2016 FINA World Cup Singapore: Day Two Finals Recap

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Everything you need to follow along live with finals of day two of the 2016 FINA World Cup Singapore. Hit refresh for the latest details.

Women’s 100 Free:

Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen blasted the competition in finals of the women’s 100 free, posting the only sub-52 second swim of the evening. Ottesen stopped the clock at a 51.97 to claim her first gold of the day.

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary finished second, just ahead of the USA’s Kelsi Worrell. Hosszu posted a 52.42 over Worrell’s 52.46.

Madison Wilson of Australia finished fourth overall with a 52.69, followed by the Canadian duo of Michelle Williams (53.70) and Katerine Savard (54.14).

Australia’s Carla Buchanan took seventh with a 54.23 and China’s Wu Yue was eighth with a 54.28.

Men’s 200 Free:

After setting a World Junior record in the 100 free yesterday, Australia’s Kyle Chalmers added a top showing in the men’s 200 free finals. Chalmers posted a 1:42.67 to finish first by close to a second and a half.

Japan’s Daiya Seto finished second with a final time of 1:44.11, followed closely by Belgium’s Pieter Timmers (1:44.24) and Great Britain’s James Guy (1:44.35).

Phillip Heintz of Germany touched fifth with a 1:44.97, just ahead of Hong Kong’s Kin Tat Kent Cheung’s 1:46.09.

Kai Quan Yeo and Sheng Jun Pang, both of Singapore, were seventh and eighth with times of 1:47.52 and 1:47.85 respectively.

Women’s 50 Breast:

Alia Atkinson of Jamaica added a gold medal in the women’s 50 breast with a top time of 28.91.

Russia’s Yulia Efimova turned in a 29.40 for the silver, followed by the American duo of Molly Hannis (29.62) and Breeja Larson (30.01)

Sarah Vasey of Great Britain finished fifth overall with a 30.43, while Iceland’s Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir was sixth with a 30.68.

Canada’s Rachel Nicol and Australia’s Jenna Strauch completed the heat with times of 30.73 and 32.29.

Men’s 100 Breast:

Vladimir Morozov of Russia demonstrated his sprinting versatility in finals of the men’s 100 breaststroke, clocking a 56.80 for the gold.

Brazil’s Felipe Lima touched second with a 57.16, while Germany’s Marco Koch rounded out the podium with a 57.78.

The Japanese duo of Yasuhiro Koseki and Ippei Watanabe turned in close times of 58.28 and 58.32 for fourth and fifth.

Nick Schafer and Grayson Bell, both of Australia, posted final times of 59.29 and 1:00.28 to finish sixth and seventh.

Singapore’s Chien Yin Lionel Khoo was eighth with a 1:00.46.

Men’s 100 Fly:

South Africa’s Chad le Clos posted the only sub-50 second swim in the men’s 100 fly final, stopping the clock at a 49.26.

Pavel Sankovich of Belarus touched second with a 50.38 for the silver.

Australia’s Brayden McCarthy and Japan’s Masato Sakai posted close times of 51.24 and 51.30 for third and fourth.

The Australian trio of Tommaso D’Orsogna, Kyle Chalmers, and Edward Marks finished fifth through seventh respectively with times of 51.82, 53.55, and 53.85.

Japan’s Daiya Seto completed the heat with a 54.05.

Women’s 100 Back:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary claimed her first gold medal of the session with a time of 55.80.

Australia’s Emily Seebohm picked up the silver with a time of 56.08, followed by Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina and her time of 56.87.

Madison Wilson of Australia took fourth with a 57.53, while Canada’s Hilary Caldwell finished fifth with a 59.21.

China’s Wu Yixin (59.37), Australia’s Zoe Williams (1:00.78), and France’s Emma Terebo (1:00.94) rounded out the top eight.

Men’s 50 Back:

Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich sprinted to the top of the podium in finals of the men’s 50 back, flirting with a sub-23 second swim. Sankovich stopped the clock at a 23.01, followed by a close 23.18 from Spain’s Miguel Ortiz-Canavate.

Mitch Larkin of Australia added a bronze medal to his collection with a 23.29 finish.

The Russian duo of Stanislav Donetc and Vladimir Morozov posted final times of 23.41 and 23.64 respectively to finish fourth and fifth.

Australians Clyde Lewis, Hayden Lewis, and Ben Edmonds completed the heat with times of 24.45, 24.79, and 24.91 respectively.

Women’s 200 Fly:

Shortly after her top showing in the 100 back finals, Katinka Hosszu of Hungary added a second gold in the women’s 200 fly with a final time of 2:05.95.

Fellow Hungarian Zsuzsanna Jakabos claimed the silver medal with a 2:06.24, while Singapore’s Nicholle Toh took third with a 2:11.26.

Austria’s Caroline Hechenbichler was a close fourth with a final time of 2:11.69.

Micaela Habib of Australia finished fifth with a 2:17.76.

Jamie Koo (2:25.23),  Ashley Lim (2:28.55), and Herlene Yu (2:29.41) were sixth through eighth.

Men’s 200 iM:

Daiya Seto of Japan led finals of the men’s 200 IM throughout the majority of the race, touching with a final time of 1:52.80.

Germany’s Philip Heintz grabbed second overall with a 1:53.67, while the USA’s Josh Prenot finished third with a 1:54.19.

