2016 FINA World Cup Doha: Day One Finals Recap

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Everything you need to follow along live with day one finals of the 2016 FINA World Cup Series in Doha. Hit refresh for the latest coverage.

Men’s 100 Free

Vladimir Morozov of Russia continued to flirt with a new World Cup record in the men’s 100 free, posting a final time of 45.77 to claim his sixth consecutive gold in the event for the 2016 series. Currently, the record sits at a 45.46 set in  2009 by Australia’s Matthew Abood.

South Africa’s Chad le Clos maintained his spot at second with a 46.00 showing, while Japan’s Katsumi Nakamura finished third with a 46.83.

Japanese teammate Shinri Shioura posted fourth with a 47.42, while Belgium’s Pieter Timmers took fifth with a 47.53.

Great Britain’s Benjamin Proud (48.84), Ukraine’s Andrii Khloptsov (48.95), and Uzbekistan’s Aleksey Tarasenko (49.32) rounded out the top eight.

Women’s 200 Free

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary maintained her spot atop the leaderboard in finals of the women’s 200 free. Hosszu delivered a final time of 1:53.29 to claim her first gold medal of the Doha stop.

Australia’s Madeline Groves and Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos held a tight race for the remaining two spots on the podium. Groves got her hand to the wall first to claim second with a 1:54.46 over Jakabos’ 1:54.67.

The Chinese duo of Fang Yi and Cao Yue finished fourth and fifth with times of 1:57.03 and 2:05.03 respectively.

New Zealand’s Lucy Agnew (2:05.92) and Greta Agnew (2:07.65) posted sixth and seventh place, ahead of Malta’s Francesca Falzon Young (2:09.39).

Men’s 50 Breast

Brazil’s Felipe Lima dashed to first in finals of the men’s 50 breaststroke, stopping the clock at a 26.14.

South Africa’s Giulio Zorzi took second with a 26.47, while China’s Li Xiang and South Africa’s Roland Schoeman delivered close times of 26.71 and 26.79 respectively.

Fellow South African Bradley Tandy posted the final sub-27 second swim at a 26.95 for fifth.

Egypt’s Y. Elkamash (27.51), Russia’s Vladimir Morozov (28.09), and South Africa’s Jan Christian Bequidenhout (28.29) completed the top eight.

Women’s 100 Breast

Alia Atkinson of Jamaica re-claimed her title in the women’s 100 breaststroke after passing the baton to the USA’s Katie Meili last week. Atkinson held off a charging Yulia Efimova to claim gold with a 1:03.18.

Efimova settled for second with a 1:03.27, while Meili took third with a 1:03.90.

After leading the field through prelims Japan’s Rie Kaneto slipped to fourth with a 1:04.59, ahead of the USA’s Breeja Larson and her time of 1:05.63.

Australia’s Tessa Wallace (1:06.55), Slovakia’s Andrea Podmanikova (1:07.07), and the USA’s Liz Roberts (1:09.66) finished sixth through eighth.

Women’s 100 Fly

Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen clocked a 55.93 in finals of the women’s 100 fly to claim gold over the competition.

Despite a strong second 50-meters from Katinka Hosszu, the Hungarian was unable to bypass Ottesen, settling for second and a time of 56.03.

Australia’s Madeline Groves rounded out the podium with a time of 57.63, while teammate Brittany Elmslie posted a fourth place finish of 58.09.

Kin Lok Chan of Hong Kong took fifth with a time of 58.34, while Singapore’s Nicholle Toh was sixth with a 1:00.03.

Russia’s Natalia Lovtcova and Argentina’s Daniela Gonzalez Pinero were seventh and eighth with times of 1:00.24 and 1:03.39 respectively.

Men’s 100 Back

Bobby Hurley of Australia led a strong backstroke contingent in finals of the men’s 100 back. Hurley stopped the clock at a 50.20, followed by a trio of fellow sub-51 second swims.

Belarus’ Pavel Yankovich claimed second place with a time of 50.54, followed closely by Japan’s Takeshi Kawamoto’s 50.65.

Stanislav Donetc of Russia posted a 50.88 to be the only other athlete under the 51-second mark.

Spain’s Miguel Ortiz-Canavate (51.63), Colombia’s Omar Pinzon Garcia (53.12), France’s Jordan Coelho (53.64), and Singapore’s Malcolm Low (56.55) rounded out the top eight.

Women’s 50 Back

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina held a tight race for the gold in finals of the women’s 50 back. A swift reaction time from Hosszu propelled her to a quick lead over the competition and a gold medal. Hosszu clocked a 26.38 over Zevina’s 26.53.

Cheng Haihua of China delivered a third place finish of 27.01, while Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson was fourth with a 28.19.

Slovakia’s Barbora Tomanova took fifth with a 28.43, followed by France’s Camille Gheorghiu’s 28.55.

Li-Shan Chantal Lieu of Singapore and Gabriela Nikitina of Latvia posted seventh and eighth place finishes with times of 29.64 and 29.86 respectively.

Men’s 200 Fly

It was a tight race for first in finals of the men’s 200 fly with the lead exchanging between Japan’s Daiya Seto, Germany’s Philip Heintz, and South Africa’s Chad le Clos. 

Heintz jumped to an early lead turning ahead of both Seto and le Clos at the first 50-meter mark, but was unable to hold off a charging Seto. Heintz held on to second until the 150-meter mark when le Clos moved up to second and began to chase down Seto. The battle of the Olympians concluded with Seto clocking a 1:49.84 for first over le Clos’ 1:49.93.

Heintz settled for third and a final time of 1:52.03.

South Africa’s Marco Smit took fourth with a 2:05.67, while Abdullah Alfalasi of the United Arab Emirates was a no show for the event.

