2016 FINA World Cup Series Berlin: Day 1 Finals Full Recap

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

Scheduled Events:

Men’s 100 Free
Women’s 200 Free
Men’s 50 Breast
Women’s 100 Breast
Women’s 100 Fly
Men’s 100 Back
Women’s 50 Back
Men’s 200 Fly
Women’s 200 IM
Men’s 400 Free
Women’s 50 Free
Men’s 200 Breast
Men’s 100 IM
Women’s 200 Back
Men’s 50 Fly
Women’s 800 Free
Men’s 400 IM

Men’s 100 Free:

Vladimir Morozov of Russia claimed his second consecutive 100 free win of the 2016 FINA World Cup series with a sizzling time of 45.79. Morozov’s top finish was followed by a tie for second between Great Britain’s Adam Barrett and Shinri Shioura who posted matching times of 47.07.

China’s Guo Wei picked up fourth with a 47.68, followed closely by Ukraine’s Andrii Govorov and his 47.79.

Jack Gerrard of Australia finished a close sixth with a time of 47.80.

China’s Hao Yun (48.00) and the USA’s Michael Andrew (49.56) were seventh and eighth.

Women’s 200 Free:

A duo of 1:52’s highlighted the women’s 200 free final as Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Australia’s Madeline Groves battled for first. Groves led throughout the first 50 meters, outsplitting Hosszu 26.25 to 26.41, but was unable to hold onto that lead. Hosszu turned up the sped to pin first with a time of 1:52.08 over Groves’ 1:52.52.

Fellow Hungarian Zsuzsanna Jakabos grabbed third overall with a time of 1:55.40, followed by Australia’s Leah Neale and her time of 1:55.88.

Great Britain’s Hannah Miley finished fifth with a 1:56.09, ahead of China’s Shao Yiwen’s 1:57.67.

Franziska Hentke of Germany and Luana Ribeiro of Brazil took seventh and eighth with times of 1:59.13 and 2:01.30 respectively.

Men’s 50 Breast:

South Africa’s king of breaststroke, Cameron van der Burgh, continued his reign over the 50-meter race with a sizzling finals time of 25.75. That time sits only .50 seconds off his SC World Record of 25.25 posted in 2009.

Kirill Prigoda picked up second with a time of 26.04, followed by Felipe Lima of Brazil’s 26.21.

Paraguay’s Renato Prono turned in a time of 26.57 for fourth, while the USA’s Michael Andrew finished fifth with a 26.82.

Russia’s Vsevolod Zanko (27.52), Japan’s Yuta Oshikiri (27.68), and Dominik Franke (27.89) round out the top eight.

Women’s 100 Breast:

Katie Meili of the USA turned up the heat in finals of the women’s 100 breaststroke to be the only woman to slide under the 1:03-marker. Meili stopped the clock at a 1:02.92 for her first gold in this year’s FINA World Cup series.

Fresh off tying the World Record in this event for a second time, Alia Atkinson of Jamaica slid to second at this stop with a final time of 1:03.10.

Russia’s Yulia Efimova picked up third overall with a close time of 1:03.17, creating a gap between her and the fourth place finisher Rie Kaneto of Japan. The Japanese Olympian finished with a time of 1:05.29, just ahead of the USA’s Breeja Larson and her 1:05.59.

Japan’s Satomi Suzuki posted a time of 1:06.68 for sixth, followed closely by Australia’s Tessa Wallace and her 1:06.78.

Miho Takahashi of Japan completed the top eight with a time of 1:07.20.

Women’s 100 Fly:

After finishing second and third last week in the women’s 100 fly in Paris, Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen and Australia’s Madeline Groves turned on some serious speed to re-write the podium in Berlin.

Ottesen led the field from start to finish, turning first at the 50-meter mark with a 26.26 and finishing first with a 55.86 for gold. Groves kept close to her, turning at 50-meters with a 26.39 and touching second with a 55.97.

Last stop’s winner, Katinka Hosszu, picked up a bronze medal in Berlin with a third place showing of 56.75.