Ippei Watanabe of Japan delivered a 1:57.18 for fourth, followed by Colombia’s Omar Pinzon Garcia was fifth with a 1:59.12.

Austria’s Sebastian Steffan (2:01.15), the USA’s Christopher Jhong (2:01.31), and Hong Kong’s Ho Lun Raymond Mak (2:03.03) completed the heat.

Women’s 400 Free:

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu picked up her third gold medal in a come-from-behind victory in finals of the women’s 400 free. Hosszu battled Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas and China’s Dong Jie in the final 50-meters of the race to finish first with a 4:01.18.

Kapas, who led throughout the majority of the race, finished second with a time of 4:01.38, while Dong settled for third and a 4:02.34.

Guo Junjun of China touched fourth with a time of 4:08.25, followed by Australia’s Kiah Melverton’s 4:10.92.

China’s Lyu Jiayi (4:12.42), the USA’s Miranda Heckman (4:12.66), and Canada’s Olivia Anderson (4:15.17) rounded out the top eight.

Men’s 50 Free:

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov turned in the only sub-21 second time in finals of the splash and dash, stopping the clock at a 20.86. Morozov, who has won the 50 free at all seven stops of the World Cup so far in 2016, flirted with the World Cup record of 20.57.

Chad le Clos of South Africa got his hand to the wall just ahead of Japan’s Shinri Shioura, touching with a 21.24 over Shioura’s 21.25.

Ari-Pekka Liukkonen of Finland grabbed fourth with a 21.42, followed by New Zealand’s Daniel Hunter and his time of 21.58.

Spain’s Miguel Ortiz-Canavate (21.66), South Africa’s Roland Schoeman (21.73), and Australia’s Tommaso D’Orsogna (21.74) picked up sixth through eighth.

Women’s 200 Breast:

Breeja Larson of the USA maintained her spot atop the leaderboard in finals of the women’s 200 breaststroke, delivering a final time of 2:18.95 for the gold.

Russia’s Yulia Efimova added another silver to her collection with a 2:19.08 finish, while Japan’s Kanako Watanabe was third with a 2:21.50.

The Australian duo of Jenna Strauch and Abbey Harkin posted fourth and fifth place finishes of 2:25.44 and 2:26.03 respectively.

Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir of Iceland finished sixth overall with a 2:27.19, followed by Singapore’s Christie Chue (2:30.51) and Canaa’s Rachel Nicol (2:31.01).

Women’s 100 IM:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary rebounded from a tight win in the women’s 400 free with another tight finish in finals of the women’s 100 IM. Hosszu came from behind to out-touch Australia’s Emily Seebohm 58.45 to 58.54.

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson posted the only other sub-one minute time at a 58.75.

The Austrian duo of Lena Kruendl and Lisa Zaiser turned in times of 1:01.02 and 1:01.23 for fourth and fifth respectively.

Canada’s Katerine Savard (1:01.43), Australia’s Carla Buchanan (1:01.58), and Japan’s Kanako Watanabe (1:03.87) completed the final heat.

Men’s 200 Back:

Mitch Larkin of Australia led the men’s 200 back from start to finish, turning in a final time of 1:50.22 to finish more than three seconds ahead of the competition.

Colombia’s Omar Pinzon Garcia grabbed a shy second place finish over Australia’s Clyde Lewis. Garcia stopped the clock at a 1:53.75 over Lewis’ 1:53.77.

Stanislav Donetc of Russia took fourth with a 1:54.36.

The heat was completed by a field of Australians, led by Tristan Ludlow’s 1:56.71.

Hayden Lewis (1:57.54), Ben Edmonds (1:57.76), and Hayden Hinds-Sydenham (1:57.95) were sixth through eighth.

Women’s 50 Fly:

Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark garnered another gold in finals of the women’s 50 fly, touching the wall with a final 25.11.

The USA’s Kelsi Worrell posted a second-place finish of 25.45, followed by Australia’s Emily Seebohm and her time of 25.91.

Katerine Savard of Canada posted a fourth place finish of 26.01, just ahead of Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson’s 26.17.

Hong Kong’s Hang Yu Sze (26.39), Australia’s Ellysia Oldsen (26.79), and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (27.26) finished sixth through eighth.

Men’s 1500 Free:

Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine swept past the existing world cup record in finals of the men’s 1500 free, delivering a final time of 14:15.49. His time erases the previous world cup record of 14:27.65 set in 2013 by Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri.

Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta delivered a second place finish of 14:40.56, followed by Japan’s Masato Sakai and his time of 14:52.20.

Poul Zellmann of Germany finished a close fourth with a 14:53.89, just ahead of Taiwan’s Cheng-Chi Cho’s 15:01.91.

Australia’s Joshua Hertz completed the short heat with a final time of 15:13.38.

Women’s 400 IM:

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu collected her fifth gold medal of the session in finals of the women’s 400 IM with a time of 4:29.03.

Fellow Hungarians Zsuzsanna Jakabos and Boglarka Kapas rounded out the podium with times of 4:32.53 and 4:37.51.

Kiah Melverton of Australia took fourth with a 4:46.54, followed by Charity Lien’s 5:03.93.

Ashley Lim (5:08.54), Sarah Yip (5:12.54), and Herlene Yu (5:20.68) completed the top eight.

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oleg chebotarev
oleg chebotarev
7 years ago

14.15 Go Ukraine

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