2016 FINA World Cup Berlin: Day 2 Finals Full Recap

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Everything you need to follow along with finals of day two of the 2016 FINA World Cup series in Berlin. Hit refresh for the latest coverage.

Scheduled Events:

Women’s 100 Free
Men’s 200 Free
Women’s 50 Breast
Men’s 100 Breast
Men’s 100 Fly
Women’s 100 Back
Men’s 50 Back
Women’s 200 Fly
Men’s 200 IM
Women’s 400 Free
Men’s 50 Free
Women’s 200 Breast
Women’s 100 IM
Men’s 200 Back
Women’s 50 Fly
Men’s 1500 Free
Women’s 400 IM

Women’s 100 Free:

Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark turned up the heat in finals of the women’s 100 free swimming well ahead of her prelims time of 54.88 to finish first with a time of 51.87.

Top seed from the morning, Madeline Groves of Australia, delivered a 52.06 for second, while Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu finished third overall with a 52.25.

Fellow Hungarian Zsuzsanna Jakabos grabbed fourth wit ha 53.53, just ahead of Australia’s Leah Neale and her time of 53.88.

Austria’s Lena Kreundl (54.90), France’s Lena Bousquin (55.43), and Brazil’s Luana Ribeiro (55.99) were sixth through eighth respectively.

Men’s 200 Free:

Great Britain’s James Guy swam ahead of the competition in the men’s 200 free final, never relinquishing the lead. Guy stopped the clock at a 1:42.22 to finish first and improve upon his prelims time of 1:46.81.

Germany’s Philip Heintz and Australia’s Jack Gerrard held a tight race for second, finishing .10 seconds apart. Heintz got the better of Gerrard in the final 50 meters, picking up second with a time of 1:44.60 over Gerrard’s 1:44.70.

Hao Yun of China finished fourth overall with a time of 1:46.46, just ahead of Russia’s Daniil Pasynkov’s 1:46.51.

David Brandl of Austria delivered a time of 1:47.55 for sixth, followed by China’s Cheng Gong (1:48.94) and Russia’s Arten Lobuzov (1:48.98).

Women’s 50 Breast:

Alia Atkinson of Jamaica continues to threaten the short course World Records in the sprint breaststroke events. In finals of the women’s 50 breaststroke Atkinson threw down a 29.00 to flirt with a sub-29 second swim and Jessica Hardy’s SC World Record of 28.80, a time which has stood since 2009.

Picking up second was this morning’s leader Yulia Efimova of Russia. Efimova clocked a 29.08, followed by the USA’s Katie Meili (29.37).

Fellow American Breeja Larson grabbed fourth with a 30.41, just ahead of Australia’s Tessa Wallace and her time of 30.71.

The Japanese duo of Rie Kaneto and Satomi Suzuki finished sixth and seventh with times of 30.91 and 31.00 respectively.

Liz Roberts of the USA completed the top eight with a 31.90 finish.

Men’s 100 Breast [UPDATED]:

South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh clocked a 56.56 to pick up another win in the 100 breaststroke. Van der Burgh will look to secure his third straight win in the event later this week in Moscow–the final stop of the first cluster of the 2016 FINA World Cup series.

Vladimir Morozov of Russia turned in a 57.01 to grab second, just ahead of Brazil’s Felipe Lima’s 57.07.

Germany’s Marco Koch finished a close fourth with a 57.21, while Michael Andrew of the USA was fifth with a 58.81.

Johannes Dietrich of Austria grabbed sixth with a 59.92, followed by Hong Kong’s Hoi Tung Ronald Tsui’s 1:00.16.

Russia’s Kirill Prigoda, who finished second in this event at last week’s Paris stop, was disqualified.

**After a review of the race meet officials decided to overturn Prigoda’s disqualification. This moves Prigoda back to second with a final time of 56.63 and shifts Morozov, Lima, Koch, Andrew, Dietrich, and Tsui down a place.

Men’s 100 Fly:

Chad le Clos of South Africa gave his own SC World Record a scare in the men’s 100 fly, posting a time of 48.66. Le Clos’ World Record currently sits at a 48.44 from the Doha stop of the 2014 FINA World Cup series.