Kin Lok Chan of Hong Kong posted a final time of 58.26 for fourth, while China’s Wang Siqi was fifth with a 59.71.

Olivia Wrobel finished sixth overall with a 1:01.63, ahead of Singapore’s Marina Chan (1:02.08) and Antonia Haupt’s (1:02.90).

Men’s 100 Back:

The men’s 100 back final proved to be one of the closer races across the field as the top four stopped the clock within .52 seconds of one another.

Leading the charge was Russia’s Stanislav Donetc with a time of 50.06. Following him into the wall was the Australian duo of Bobby Hurley and Mitch Larkin with times of 50.34 and 50.51 respectively.

Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich picked up a close fourth with a final time of 50.58.

Jack Gerrard of Australia turned in a 52.74 for fifth, just ahead of Brazil’s Nelson Silva Junior’s 52.92.

Felix Wolf (53.71) and Ole Braunschweig (54.97) completed the top eight.

Women’s 100 Back:

Australia’s Emily Seebohm topped the competition in the women’s 50 back, stopping the clock with a 26.38. Following close behind was Katinka Hosszu of Hungary with a time of 26.45 for the silver medal.

Daryna Zevina of Ukraine turned in a time of 26.81 for third, just ahead of Australia’s Holly Barratt’s 26.86.

Russia’s Daria Ustinova finished fifth overall with a 27.29, while Doris Eichhorn picked up sixth with a 28.31.

Lotta Upanne of Finland was seventh with a 28.36, ahead of Jenny Lahl’s 29.33.

Men’s 200 Fly:

Chad le Clos continued to reign over the men’s 200 fly with a dominating win of 1:49.33.

Germany’s Phillip Heintz picked up second with a time of 1:52.56, while China’s Hao Yun grabbed third with a 1:53.51.

Nic Brown of Australia turned in a time of 1:54.10 for fourth.

Maurice Ingenrieth (2:05.36), Russia’s Aleksandr Osipenko (2:05.79), and United Arab Emirate’s O. Alhammadi (2:11.49) rounded out the top eight.

Women’s 200 IM:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary grabbed her second win of the day in the women’s 200 IM, stopping the clock at a 2:05.57. Hungarian teammate Zsuzsanna Jakabos touched second with a time of 2:06.29.

Coming in third was Russia’s Yulia Efimova in a close time of 2:06.93, followed by Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson and her time of 2:08.39.

Miho Takahashi of Japan delivered a time of 2:08.83 for fifth, ahead of Great Britain’s Hannah Miley’s 2:09.62.

Austria’s Liz Zaiser picked up seventh with a 2:10.29, while eighth went to Yara Sophie Hierath’s 2:14.69.

Men’s 400 Free:

After finishing second in Paris, Great Britain’s James Guy entered the men’s 400 free in Berlin ready to win. The Olympic medalist led from wall-to-wall, finishing first with a sizzling time of 3:39.20 improving from last week’s final time of 3:42.46.

Australia’s Bobby Hurley grabbed second overall with a 3:43.02, while Germany’s Poul Zellmann was third with a 3:44.04.

Jan Micka of the Czech Republic delivered a 3:46.08 for fourth, just ahead of Austria’s David Brandl and his time of 3:46.88.

China’s Chen Chaoqi finished sixth, followed by Qatar’s Abdalla Mohamed Aboughazala’s 4:13.46.

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

Women’s 50 Free:

Jeanette Ottesen picked up her second win of the day powering to first in the women’s 50 free with a 23.58. Not only was Ottesen the only swimmer to post a sub-24 second time, but she also flirted with Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s SC World Record of 23.24, a record that was originally posted i n2013 befoer Kromowidjojo tied it again in 2015.

Madeline Groves of Australia picked up second with a time of 24.32, followed closely by the USA’s Katie Meili and her time of 24.35.

Australia’s Holly Barratt finished fourth overall with a 24.63, just ahead of Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos’ 24.65.

