2015 FINA World Championships: Night Seven Live Finals Coverage

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WOMEN’S 50 FLY (FINAL)

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom added another medal to her collection with a win in the 50-meter fly. Sjostrom clocked a swift 24.96 for the title. While her time was behind her world record time of 24.43, it does effectively lower the meet record of 25.06 which she set earlier in the meet.

Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen claimed the silver medal with a final time of 25.34, adding slightly to her 2015 best of 25.27 from earlier in the meet.

Ying Lu of China finished right on Ottesen’s heels with a time of 25.37. Lu improved upon her time of 25.69 from earlier in the meet.

The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker cranked out a 25.64 to grab fourth overall in the event. While she drops slightly in the world rankings, her time is an improvement from the 25.66 she had set earlier in the meet.

Egypt’s Farida Osman finished fifth overall with a time of 25.78, while Great Britain’s Fran Halsall took sixth with a time of 25.85.

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas dipped to seventh with a final time of 25.93, while Poland’s Anna Dogwiert was eighth with a 26.20.

MEN’S 50 FREE (FINAL)

After losing the top seed to Nathan Adrian of the USA yesterday in the semi-finals France’s Florent Manaudou successfully re-claimed the top spot and the gold medal in the 50-meter free. Manaudou finished with a time of 21.19 to move him to the top of the world rankings for 2015. This is an improvement on his time of 21.41 from earlier in the meet.

Adrian’s 21.52 comes as a slight disappointment after watching the American set a new American record in the event during semi-finals with a time of 21.37. Adrian will slip to second in the world rankings and will take home the silver medal.

Brazil’s Bruno Fratus was close behind Adrian touching with a quick 21.55, improving upon his time of 21.60 from earlier in the meet.

Russia Vladimir Morozov moved up in the rankings finishing fourth overall with a time of 21.56. This is an improvement from semi-finals where he had to swim off with USA’s Anthony Ervin for the top spot in finals.

Andrii Govorov of the Ukraine turned in a time of 21.86 to finish fifth in the event and to tie with Italy’s Marco Orsi who turned in a matching time. Govorov’s time moves him up from twelfth in the world rankings with his previous time of 21.93, to a three-way tie for sixth with Orsi and the USA’s Josh Schneider.

Greece’s Kristian Gkolomeev took seventh in the event with a time of 21.98, while Benjamin Proud of Great Britain was eighth with a 22.04.

WOMEN’S 200 BACK (FINAL)

Australia’s Emily Seebohm blasted her way to the top of the podium in the women’s 200-meter back finishing .53 seconds ahed of the second-place finisher with a time of 2:05.81. While Seebohm was a little more than a second and a half off Missy Franklin’s world record of 2:04.06, the Australian proved that she can turn on the heat and that Franklin’s record could be in trouble in future meets. Seebohm’s time moves her to the top of the world rankings for 2015, replacing her time of 2:06.56.

Franklin moved up and claimed the silver medal with a finishing time of 2:06.34. This is a definite improvement from her time of 2:07.79 from earlier in the meet.

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary slipped to third and a bronze medal with a time of 2:06.84. Hosszu added some time to her semis win of 2:06.18, which also broke a 24-year-old Hungarian National Record.

Russia’s Daria Ustinova clocked a time of 2:07.64 for a fourth-place finish in the event. Her time lowers her own world junior record of 2:08.74 which she posted earlier in the meet.

Germany’s Jenny Mensing turned in a 2:08.49 to finish fifth overall, while Canada’s Dominique Bouchard was close behind with a 2:08.51 finish for sixth.

Canadian teammate Hilary Caldwell took seventh with a time of 2:08.66, and Israel’s Eyglo Gustafsdottir finished eighth with a time of 2:09.53.

WOMEN’S 50 BREAST (SEMIS)

Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania maintained her hold on the top seed of the women’s 50-meter breast with a time of 29.98. Meilutyte’s time is only .10 seconds off her 2015 best of 29.88 from the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum circuit earlier this year and .50 seconds off her world record of 29.48. She continues to be the only swimmer under the 30-second mark.

Russia’s Yuliya Efimova moved up to the second-place seed with a time of 30.14. This is a definite improvement from her 2015 best of 30.37 from the Charlotte stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series and puts her in a good position going into tomorrow’s finals.

Jessica Hardy of the USA took third in the semis with a finishing time of 30.25. Hardy also managed to shave some time off her 2015 best of 30.61, also from the Charlotte stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

Jennie Johansson of Sweden sits only .14 seconds behind Hardy with a time of 30.39, putting her in a spot to contend for another medal for Sweden. Johansson previously posted a 30.64 Trofeu Sette Colli meet in Rome earlier this year.

Ukraine’s Mariia Liver finished in 30.64 for the fifth-place seed, while Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson slipped to sixth with a time of 30.78. Atkinson was formerly the second best in the world for 2015 in the event with a 30.54 but with the fast swims happening she has been bumped down. Atkinson will have to turn on the heat if she is going to re-claim her spot in the top three.

