2019 FINA Swimming World Cup Tokyo: Andrew Wilson Swims 2:07 200 Breast, Seto, Campbell Break Meet Records

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The third and last finals session of the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup in Tokyo was a great night of swimming with four total World Cup meet records falling and a couple other swimmers scoring season bests to move into the top ten in the world. Daiya Seto, Cate Campbell, Danas Rapsys and Kiah Melverton all broke World Cup meet records in their respective events.

USA’s Andrew Wilson and Japan’s Yui Ohashi also swam faster tonight than they did at the World Championships to move into the top 10 in the world for 2019.

Men’s 400 IM

Japan’s Daiya Seto, fresh off a gold medal in the 400 IM at last week’s World Championships in the 400 IM, broke the World Cup meet record on Sunday night at the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup in Tokyo. Seto swam a 4:11.41 to lower the record of 4:13.44 that David Verraszto set last year in Doha. Seto still has the fastest time in the world this year with a 4:07 from June.

Joan Luis Pons (4:15.68) finished in second place as he was fourth in the Gwangju final where she swam personal best of 4:13. Japan’s Takumi Uchiyama (4:17.08) finished in third place. Canada’s Tristan Cote (4:18.33) was the only other non-Japanese swimmer to finish in the top eight.

1	SETO	Daiya	CLB	4:11.41	WC
2	PONS	Joanllu	ESP	4:15.68
3	UCHIYAMA	Takumi	CLB	4:17.08
4	COTE	Tristan	CAN	4:18.33
5	HONJYOU	Tomoki	CLB	4:19.65
6	ITOU	Kaiki	CLB	4:19.88
7	AMADA	Yuudai	CLB	4:20.51
8	HONDA	Tomoru	CLB	4:20.71

Women’s 800 Free

Australia’s Kiah Melverton continued the trend of World Cup meet records falling on Sunday night at the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup in Tokyo. Melverton swam an 8:22.24 to lower the meet record of 8:24.76 set by Lauren Boyle in 2015 in Doha. Melverton was seventh in the 800 at World Championships last week ahead of Mireia Belmonte, who also finished right behind Melverton in Tokyo. Belmonte was an 8:24.28 for second which was quicker than what she did at World Championships.

USA’s Erica Sullivan was an 8:26 but was disqualified for a rare false start.

Japan’s Yukimi Moriyama (8:32.40) finished in third place.

1	MELVERTON	Kiah	AUS	8:22.24	WC
2	BELMONTE	Mireia	ESP	8:24.28
3	MORIYAMA	Yukimi	CLB	8:32.40
4	GOUGH	Maddy	AUS	8:33.50
5	NAMBA	Miyu	CLB	8:33.54
6	KOBORI	Waka	CLB	8:36.50
7	PEREZ BLANCO	Jimena	ESP	8:38.91
8	JOHNSON	Moesha	AUS	8:45.10

Women’s 100 Free

Australia’s Cate Campbell broke the third World Cup meet record of the day in the women’s 100 free with a 52.64 on Sunday night at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Tokyo, Japan. Campbell broke the meet record of 52.96 that she herself set in 2015 in Beijing. Campbell won the silver medal at World Championships last week and is the second fastest performer in history.

Italy’s Federica Pellegrini (53.40) finished in second place. She made history last week in the 200 free by winning her fourth World title and also medalled for the eighth straight Worlds spanning 14 years. Sweden’s Michelle Coleman (53.83) finished third here with Madison Wilson (53.94) in fourth.

1	CAMPBELL	Cate	AUS	52.64	WC
2	PELLEGRINI	Federica	ITA	53.40
3	COLEMAN	Michelle	SWE	53.83
4	WILSON	Madison	AUS	53.94
5	SATOU	Aya	CLB	54.43
6	AOKI	Tomomi	CLB	54.90
7	IKEMOTO	Nagisa	CLB	54.98
8	IGARASHI	Chihiro	CLB	55.10

Men’s 200 Free

Danas Rapsys broke the fourth meet record of the day on the final night of the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup in Tokyo. Rapsys swam a 1:45.74 in the 200 free to lower the meet record of 1:46.50 by Daniel Smith from 2015. Rapsys was in a good race with Hungary’s Dominik Kozma (1:45.77) as they were both under the meet record.