Great Britain’s Adam Barrett posted the only other sub-50 second swim of the evening, stopping the clock at a 49.60 for second.

Pavel Sankovich of Belarus took third overall with a 50.38, followed by a close race between the USA’s Tim Phillips (51.51) and Australia’s Nic Brown (51.73).

Ukraine’s Andrii Khloptsov (52.62), Brazil’s Glauber Silva (52.76), and France’s Flavien Aubry (52.82) rounded out the top eight.

Women’s 100 Back:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary claimed her first win of the day with a solid showing in the women’s 100 back. Hosszu stopped the clock at a 55.60 to post the only sub-56 second swim.

Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina finished second overall with a 56.44, followed closely by Australia’s Emily Seebohm’s 56.58.

Daria Ustinova of Russia finished fourth overall with a time of 58.34.

Doris Eichhorn and Finland’s Lotta Upanne delivered close times of 1:01.53 and 1:01.63 for fifth and sixth respectively.

Austria’s Lisa Zaiser (1:02.73) and Jenny Lahl (1:02.97) completed the top eight.

Men’s 50 Back:

The men’s 50 back final proved to be a tight race with the top four finishers posting times within .32 seconds of one another. Pavel Sankovich of Belarus led the charge with a final time of 23.14, followed by Russia’s Stanislav Donets’ 23.40.

The Aussie duo of Bobby Hurley and Mitch Larkin posted almost matching times for third and fourth. Hurley got his hand to the wall just before Larkin to stop the clock at a 23.44 over Larkin’s 23.46.

Brazilian teammates Nelson Silva Junior and Glauber Silva posted times of 24.19 and 24.69 for fifth and sixth respectively.

Seventh was picked up by Ole Braunschewig (25.21), while eighth went to Russia’s Andrey Zhilkin (25.25).

Women’s 200 Fly:

Germany’s Franziska Hentke led the charge in the women’s 200 fly, stopping the clock at a 2:04.06 for first.

The race for second was won by Australia’s Madelin Groves who finished just ahead of China’s Wang Siqi with a 2:05.30. Wang settled for third and a 2:05.51.

Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos picked up fourth with a 2:06.13.

Marie Brockhaus (2:15.01), Antonia Haupt (2:18.91), Olivia Wrobel (2:23.56), and Kim Salewski (2:26.27) were fifth through eighth.

Men’s 200 IM:

Philip Heintz of Germany and Hiromasa Fujimori of Japan highlighted the final of the men’s 200 IM with exchanges of the lead. Heintz led throughout the backstroke, but a strong breaststroke leg from Fujimori tipped the cards slightly in his favor. Swimming in front of a home crowd Heintz wasn’t going down without a fight, pulling ahead in the freestyle leg to finish first with a 1:51.92. Fujimori settled for second with a 1:52.12.

Fellow German Marco Koch picked up third overall with a 1:55.98.

The USA’s Michael Andrew grabbed fourth with a time of 1:57.94, just ahead of Russia’s Sergei Kashperskii (1:58.33) and Austria’s Sebastian Steffan (1:58.38).

Jack Gerrard of Australia took seventh with a time of 1:59.30, while Hong Kong’s Ho Lun Raymond Mak was eighth with a time of 2:01.17.

Women’s 400 Free:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary claimed her second gold medal of the day in the women’s 400 free, but not without some stiff competition. Hosszu led at the first 50 meter mark, but fell to third for the following 100 meters behind Shao Yiwen and Shen Junjie. Shao continued to lead the field up until the final 100 meters when Hosszu regained her groove, powering to a finish of 4:02.11.

Shao settled for second and a 4:03.04, followed by Australia’s Leah Neale and her time of 4:05.90. Shen faded to fourth with a 4:06.41.

Japan’s Miho Takahashi picked up fifth with a time of 4:20.96.

Lena-Marie Precht (4:27.32), Anne-Helen Schultz (4:34.58), and Kim Salewski (4:36.72) rounded out the top eight.

Men’s 50 Free:

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov dashed ahead of the competition in finals of the men’s 50 free, stopping the clock at a 20.79 to be the only athlete under the 21-second mark.

