2019 FINA World Swimming Cup Tokyo: Rapsys, Schoenmaker, Shymanovich Break Meet Records

Tatjana Schoenmaker broke a World Cup record. Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

The first night of finals from the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo began on Friday night in Tokyo, Japan with ten events on the schedule. Three World Cup meet records fell on Friday night in Japan with Ilya Shymanovich (100 breast), Tatjana Schoenmaker (200 breast) and Danas Rapsys (400 free) while Andrew Seliskar also moved up to sixth in the world rankings in the 100 fly.

Men’s 400 Free

Danas Rapsys broke the World Cup meet record with a 3:45.57, lowering the meet record of 3:46.76 from James Guy in November 2015. Rapsys was in control during the entire race which came as no surprise since he was fourth last week at World Championships with a 3:43. Rapsys won tonight in Tokyo ahead of New Zealand’s Zac Reid (3:50.25) and Canada’s Jeremy Bagshaw (3:52.20).

1	RAPSYS	Danas	LTU	3:45.57	WC
2	REID	Zac	NZL	3:50.25
3	BAGSHAW	Jeremy	CAN	3:52.20
4	TAKEDA	Shogo	CLB	3:52.39
5	YOSHIDA	Fuyu	CLB	3:52.97
6	COTE	Tristan	CAN	3:54.76
7	YAMAMOTO	Kohei	CLB	3:55.11
8	TANI	Taketomo	CLB	3:55.62

Women’s 200 Breast

South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker broke the second World Cup meet record of the night with a 2:22.35 on Friday night at the FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo, Japan. Schoenmaker broke the meet record of 2:22.87 that Viktoria Gunes set in 2015 in Dubai. Schoenmaker had a solid back half as she won ahead of Japan’s Reona Aoki (2:24.33).

Schoenmaker also went faster than she did to win the silver medal at World Championships but was actually a 2:21 in the semifinals. Spain’s Jessica Vall finished in third at 2:25.32.

1	SCHOENMAKER	Tatjana	RSA	2:22.35	WC
2	AOKI	Reona	CLB	2:24.33
3	VALL MONTERO	Jessica	ESP	2:25.32
4	IMAI	Runa	CLB	2:25.41
5	ISHIDA	Kako	CLB	2:26.97
6	TAKAHASHI	Miho	CLB	2:27.01
7	ASABA	Shiori	CLB	2:27.08
8	SIMONOVA	Vitalina	RUS	2:27.15

Men’s 100 Breast

Ilya Shymanovich of Belarus broke the third World Cup meet record of the night on Friday night at the FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Shymanovich swam a 58.73 in the 100 breast to lower the record of 58.97 from Cameron van der Burgh set in 2015. Shymanovich was looking to have a much stronger World Cup showing than what he had at the World Championships last week. He was 12th at Worlds after coming in as the second fastest performer in history. His 58.73 was faster than what he swam in the heats in Gwangju as he won tonight ahead of Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki (59.01) and USA’s Andrew Wilson (59.02).

Koseki was fourth at World Championships while Wilson was sixth. Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi (59.23) was also in the mix placing fourth tonight. Martinenghi was disqualified in the semifinals of the World Championships.

1	SHYMANOVICH	Ilya	BLR	58.73	WC
2	KOSEKI	Yasuhiro	JPN	59.01
3	WILSON	Andrew	USA	59.02
4	MARTINENGHI	Nicolo	ITA	59.23
5	YAMANAKA	Yoshiki	CLB	59.84
6	SIDLAUSKAS	Andrius	LTU	1:00.07
7	TITENIS	Giedrius	LTU	1:00.14
8	MURA	Ryuya	CLB	1:00.23

Women’s 200 Fly

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu picked up the first of her many World Cup gold medals on Friday night in Tokyo with a 2:07.10 in the 200 butterfly. Hosszu did not swim this event at the World Championships but her season best time puts her third in the world this year with her 2:06 from the FINA Champions Series. Hosszu was in a good race with Australia’s Brianna Throssell, who finished second at 2:07.36. The time was a new season best for Throssell, who was a 2:07.39 in June and she moved up to 10th in the world rankings. She was 11th in the heats but scratched last week at World Championships.

Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos was third at 2:08.86.

1	HOSSZU	Katinka	HUN	2:07.10
2	THROSSELL	Brianna	AUS	2:07.36
3	JAKABOS	Zsuzsanna	HUN	2:08.86
4	KANEKO	Kie	CLB	2:10.97
5	MOCHIDA	Sachi	CLB	2:11.03
6	MIZUGUCHI	Chiho	CLB	2:11.32
7	TAYLOR	Laura	AUS	2:11.60
8	QUAH	Jing Wen	SGP	2:12.34

2019 World Rankings:

2:05.96, Hali Flickinger, USA
2:06.59, Katie Drabot, USA
2:06.62, Katinka Hosszu, HUN
2:06.78, Boglarka Kapas, HUN
2:07.16, Franziska Hentke, GER
2:07.21, Suzuka Hasegawa, JPN
2:07.26, Regan Smith, USA
2:07.32, Hiroko Makino, JPN
2:07.36, Brianna Throssell, AUS
2:07.36, Zhang Yufei, CHN

Men’s 100 Fly

USA’s Andrew Seliskar continued his strong performances in the 100 fly on Friday at the FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo with a 51.34 in the 100 fly. Seliskar improved on his 51.43 from the heats and is now tied for sixth in the world with Hungary’s Szebasztian Szabo. Seliskar won the final ahead of Australia’s Grant Irvine (51.63) and Szabo (51.67).

