 2009. Hosszu succeeded in shaving 2.39 seconds off her prelims tim of 4:32.78.

Silver in the event went to Maya DiRado of the USA who posted a finishing time of 4:31.71, pushing her to second in the world rankings for the event in 2015. Going into finals DiRado was tied with Great Britain’s Hannah Miley with a time of 4:36.11, but managed to use her prowess in the back and breast to stick with Hosszu.

Canada’s Emily Overholt took third in the event with a time of 4:32.52, improving upon her prelims time of 4:35.85 by 3.34 seconds. Overholt’s time moves her up to fourth in the world rankings for 2015.

Hannah Miley of Great Britain finished fourth overall with a final time of 4:34.79. While she dropped time from her prelims swim of 4:36.11, Miley’s best time for 2015 was a 4:32.16 that she posted at the British Championships earlier this year.

Barbora Zavadova of the Czech Republic turned in a time of 4:36.73 to finish fifth in the event, adding slightly to her prelims time of 4:35.60.

Sakiko Shimizu of Japan maintained her spot at sixth with a time of 4:37.19, a slight add to her prelims time of 4:36.16.

Great Britain’s Aimee Willmott posted a time of 4:38.75 for seventh overall, while France’s Lara Grangeon was eighth with a time of 4:40.98.

MEN’S 4X100 MEDLEY RELAY

The USA relay team of Ryan Murphy (53.05), Kevin Cordes (58.88), Tom Shields (50.59) and Nathan Adrian (47.41) claimed the gold medal in the men’s 400-meter medley relay with a combined time of 3:29.05. The men managed to shave 2.01 seconds off the USA’s prelims time of 3:31.06.

Australia’s relay team of Mitchell Larkin (52.41), Jake Packard (59.16), Jayden Hadler (51.91) and Cameron McEvoy (46.60) took second and the silver medal with a time of 3:30.08, dropping 1.78 seconds from their prelims time of 3:31.86.

Bronze went to the relay team of Camille Lacourt (52.81), Giacomo Perez-Dortona (59.88), Mehdy Metella (50.39) and Fabien Gilot (47.42) from France. The men posted a combined time of 3:30.50 for third.

Great Britain took fourth with a time of 3:30.67, while Russia secured a fifth-place finish from the outside lane with a time of 3:30.90.

Japan finished sixth overall with a final time of 3:31.10, while Germany (3:32.16) and Poland (3:34.34) finished seventh and eighth respectively.

WOMEN’S 4X100 MEDLEY RELAY

The relay team of Yuanhui Fu (59.29), Jinglin Shi (1:05.56), Ying Lu (56.56) and Duo Shen (53.00) from China posted a combined time of 3:54.41 to claim the gold medal in the women’s 400-meter medley relay. The foursome were just over two seconds away from the current meet record of 3:52.19 set by China at the 2009 World Championships in Rome.

Sweden’s relay team of Michelle Coleman (1:00.74), Jennie Johansson (1:05.63), Sarah Sjostrom (55.28) and Louise Hansson (53.59) turned in a combined time of 3:55.24 for the silver medal. The group of four also succeeded in taking down the Swedish National Record of 3:56.04 in the event which was previously set in 2014 at the European Championships. Of the four, only Hansson was not on the 2014 relay.

Emily Seebohm (58.81), Taylor McKeown (1:07.38), Emma McKeon (57.59) and Bronte Campbell (51.78) of Australia eared the bronze medal with a final time of 3:55.56, improving upon their time of 3:57.95 in prelims.

The USA fell to fourth in the event with a final time of 3:56.76.

Denmark finished fifth in the event with a 3:57.61, while Canada was a close sixth at 3:57.96.

Great Britain and Japan were both disqualified.

2015 FINA World Championships Finals, Day 8 – Results

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Tim
Tim
8 years ago

“Yang recently returned to the sport after he was served a doping suspension and was stripped of his 1500 world title.”
You really hate him, do you? Why did you say he “was stripped of his 1500 world title” when the link you gave said “was stripped of his 1500 national title” instead?

Tim
Tim
8 years ago

In addition, why did you link Yang’s no show to his suspension last year? What make you think and write it that way?

Jon
Jon
8 years ago

This writer’s hatred of Yang couldn’t be more obvious.

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