Women’s 200 IM

Katinka Hosszu garnered her third individual gold medal in finals of the women’s 200 IM, one of her signature events. Hosszu touched in a final time of 2:05.77, while Yulia Efimova finished second overall with a 2:07.29.

Fellow Hungarian Zsuzsanna Jakabos touched third with a final time of 2:08.42.

Zhang Jiaqi finished fourth overall with a time of 2:10.44, followed by Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson and her time of 2:13.61.

Japan’s Rie Kaneto and Bahrain’s Alzain Tareq were sixth and seventh with times of 2:14.78 and 2:54.62.

Men’s 400 Free

Myles Brown of South Africa delivered the top time in finals of the men’s 400 free, posting a 3:39.78 to claim his first gold medal of the Doha stop.

Great Britain’s James Guy touched second with a 3:41.96, just ahead of Australia’s Bobby Hurley and his time of 3:42.44.

Poul Zellmann of Germany finished fourth overall with a 3:43.01, while Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta slipped to fifth with a 3:47.71.

Germany’s Moritz Brandt (3:54.28), Czech Republic’s Jakub Karl (3:54.57), and South Africa’s Marco Smit (4:07.09) finished sixth through eighth.

Women’s 50 Free

Jeanette Ottesen earned her second gold medal of the session with a dominating win in the women’s 50 free finals. Ottesen stopped the clock at a 23.84, finishing over half a second ahead of the competition.

Australia’s Brittany Elmslie finished second overall with a 24.48, while the USA’s Katie Meili rounded out the podium with a third place finish of 24.63.

Katinka Hosszu picked up fourth with a 24.74, while Alia Atkinson was fifth with a 24.88.

Australia’s Madeline Groves (25.00), Russia’s Natalia Lovtcova (25.40), and Australia’s Tessa Wallace (25.58) rounded out the top eight.

Men’s 200 Breast

Germany’s Marco Koch surged to first in the men’s 200 breaststroke, clocking a final time of 2:02.13 to finish ahead of the competition by more than three seconds.

Japan’s Daiya Seto delivered a second place finish of 2:05.91, followed by the USA’s Josh Prenot and his time of 2:06.90.

Wang Boyu of China took fourth with a 2:07.00, while Egypt’s Y. Elkamash was a fifth with a 2:13.42.

Slovakia’s Peter Durisin and South Africa’s Michael Jones were sixth and eighth with times of 2:14.15 and 2:20.33 respectively.

Men’s 100 IM

Vladimir Morozov claimed his second win of the day in the men’s 100 IM with a final time of 51.75. Morozov currently holds the World Record at a 50.30 from the Berlin stop of the 2016 FINA World Cup series.

Germany’s Philip Heintz and Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich held a tight race for second, but it was Heintz who claimed the silver with a time of 52.27. Sankovich settled for the bronze with a time of 52.68.

Omar Pinzon Garcia of Colombia delivered a fourth place finish of 54.44, while Japan’s Daiya Seto finished fifth with a 55.22.

Slovakia’s Adam Halas (55.58), Taki Mrabet (57.56), and Aleksandar Lazarevic (59.10) completed the top eight.

Women’s 200 Back

Daryna Zevina and Katinka Hosszu continued their backstroke battles with a match-up in the 200-meter version. Unlike the 50-meter where Hosszu claimed gold, Zevina was victorious in the 200 with a final time of 2:01.25. While Hosszu had a much quicker reaction time (.61 vs. .75), Zevina quickly took charge of the race turning first at each wall.

Hossszu settled for silver with a time of 2:01.48.

China’s Cheng Haihua grabbed a narrow victory over Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos with a final time of 2:07.33 over Jakabos’ 2:07.65.

Hong Kong’s Yin Yan Claudia Lau finished fifth overall with a 2:07.85, ahead of China’s Liu Haiyan’s 2:08.98.

Lucy Agnew of New Zealand was seventh with a 2:13.48, followed by Slovakia’s Barbora Tomanova and her final time of 2:15.31.

Men’s 50 Fly

South Africa’s Chad le Clos picked up his first gold of the Doha stop in the men’s 50 fly with a 22.36 finish.

Great Britain’s Benjamin Proud and Japan’s Takeshi Kawamoto rounded out the podium with times of 22.57 and 22.62 respectively.

Roland Schoeman of South Africa was fourth with a 22.74, while Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich and Ukraine’s Andrii Khloptsov delivered matching times of 23.10 to tie for fifth.

South Africa’s Bradley Tandy finished seventh with a 23.22, followed by Spain’s Miguel Ortiz-Canavate’s 23.29.

Women’s 800 Free

Katinka Hosszu garnered her fourth gold of the session with a final time of 8:27.58 in the women’s 800 free.

China’s Fang Yi clocked a time of 8:30.29 for second, while Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos finished third with a time of 8:31.27.

Spela Bohinc of Slovakia was fourth with a 8:33.37, ahead of China’s Yang Chang’s 8:38.93.

China’s Liu Haiyun (8:45.33) and South Africa’s Bianca Pera (9:32.01) were sixth and seventh respectively.

Men’s 400 IM

Daiya Seto of Japan topped the competition with a 4:02.39 in the men’s 400 IM, while Germany’s Philip Heintz took second with a 4:04.24.

Josh Prenot of the USA finished third with a 4:05.67, ahead of Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta’s 4:10.27.

Fifth went to Taki Mrabet and his time of 4:25.15, followed by Serbia’s Aleksa Bobar and his time of 4:29.26.

Dante Nortje of South Africa claimed seventh with a 4:28.76 and eighth went to Qatar’s Abdelrahman Mohamed (4:56.62).

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