Seliskar is now the second fastest American this year as he only swam the 200 free and 4×200 free relay last week at World Championships. Irvine is also the third fastest Australian for 2019. Seliskar missed the World Cup record of 51.04 from Chad Le Clos in 2015.

1	SELISKAR	Andrew	USA	51.34
2	IRVINE	Grant	AUS	51.63
3	SZABO	Szebasztian	HUN	51.67
4	MIZUNUMA	Naoki	JPN	52.00
5	HARTING	Zach	USA	52.02
6	KAWAMOTO	Takeshi	CLB	52.03
7	ANDREW	Michael	USA	52.14
8	MURPHY	Ryan	USA	52.51

2019 World Rankings:

49.50, Caeleb Dressel, USA
50.83, Andrei Minakov, RUS
50.85, Mehdy Metella, FRA
50.95, Kristof Milak, HUN
51.16, Chad Le Clos, RSA
51.34, Andrew Seliskar, USA
51.34, Szebasztian Szabo, HUN
51.35, Marius Kusch, GER
51.43, Naoki Mizunuma, JPN
51.47, David Morgan, AUS
51.47, Matthew Temple, AUS

Women’s 400 Free

Australia’s Kiah Melverton held off Spain’s Mireia Belmonte in the 400 free final on Friday night at the World Swimming Cup in Tokyo with a 4:06.71. The time is faster than what Melverton swam at World Championships, where she was 11th with a 4:09. Belmonte was second at 4:06.81, who also went faster than her 4:10 from Worlds last week. Melverton had also been faster though this year, swimming a 4:05 in June.

Japan’s Miyu Namba (4:09.39) was third while USA’s Erica Sullivan was fourth (4:10.44). Australia’s Maddy Gough (4:10.50) was fifth. Gough was fifth at World Championships last week in the 1500 while Sullivan was fifth in the 25K.

1	MELVERTON	Kiah	AUS	4:06.71
2	BELMONTE	Mireia	ESP	4:06.81
3	NAMBA	Miyu	CLB	4:09.39
4	SULLIVAN	Erica	USA	4:10.44
5	GOUGH	Maddy	AUS	4:10.50
6	KOBORI	Waka	CLB	4:11.56
7	MASUDA	Aoi	CLB	4:12.19
8	GOTO	Mayuko	CLB	4:17.19

Women’s 50 Back

Australia’s Emily Seebohm, coming off a year where she didn’t swim at World Championships for the first time since 2005, won the 50 back without a hiccup at 28.03 on Friday night in Tokyo at the World Swimming Cup. Seebohm’s time put her in a tie for 27th in the world with fellow Aussie Minna Atherton and Canada’s Danielle Hanus.

Austria’s Caroline Pilhatsch was second at 28.20 while Japan’s Emi Moronuki (28.27) was third.

1	SEEBOHM	Emily	AUS	28.03
2	PILHATSCH	Caroline	AUT	28.20
3	MORONUKI	Emi	CLB	28.27
4	BARRATT	Holly	AUS	28.28
5	TAKAHASHI	Miki	CLB	28.46
6	TAKEMURA	Miyuki	CLB	28.48
7	COLEMAN	Michelle	SWE	28.66
8	TAKEUCHI	Miono	CLB	29.01

Men’s 200 Back

Australia’s Mitch Larkin pulled out of the 200 back last week at World Championships to focus on the 200 IM. He swam a solid 1:55.97 on Friday night at the World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Larkin finished ahead of USA’s Jacob Pebley (1:56.37). Pebley swam faster than he did at World Championships last week where he placed sixth in the final.

Japan’s Hayate Matsubara (1:57.74) finished in third place ahead of fellow Japanese Yuma Edo (1:58.55).

1	LARKIN	Mitchell	AUS	1:55.97
2	PEBLEY	Jacob	USA	1:56.37
3	MATSUBARA	Hayate	CLB	1:57.74
4	EDO	Yuma	CLB	1:58.55
5	MAHONEY	Travis	AUS	1:59.46
6	NATSUME	Taishi	CLB	1:59.70
7	INO	Ryuka	CLB	2:00.90
8	SHIOKAWA	Yuuya	CLB	2:02.94

Women’s 50 Free

Sweden’s Michelle Coleman scored a new best time in the 50 free on Friday night at the FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo with a 24.66. She is coming off a World Championships where she was 14th in this event and did not make it out of semifinals. Coleman scored a big win over Australia’s Cate Campbell, who won the bronze medal last week at World Championships in this event.

Singapore’s Ting Quah was third at 24.92 while Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen (24.97) placed fourth. Ottesen is back in the pool after having a child not long ago.

1	COLEMAN	Michelle	SWE	24.66
2	CAMPBELL	Cate	AUS	24.81
3	QUAH	Ting	SGP	24.92
4	OTTESEN	Jeanette	DEN	24.97
5	WILSON	Madison	AUS	25.06
6	OMOTO	Rika	JPN	25.24
7	IGARASHI	Chihiro	CLB	25.27
8	SATOU	Aya	CLB	25.40

Men’s 50 Free

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov just missed the World Cup record of 21.49 that he set last year. He swam a 21.56 on Friday night in Tokyo at the FINA World Swimming Cup, winning ahead of Japan’s Shinri Shioura (21.92) and USA’s Michael Andrew (21.94). Morozov was fourth at World Championships last week with a 21.53.

1	MOROZOV	Vladimir	RUS	21.56
2	SHIOURA	Shinri	CLB	21.92
3	ANDREW	Michael	USA	21.94
4	PIERONI	Blake	USA	22.03
5	MCEVOY	Cameron	AUS	22.04
6	MATSUI	Kosuke	CLB	22.26
7	CONDORELLI	Santo	ITA	22.33
8	MACHEKIN	Artsiom	BLR	22.66

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