Rapsys won the gold medal in the 200 free at World Championships but was disqualified for flinching at the start. That upgraded Katsuhiro Matsumoto to the silver medal at Worlds, but he was only fourth at the World Cup with a 1:47.95. USA’s Blake Pieroni (1:46.62) was third here.

1	RAPSYS	Danas	LTU	1:45.74	WC
2	KOZMA	Dominik	HUN	1:45.77
3	PIERONI	Blake	USA	1:46.62
4	MATSUMOTO	Katsuhiro	CLB	1:47.95
5	TAKAHASHI	Kotaro	CLB	1:48.37
6	MARCOURT	Alexandre	BEL	1:48.51
7	YOSHIDA	Fuyu	CLB	1:49.12
8	DE MEULEMEESTER	Sebastien	BEL	1:49.36

Men’s 200 Breast

USA’s Andrew Wilson was the lone non-Japanese swimmer in the final of the 200 breaststroke but he won the final with a 2:07.77 on Sunday night at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Tokyo. Wilson swam faster than he did at the World Championships last week where he placed sixth with a 2:08.10. Wilson moved up to seventh in the world rankings for 2019 and just missed the meet record of 2:07.59 by Anton Chupkov last year.

Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki was not able to swim this event at Worlds last week, but he finished second here at 2:08.49. Japan’s Ryuya Mura (2:10.05) finished in third.

2019 World Rankings:

2:06.12, Anton Chupkov, RUS
2:06.67, Matthew Wilson, AUS
2:06.73, Ippei Watanabe, JPN
2:07.36, Zac Stubblety-Cook, AUS
2:07.49, James Wilby, GBR
2:07.60, Marco Koch, GER
2:07.77, Andrew Wilson, USA
2:07.96, Ross Murdoch, GBR
2:08.00, Erik Persson, SWE
2:08.05, Yasuhiro Koseki, JPN

1	WILSON	Andrew	USA	2:07.77
2	KOSEKI	Yasuhiro	JPN	2:08.49
3	MURA	Ryuya	CLB	2:10.05
4	SATOU	Syoma	CLB	2:10.13
5	KOHINATA	Kazuki	CLB	2:10.49
6	HAYASHI	Kazuki	CLB	2:11.93
7	OHKAWA	Takaaki	CLB	2:12.20
8	ARAI	Yuta	CLB	2:12.62

Women’s 200 IM

Katinka Hosszu closed out the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup in Tokyo with a 2:08.63 in the 200 IM. Hosszu won a tight race with Japan’s Yui Ohashi (2:08.80). Hosszu won the 200 IM gold medal at World Championships last week while Ohashi, who came in as a medal favorite, was disqualified in the final in Korea. Ohashi had a nice redemption swim, lowering her season best to move to fifth in the world.

Japan’s Miho Teramura (2:10.23) finished in third place as she also moved up to 10th in the world rankings for 2019.

2019 World Rankings:

2:07.02, Katinka Hosszu, HUN
2:08.60, Ye Shiwen, CHN
2:08.61, Sydney Pickrem, CAN
2:08.64, Rika Omoto, JPN
2:08.80, Yui Ohashi, JPN
2:08.91, Melanie Margalis, USA
2:09.94, Kaylee McKeown, AUS
2:09.97, Kim Seoyeong, KOR
2:10.18, Madisyn Cox, USA
2:10.23, Miho Teramura, JPN

1	HOSSZU	Katinka	HUN	2:08.63
2	OHASHI	Yui	CLB	2:08.80
3	TERAMURA	Miho	CLB	2:10.23
4	IMAI	Runa	CLB	2:13.17
5	SHIMIZU	Sakiko	CLB	2:14.66
6	ISHIHARA	Mei	CLB	2:15.36
7	OVERHOLT	Emily	CAN	2:15.59
8	ITO	Haruno	CLB	2:17.59

Women’s 100 Fly

Sweden’s Louise Hansson won the 100 fly before she heads back to school at the University of Southern California this fall. Hansson swam a 57.92, which was not far off her 57.1 from Worlds. Hansson won narrowly tonight over Japan’s Ai Soma (58.29) and Australia’s Brianna Throssell (58.31). Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen (58.65) finished in fourth as she is looking to make waves at the 2020 Olympic Games as a new mom.