Israel’s Hrafmhildur Luthersdottir finished seventh in semis with a time of 30.90, and the Netherland’s Moniek Nihjuis posted a 30.99 to earn herself the eighth-place seed for tomorrow’s finals.

MEN’S 100 FLY (FINAL)

South Africa’s Chad Le Clos dashed to the top of the men’s 100-meter fly finals with a time of 50.56. Le Clos’s time situates him as the new top dog in the 2015 world rankings, improving upon his previous 2015 best of 51.11 from earlier in the meet.

Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh slipped to second after tying Tom Shields of the USA for the first-place seed for finals. Cseh posted a finishing time of 50.87, dropping .04 seconds from his best of 50.91 earlier in the meet.

Shields slipped to fourth overall with a time of 51.06, adding only .03 seconds to his 2015 best. This allowed for the young Joseph Schooling of Singapore to claim the bronze medal with a finishing time of 50.96, shaving almost half of a second from his previous best time of 51.40 from earlier in the meet.

France’s Mendy Metella turned in a 51.24 to finish fifth overall, while Poland’s Konrad Czerniak (51.28) and Pawel Korzeniowski (51.46) finished sixth and seventh respectively.

China’s Zhuhao Li rounded out the top eight with a final time of 51.66.

WOMEN’S 50 FREE (SEMIS)

Cate Campbell of Australia maintained her spot at the top of the qualifiers list in the women’s 50-meter free with a sizzling 24.22. While 24.22 is still slightly off of her 2015 best of 24.03 from the BHP Super Series, Campbell has the power and the determination to keep her spot at the top.

The Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo blasted up to second in the semis with a 24.23 finish, only .01 seconds behind the older of the Campbell sisters. Kromowidjojo’s time moves her up in the world rankings for 2015 improving upon her time of 24.35 from the Swim Cup Eindhoven earlier this year.

Cate’s sister Bronte Campbell, who is currently ranked second in the world for 2015 in the event, succeeded in moving up in the rankings to the fourth-place seed. She clocked a time of 24.32, keeping close to Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom who finished third with a 24.31. Sjostrom was seeded second going into semis but also just posted a winning time in the 50-meter fly. Expect her to be a strong contender for the gold medal tomorrow.

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas turned in a time of 24.38 for the fifth-place seed for tomorrow’s finals, adding only slightly to her 2015 best of 24.31 from the Pan Am Games in Toronto earlier this summer.

USA’s Simone Manuel made some big improvements finishing sixth overall in the semi-finals with a time of 24.47. Previously her 2015 best was a 24.75 from the Santa Clara stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

Great Britain’s Fran Halsall and Canada’s Chantal Van Landeghem kept it close in heat one finishing .02 seconds apart. Halsall will return as the seventh-place seed with a time of 24.50, while Van Landeghem will be eighth with a 24.52.

MEN’S 50 BACK (SEMIS)

A semi-rare occurence, the top four finishers from prelims and semi-finals of the men’s 50-meter back remained the same. France’s Camille Lacourt maintained his spot at the top of the qualifiers list with a time of 24.27, improving upon his 2015 best of 24.56 from the French Championships earlier this year.

Matt Grevers of the USA lowered his time to a 24.59 after posting a 24.68 in prelims this morning.

Australian teammates Ben Treffers and Mitchell Larkin succeeded in snagging third and fourth place respectively again from separate heats with only a .01 second difference. Treffers turned in a final time of 24.64 to situate himself in the middle of the pool for tomorrow’s finals, while Larkin touched in 24.65 for fourth.

Liam Tancock of Great Britain rose in the rankings with a time of 24.75 to claim the fifth-place seed, dropping .16 seconds from her prelims time of 24.91.

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov rose into the top eight with a finishing time of 24.77, a vast improvement his prelims swim of 25.27.

David Plummer of the USA slipped to the seventh-place seed with a time of 24.82, only adding .03 seconds to his prelims time of 24.79.

Norway’s Lavrans Solli rounded out the top eight qualifiers with a final time of 24.93 for tomorrow’s finals.

WOMEN’S 800 FREE (FINALS)

Katie Ledecky swept the 200, 400, 1500 and now the 800 Freestyle events with a world record swim time of 8:07.39. Lauren Boyle of New Zealand went 8:17.65 for second and Jaz Carlin of Great Britain 8:15.15

MIXED 4X100 FREE RELAY (FINALS)

The United States set a new world record in this event with a time of 3:23.05 led by Ryan Lochte with a split of 48.79 followed by Nathan Adrian (47.29) Simone Manuel (53.66) and Missy Franklin anchoring with a time of 53.31. The Netherlands came in second with a time of 3:23.59 and Canada a strong third with a time of 3:24.21

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SCHEDULED EVENTS

Women’s 50-Meter Fly (Finals)
Men’s 50-Meter Free (Finals)
Women’s 200-Meter Back (Finals)
Women’s 50-Meter Breast (Semi-finals)
Men’s 100-Meter Fly (Finals)
Women’s 50-Meter Free (Semi-finals)
Men’s 50-Meter Back (Semi-finals)
Women’s 800-Meter Free (Finals)
Mixed 4×100-Meter Freestyle Relay (Final)

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