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson (25.02), France’s Lena Bousquin (25.21), and Singapore’s Marina Chan (25.70) completed the top eight qualifiers.

Men’s 200 Breast:

After being classified a “no show” for several of his events at the Paris stop, Marco Koch was back in the water in Berlin, winning the 200 breaststroke by over two seconds. The German Olympian delivered a 2:01.92 to fly past Russia’s Kirill Prigoda’s 2:03.97.

South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh turned in a 2:06.26 for third.

Australia’s Lennard Bremer and China’s Liu Yunsong turned in similar times of 2:08.01 and 2:08.09 for fourth and fifth respectively.

Johannes Dietrich of Austria finished sixth with a close 2:08.16, while Japan’s Yuta Oshikiri was seventh with a 2:08.57.

Ka Fai Kwok of Hong Kong grabbed eighth with a 2:13.16.

Men’s 100 IM:

Vladimir Morozov of Russia continued his World Record breaking streak into Berlin, sliding past his four day old World Record of 50.60 with a 50.30. Morozov split a sizzling 22.77 in his first 50 before coming home in a 27.53 for gold and a new World Record.

Japan’s Hiromasa Fujimori claimed second overall with a time of 51.33, just ahead of Germany’s Philip Heintz and his 51.81.

Michael Andrew of the USA finished fourth overall with a time of 53.80, barely ahead of Australia’s Mitch Larkin (53.81).

Dominik Franke (53.95), Russia’s Andrey Zhilkin (54.89), and Russia’s Sergei Kashperskii (55.12) finished sixth through eighth respectively.

Women’s 200 Back:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary flirted with a sub-2 minute swim in finals of the women’s 200 back, stopping the clock at a 2:00.52. Hosszu’s time puts her just over a second off her SC World Record of 1:59.23, set in 2014 in Doha.

Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina, who last week lowered the World Cup record to a 1:59.35, finished a close second with a 2:00.75.

Emily Seebohm of Australia rounded out the podium with a time of 2:01.58, just ahead of Russia’s Daria Ustinova and her time of 2:03.75.

yara Sophe Hierath (2:14.09), Doris Eichhorn (2:16.20), Josephine Tesch (2:19.20), and Maya Tobehn (2:19.44) finished fifth through eighth.

Men’s 50 Fly:

Chad le Clos of South Africa continued to churn out wins in his signature stroke, with a strong showing in the 50 fly finals. le Clos stopped the clock at a 22.15 to finish first and claim gold.

Ukraine’s Andrii Govorov was second overall with a 22.45, just ahead of the British duo of Adam Barrett (22.64) and Benjamin Proud (22.69).

Pavel Sankovich of Belarus blasted a 22.96 to finish fifth, followed by Japan’s Shinri Shioura (23.01).

Andrii Khloptsov of Ukraine grabbed seventh with a 23.25, followed by Brazil’s Glauber Silva’s 23.54.

Women’s 800 Free:

Germany’s Franziska Hentke defended her World Cup 800 free title in Berlin against a strong battle from Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos. Hentke posted a final time of 8:22.83 to claim gold and improve upon her 8:24.66 in Paris. Jakabos finished a close second with a time of 8:22.91.

Leah Neale of Australia picked up the bronze medal in a time of 8:27.39, while Great Britain’s Hannah Miley secured fourth with a final 8:30.38.

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu faded to fifth in finals with a time of 8:37.51.

Men’s 400 IM:

Philip Heintz of Germany secured his first win of the Berlin stop in finals of the men’s 400 IM, stopping the clock at a 4:02.84 to finish more than five seconds ahead of Marco Koch’s 4:09.18.

Russia’s Daniil Pasynkov picked up third with a time of 4:11.50, while Austria’s Sebastian Steffan was fourth with a 4:16.05.

Poul Zellmann of Germany took fifth overall with a 4:24.87, followed by Slovakia’s Peter Gutyan’s 4:25.83.

Tobias Niestroy rounded out the top qualifiers with a 4:30.73.

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