1	HANSSON	Louise	SWE	57.92
2	SOMA	Ai	CLB	58.29
3	THROSSELL	Brianna	AUS	58.31
4	OTTESEN	Jeanette	DEN	58.65
5	YAMANE	Yui	CLB	58.69
6	HIRAYAMA	Yukina	CLB	59.06
7	UENO	Sayane	CLB	59.16
8	DUMONT	Valentine	BEL	59.31

Men’s 50 Fly

World record holder Andrii Govorov of the Ukraine won the 50 fly on Sunday night at the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup in Tokyo with a 23.10 to win by 0.01 over Szebasztain Szabo (23.11). Govorov and Szabo were medal contenders last week at World Championships but wound up fifth and sixth respectively. They went slower only by two tenths in Tokyo but showed consistencies. USA’s Michael Andrew (23.24) finished in third place after he was fourth at World Championships.

1	GOVOROV	Andrii	UKR	23.10
2	SZABO	Szebasztian	HUN	23.11
3	ANDREW	Michael	USA	23.24
4	TSURKIN	Yauhen	BLR	23.52
5	KISHIDA	Masayuki	CLB	23.81
6	IDA	Kengo	CLB	23.85
7	TANAKA	Yuuya	CLB	23.89
8	YANG	William	AUS	24.01

Women’s 200 Back

Australia’s Emily Seebohm won her third backstroke title of the weekend to complete the hat trick at the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup. Seebohm swam a 2:09.03 as the only non-Asian swimmer in the field. She finished ahead of Japan’s Aisa Mataki (2:10.82) and Sayaka Akase (2:11.04). There were six total Japanese swimmers in the final while Hong Kong’s Toto Kwan To Wong (2:17.35) was the seventh Asian swimmer.

1	SEEBOHM	Emily	AUS	2:09.03
2	MATAKI	Aisa	CLB	2:10.82
3	AKASE	Sayaka	CLB	2:11.04
4	TAKEUCHI	Miono	CLB	2:11.44
5	YAMAGUCHI	Airi	CLB	2:12.67
6	KONISHI	Anna	CLB	2:13.12
7	TAKAHASHI	Miki	CLB	2:13.38
8	WONG	Toto Kwan To	HKG	2:17.35

Men’s 100 Back

Australia’s Mitch Larkin won the third event of the night for the Aussies with a 53.76 in the 100 back on Sunday night at the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup in Tokyo. Larkin won the bronze medal at Worlds last week after missing the podium at the 2017 Worlds and the 2016 Olympics. Larkin finished ahead of Canada’s Markus Thormeyer (54.05) and USA’s Jacob Pebley (54.28).

1	LARKIN	Mitchell	AUS	53.76
2	THORMEYER	Markus	CAN	54.05
3	PEBLEY	Jacob	USA	54.28
4	KANEKO	Masaki	CLB	54.52
4	TSMYH	Mikita	BLR	54.52
6	MATSUBARA	Hayate	CLB	55.06
7	NATSUME	Taishi	CLB	55.10
8	ANDREW	Michael	USA	56.49

Women’s 50 Breast

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson won the 50 breast handily with a 30.35 as the 30-year-old was only 0.01 off her Worlds time from last week where she finished fourth in the final. Japan’s Satomi Suzuki, who won medals at the 2012 Olympic Games, was second at 31.09 while Belarus’ Alina Zmushka (31.12) was third.

1	ATKINSON	Alia	JAM	30.35
2	SUZUKI	Satomi	CLB	31.09
3	ZMUSHKA	Alina	BLR	31.12
4	HANSSON	Sophie	SWE	31.27
5	TAKASAKI	Yuki	CLB	31.47
6	VALL MONTERO	Jessica	ESP	31.56
7	SEEBOHM	Emily	AUS	31.62
8	SEKIGUCHI	Misaki	CLB	31.65

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verram

4 years ago

was that a PB time for Kiah Melverton in the 800m free?

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Andy Ross

4 years ago

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Yes! She was an 8:22.83 in June this year. Third fastest Australian all-time.