Chad le Clos of South Africa picked up second with a 21.12, followed by a tie for third between Ukraine’s Andrii Govorov and Great Britain’s Benjamin Proud. The duo stopped the clock simultaneously at the 21.15 mark.

Fifth fell to Japan’s Shinri Shioura (21.31), who was followed by China’s Guo Wei (21.58).

Russia’s Kirill Prigoda was seventh with a 21.63, while eighth went to the USA’s Michael Andrew (21.96).

Women’s 200 Breast:

Rie Kaneto of Japan continued her reign over the women’s 200 breaststroke, but not without some competition from Russia’s Yulia Efimova. Kaneto led throughout the entire race, finishing first with a time of 2:16.27. A strong backhalf from Efimova tracked down the USA’s Breeja Larson and saw Efimova pull close to Kaneto with a final time of 2:16.88.

Larson faded to third and a time of 2:23.13.

Jessica Steiger and Japan’s Satomi Suzuki delivered almost matching times for fourth and fifth. Steiger stopped the clock at 2:25.40 over Suzuki’s 2:25.41.

France’s Magali Mouton was sixth with a 2:34.34, followed by Emma Louise von Bahder (2:41.52) and Marlene Sandberg (2:45.69).

Women’s 100 IM:

Not long after posting first in the women’s 400 free Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu was back in the water for the finals of the women’s 100 IM. Hosszu stopped the clock at a 57.12 for a dominating first place.

Finishing second was the USA’s Katie Meili with a time of 58.02, followed by Australia’s Emily Seebohm (58.51) and Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson (59.83).

Tessa Wallace of Australia was fifth with a 1:00.98, followed by Austria’s Lisa Zaiser and her time of 1:01.53.

Hong Kong’s Kin Lok Chan (1:02.38) and Japan’s Miho Takahashi (1:04.55) rounded out the top eight.

Men’s 200 Back:

The Aussie duo of Mitch Larkin and Bobby Hurley topped the competition in finals of the men’s 200 back. Larkin led from wall-to-wall finishing first in a time of 1:48.81, while Hurley picked up second with a 1:51.80.

Japan’s Hiromasa Fujimori pegged third with a final time of 1:52.42.

Pavel Sankovich of Belarus grabbed fourth with a 1:57.43, just ahead of Mexico’s Horus Briseno Ramirez’s 1:58.63.

Singapore’s Malcolm Low (2:01.19), Ole Braunschweig (2:02.42), and Kevin Jan Behnke (2:12.05) were sixth through eighth respectively.

Women’s 50 Fly:

Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark picked up another gold in finals of the women’s 50 free, dashing below the 25-second mark to finish wit ha 24.95.

Australia’s Holly Barratt and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu were second and third respectively with times of 25.68 and 25.73.

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson finished a close fourth with a 25.86, followed by Australia’s Madeline Groves’ 26.01

Daryna Zevina of Ukraine grabbed sixth with a 26.39, while seventh went to Australia’s Tessa Wallace and her 27.00.

Austria’s Lisa Zaiser picked up eighth with a 27.31.

Men’s 1500 Free:

Florian Wellbrock led the competition in finals of the men’s 1500 free. Wellbrock clocked a 14:35.79 to take first.

Czech Republic’s Jan Micka picked up second with a time of 14:40.17, followed by Japan’s Yasunari Hirai (14:51.18).

Poul Zellmann of Germany finished fourth with a time of 14:57.44, ahead of Austria’s David Brandl and his time of 15:22.89.

Qatar’s A. Aboughazala grabbed sixth with a 16:56.13.

Velimir Stjepanovic of Serbia was a no show for the event.

Women’s 400 IM:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary concluded the Berlin stop with another gold medal performance, this time in the women’s 400 IM. Hosszu clocked a 4:25.69 for her fourth gold medal of the day.

Japan’s Miho Takahashi and Great Britain’s Hannah Miley finished second and third respectively with times of 4:28.85 and 4:29.80.

Zsuzsanna Jakabos of Hungary picked up fourth with a time of 4:42.65.

Antonia Haupt (5:02.24) and Kim Salewski (5:13.57) completed the finalists.

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