2019 FINA World Championships: Day 8 Finals Photo Gallery

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James Guy celebrates Great Britain's 4x100 medley relay victory - Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

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The eighth and final session of the 2019 FINA World Championships have come to a conclusion and what a final session it was!

Throughout the entirety of the finals session, Swimming World photographer Becca Wyant was on deck capturing the action and excitement, while Swimming World’s Craig Lord, John Lohn, Liz Byrnes and Andy Ross reported on the action from Gwangju, South Korea.

Splash through day eight finals photo gallery sponsored by FINIS:

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Lilly King added a second gold medal to her name and successfully defended her 50 breast title, while Italian teenager Benedetta Pilato claimed the silver.

Germany’s Florian Wellbrock outlasted an all-European final in the men’s 1500 free and Japan’s Daiya Seto held off American Jay Litherland to claim victory in the men’s 400 IM.

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary continued to make history and become the first woman to win five titles in a single event with her victory in the women’s 400 IM.

A quick anchor split from Great Britain’s Duncan Scott propelled Great Britain to victory in the men’s 400 medley relay, ahead of Team USA’s anchor Nathan Adrian. The British men won 3:28.10 to the USA’s 3:28.45, while Russia finished third with a 3:28.81.

The American women ended the World Championships with not one World Record, but TWO. 17-year-old Regan Smith propelled the American women to a dominating start and secured her second individual World Record of the meet in the process in the 100 back. Teammates Lilly King, Kelsi Dahlia, and Simone Manuel continued the momentum and the foursome demolished the previous World Record of 3:51.55 by more than a second with a 3:50.40.

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