2016 FINA World Cup Singapore: Day One Finals Live Recap

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

Men’s 100 Free:

Vladimir Morozov of Russia extended his reign in the men’s 100 free finals with his seventh consecutive win in the FINA World Cup series. Morozov stopped the clock at a 45.92 to be the only athlete under the 46-second mark.

Picking up second was Australian sprint-star Kyle Chalmers who delivered a 46.61 in World Junior record fashion. This is not the first World Junior record for Chalmers as he currently owns the LCM 100 free World Junior record as well.

Fellow Australians Brayden McCarthy and Tommaso D’Orsogna finished third and fourth with times of 47.23 and 47.57 respectively.

Daniel Hunter of New Zealand took fifth with a close 47.67, followed by Belgium’s Pieter Timmers’ 47.93.

Australia’s Andrew Abood and Hong Kong’s Kin Tat Kent Cheung were seventh and eighth with final times of 48.09 and 48.76.

Women’s 200 Free:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary picked up her first medal of the Singapore stop with a win in the women’s 200 free. Hosszu, who has won the event at every World Cup stop this year, stopped the clock at the 1:53.17 mark.

Australia’s Madison Wilson held steady at second throughout the entirety of the race, posting a final time of 1:54.39 for the silver.

Zsuzsanna Jakabos of Hungary rounded out the top three with a final time of 1:55.40, just ahead of Australia’s Carla Buchanan (1:55.76) and Madeline Groves (1:55.86).

China rounded out the finals heat with finishes from Dong Jie (1:57.38), Guo Junjun (1:57.91), and Lyu Jiayi (2:03.06).

Men’s 50 Breast:

Brazil’s Felipe Lima topped the competition in finals of the men’s 50 breaststroke, delivering a final 26.19 for the gold.

South Africa’s Roland Schoeman claimed the silver medal with a 26.62 finish, followed by Russia’s Vladimir Morozov (26.85) and Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki (26.86).

Ari-Pekka Liukkonen of Finland finished fifth with a 27.04, while Taiwan’s Wu Chung-Feng was sixth with a 27.49.

The Australian duo of Nick Schafer and Grayson Bell completed the heat with times of 27.55 and 27.66.

Women’s 100 Breast:

Close times continued to highlight the women’s 100 breaststroke, but without the likes of Katie Meili and Rie Kaneto in the mix.

Alia Atkinson continued to flirt with a new World Record, posting a final time of 1:02.40 to finish a shy .04 seconds off her tied World Record of 1:02.36.

Russia’s Yulia Efimova delivered a 1:03.21 to secure the silver, while the USA’s Molly Hannis posted a 1:04.84 to grab the bronze.

Fellow American Breeja Larson took fourth overall with a 1:05.38, just ahead of Canada’s Rachel Nicol and her time of 1:06.73.

Iceland’s Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir (1:06.81), Japan’s Kanako Watanabe (1:06.95), and Australia’s Jenna Strauch (1:07.42) rounded out the top eight.

Women’s 100 Fly:

The women’s 100 fly final was highlighted by a tight battle between Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen. Ottesen led at the 50-meter mark, splitting a 26.30 over Hosszu’s 26.77, but was unable to hold off the charging Hosszu in the back-half of the race. Hosszu delivered a 29.25 (versus Ottesen’s 29.78) in the second 50-meters to make up for lost ground and touch with a final time of 56.02.

Ottesen, meanwhile, settled for second and a time of 56.08.

Canada’s Katerine Savard made her 2016 World Cup debut with a bronze showing of 57.24, followed by the duo of Kin Lok Chan (58.38) and Hang Yu Sze (59.00) from Hong Kong.

Australia’s Ellysia Oldsen and Madeline Groves finished sixth and seventh with times of 59.31 and 59.41 respectively.

Diep Phuong Tram Nguyen of Vietnam was eighth with a 1:00.07.

Men’s 100 Back:

Mitch Larkin of Australia added to the country’s medal count with a gold in the men’s 100 back. Larkin came from behind to take first with a 50.25, while Russia’s Stanislav Donetc posted second with a 50.56.

Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich finished a close third with a 50.75.

Bobby Hurley of Australia took fourth overall with a 50.88, while Spain’s Miguel Ortiz-Canavate was fifth with a 51.50.

Australia’s Clyde Lewis (52.84), Australia’s Ben Edmonds (53.54), and China’s Wang Peng (53.56) were sixth through eighth.

Women’s 50 Back:

Australia’s Emily Seebohm continued the Australian victories with a gold medal showing in the women’s 50 back. Seebohm clocked a 26.18, just ahead of Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (26.21).

Daryna Zevina of Ukraine finished third overall with a 2.47, while Australia’s Madison Wilson was fourth with a 27.20.

Fellow Australian Zoe Williams took fifth overall with a time of 27.85, just ahead of Canada’s Hilary Caldwell’s 27.89.

Emma Terebo of France and Amy Forrester of Australia were seventh and eighth with times of 28.38 and 28.42 respectively.

Men’s 200 Fly:

Daiya Seto of Japan grabbed an early lead in finals of the men’s 200 fly and never looked back, clocking a final time of 1:49.53.

South Africa’s Chad le Clos turned in a second place finish of 1:50.29, while Japan’s Masato Sakai rounded out the podium with a 1:50.95.

Philip Heintz of Germany posted a fourth place finish of 1:52.44, followed by the Australian duo of David Morgan (1:58.62) and Edward Marks (1:59.54).

Taiwan’s Cho Cheng-Chi and Canada’s Nicolaas Dane Dekker finished seventh and eighth with times of 1:59.79 and 2:02.47.

Women’s 200 IM:

The Hungarian duo of Katinka Hosszu and Zsuzsanna Jakabos topped the competition in the women’s 200 IM finals.

Hosszu claimed her second gold of the session with a 2:06.25, followed by Jakabos’ 2:07.21.

Russia’s Yulia Efimova moved up from sixth place to finish third with a 2:08.17.

Lisa Zaiser of Austria took fourth with a 2:11.59, while the Australian duo of Abbey Harkin (2:12.75) and Carla Buchanan (2:12.79) were fifth and sixth.

Austria’s Lena Kreundl and Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson posted close finishes of 2:14.30 and 2:14.32 for seventh and eighth respectively.

Men’s 400 Free:

Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine out-lasted the competition in finals of the men’s 400 free, stopping the clock at a 3:40.64.

Great Britain’s James Guy touched second with a time of 3:43.00, while Germany’s Poul Zellmann was third with a 3:44.87.

Gergely Gyurta of Hungary took fourth with a time of 3:45.68, followed by Australia’s Ethan Owens’ 3:48.27.

Australia’s Hayden Hinds-Sydenham (3:50.18), Joshua Hertz (3:51.84), and Bobby Hurley (3:54.89) completed the finals heat.

Women’s 50 Free:

Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark added to her medal collection with a gold medal showing in the women’s 50 free. Ottesen posted a 24.07 to flirt with a sub-24 second swim.

Australia’s Emily Seebohm posted a second place finish of 24.33, just ahead of Belarus’ Aliaksandra Herasimenia and her time of 24.40.

Michelle Williams of Canada finished fifth overall with a time of 24.54.

China’s Wu Yue (24.73), Australia’s Carla Buchanan (24.80), Russia’s Daria Ustinova (24.91), and Australia’s Madeline Groves (25.01) rounded out the top eight.

Men’s 200 Breast:

Germany’s Marco Koch led the final of the men’s 200 breaststroke from start-to-finish, stopping the clock at a 2:01.41. His time sits just under a second off World Record of 2:00.48.

The Japanese duo of Ippei Watanabe and Yasuhiro Koseki posted second and third place finishes of 2:03.33 and 2:08.43 respectively.

Nick Schafer of Australia turned in a 2:09.11 for fourth, followed by Singapore’s Chien Yin Lionel Khoo and his time of 2:11.80.

Syria’s Azad Albarazi (2:15.51), USA’s Zhang Lyon (2:17.13), and Australia’s Grayson Bell (2:18.37) were sixth through eighth.

Men’s 100 IM:

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov dashed to first in the men’s 100 IM with a final time of 50.70, just off his World Record of 50.30.

Shinri Shioura and Daiya Seto, both of Japan, took second and third respectively with a 51.93 and 52.05.

Philip Heintz of Germany finished fourth overall with a 52.23, just ahead of the USA’s Josh Prenot and his time of 52.68.

Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich (53.35), Taiwan’s Huang Yen-Hsin (54.56), and Singapore’s Sheng Jun Pang (55.23) completed the top eight.

Women’s 200 Back:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary added a third gold medal to her collection with a top showing in the women’s 200 back, stopping the clock at a 2:01.66.

Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina, the current World Cup record holder, touched second with a time of 2:02.72, followed by Australia’s Emily Seebohm’s 2:03.08.

Hilary Caldwell of Canada took fourth with a time of 2:06.54, while China’s Wu Yixin was fifth with a 2:06.69.

Australia’s Madison Wilson and Amy Forrester finished sixth and seventh with times of 2:06.83 and 2:09.01 respectively.

Sonnele Aylin Ozturk of Germany was eighth with a 2:09.90.

Men’s 50 Fly:

South Africa’s Chad le Clos battled tight competition from teammate Roland Schoeman, finishing a slim .10 seconds apart. Le Clos touched first with a 22.33, followed closely by Schoeman’s 22.44.

Benjamin Proud of Great Britain took third overall with a 22.60, while China’s Wang Peng finished fourth with a 22.98.

Pavel Sankovich of Belarus was fifth with a time of 23.15, just ahead of Australia’s David Morgan and his time of 22.23.

Spain’s Miguel Ortiz-Canavate and the USA’s Josh Prenot were seventh and eighth with times of 23.34 and 23.49.

Women’s 800 Free:

Boglarka Kapas of Hungary out-lasted the competition in finals of the women’s 800 free, posting a final time of 8:17.54.

China’s Dong Jie claimed silver with a final time of 8:19.66, while Australia’s Kiah Melverton rounded out the podium with a time of 8:24.16.

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary posted a fourth place finish of 8:28.59, just ahead of Canada’s Olivia Anderson and her time of 8:34.31.

China’s Guo Junjun (8:34.64), New Zealand’s Emma Robinson (8:27.47), and China’s Lyu Jiayi (8:28.03) completed the top eight.

Men’s 400 IM:

Daiya Seto of Japan added a second gold medal to his collection with a 4:04.60 finish in the men’s 400 IM.

Germany’s Philip Heintz finished second overall with a 4:07.08, followed closely by Japan’s Ippei Watanabe and his final time of 4:08.55.

Clyde Lewis of Australia was fourth with a time of 4:09.28, while Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta took fifth with a 4:09.82.

Singapore’s Sheng Jun Pang (4:15.82), Austria’s Sebastian Steffan (4:19.58), and the USA’s Christopher Jhong (4:21.65) were sixth through eighth.

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