2019 FINA World Swimming Cup Tokyo: Kosuke Hagino Returns to International Competition In 200 IM

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The second full morning of the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo featured nine total events. Some of the world’s best swimmers have stayed in Asia after last week’s World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea to take advantage of more long course racing whilst holding on to their tapers. The biggest story of the morning was the return of Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Hagino to international racing waters.

The Tokyo spot is one of seven stops on the World Cup tour this year as the meet will shift to China next week and Singapore the next.

Men’s 50 Back

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov had the fastest time in the 50 back heats with a 24.91 as he was the only swimmer to break 25 seconds in the heats. USA’s Michael Andrew had the second fastest time of the heats on Saturday morning at the FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo with a 25.00. Japan’s Takeshi Kawamoto (25.30) and Australia’s Mitch Larkin (25.42) placed third and fourth.

1	MOROZOV	Vladimir	RUS	24.91
2	ANDREW	Michael	USA	25.00
3	KAWAMOTO	Takeshi	CLB	25.30
4	LARKIN	Mitchell	AUS	25.42
5	YANG	William	AUS	25.48
6	KANEKO	Masaki	CLB	25.51
7	PEBLEY	Jacob	USA	25.57
8	TSMYH	Mikita	BLR	25.59

Women’s 200 Free

Australia’s Madison Wilson and Brianna Throssell, fresh off helping set the world record in the 4×200 free relay last week at World Championships, put up the top two times in the 200 free at the FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Wilson was first at 1:58.98 while Throssell was second at 1:59.07. Japan’s Nagisa Ikemoto (1:59.16) and Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:59.63) were third and fourth and the only others ones to break 2:00.

1	WILSON	Madison	AUS	1:58.98
2	THROSSELL	Brianna	AUS	1:59.07
3	IKEMOTO	Nagisa	CLB	1:59.16
4	JAKABOS	Zsuzsanna	HUN	1:59.63
5	AOKI	Tomomi	CLB	2:00.04
6	DUMONT	Valentine	BEL	2:00.63
7	NAMBA	Miyu	CLB	2:00.68
8	OVERHOLT	Emily	CAN	2:00.72

Men’s 200 IM

USA’s Josh Prenot was the only swimmer to break 2:00 in the 200 IM heats on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Prenot was a 1:59.04 as he is the top seed heading into finals ahead of Australia’s Mitch Larkin (2:01.02) and Japan’s Kotaro Takahashi (2:01.21).

Notably, Kosuke Hagino made his return to competition after some time away with a 2:01.52, placing sixth. Hagino, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 400 IM, sat out the World Championships this year to do some soul searching about his future in the sport of swimming. Hagino had lost motivation and pulled himself out of consideration for the World Championships because he wasn’t up for it. He has now shifted his focus to returning to the podium next summer.

1	PRENOT	Josh	USA	1:59.04
2	LARKIN	Mitchell	AUS	2:01.02
3	TAKAHASHI	Kotaro	CLB	2:01.21
4	UCHIYAMA	Takumi	CLB	2:01.25
5	FRASER-HOLMES	Thomas	AUS	2:01.27
6	HAGINO	Kosuke	CLB	2:01.52
7	OHTAKE	Masayuki	CLB	2:02.15
8	HONJYOU	Tomoki	CLB	2:02.66

Women’s 100 Back

World Cup queen Katinka Hosszu was the lone swimmer to break 60 seconds in the 100 back on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Japan with a 59.97. She is ahead of fellow veterans Federica Pellegrini (1:00.19) and Emily Seebohm (1:00.51). Sweden’s Michelle Coleman (1:01.03) and Australia’s Holly Barratt (1:01.30) also qualified for the final as seasoned veterans.

1	HOSSZU	Katinka	HUN	59.97
2	PELLEGRINI	Federica	ITA	1:00.19
3	SEEBOHM	Emily	AUS	1:00.51
4	COLEMAN	Michelle	SWE	1:01.03
5	MORONUKI	Emi	CLB	1:01.28
6	BARRATT	Holly	AUS	1:01.30
7	TAKEUCHI	Miono	CLB	1:01.49
8	TAKAHASHI	Miki	CLB	1:01.51

Men’s 50 Breast

Ilya Shymanovich, fresh off his 25th birthday yesterday, swam the top time in the 50 breast in the heats on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Shymanovich was a 26.88 as he is ahead of Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi (27.02) and Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki (27.34).

1	SHYMANOVICH	Ilya	BLR	26.88
2	MARTINENGHI	Nicolo	ITA	27.02
3	KOSEKI	Yasuhiro	JPN	27.34
4	MATSUMURA	Yuuki	CLB	27.39
5	YAMANAKA	Yoshiki	CLB	27.56
6	OKAZAKI	Kouchirou	CLB	27.61
7	OUMI	Harry	CLB	27.62
8	ANDREW	Michael	USA	27.63

Women’s 50 Fly

Japan’s Ai Soma led the splash and dash heats of the 50 fly on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Cup in Tokyo. Soma was a 26.13 to lead Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen (26.16) and Holly Barratt (26.19). Barratt was actually in a tie for third with Louise Hansson (26.19) of Sweden.

Ottesen recently had a child and is on the comeback trail as a new mom, inspired by recently retired Dana Vollmer.

1	SOMA	Ai	CLB	26.13
2	OTTESEN	Jeanette	DEN	26.16
3	BARRATT	Holly	AUS	26.19
3	HANSSON	Louise	SWE	26.19
5	HIRAYAMA	Yukina	CLB	26.26
6	BUYS	Kimberly	BEL	26.27
7	CAMPBELL	Cate	AUS	26.29
8	KUROKI	Masako	CLB	26.48

Men’s 100 Free

USA’s Blake Pieroni, fresh off a fourth place finish at the World Championships in this event, came back a week later to take the top spot in the 100 free heats with a 48.31 on Saturday morning at the FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Pieroni is over a half second ahead of Hungary’s Szebasztian Szabo (48.82) and USA’s Andrew Seliskar (48.83) heading into the final.

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov (48.92) and Italy’s Santo Condorelli (48.96) will also pose as challengers in the final.

1	PIERONI	Blake	USA	48.31
2	SZABO	Szebasztian	HUN	48.82
3	SELISKAR	Andrew	USA	48.83
4	MOROZOV	Vladimir	RUS	48.92
5	CONDORELLI	Santo	ITA	48.96
6	KOZMA	Dominik	HUN	49.05
7	MATSUMOTO	Katsuhiro	CLB	49.18
8	RAPSYS	Danas	LTU	49.51

Women’s 100 Breast

Japan had a solid showing in the women’s 100 breast heats on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Cup in Tokyo as Miho Teramura (1:07.17) put up the top time ahead of Misaki Sekiguchi (1:07.38) and Satomi Suzuki (1:07.70). Japan had five swimmers advance to the final including the top four seeds.

1	TERAMURA	Miho	CLB	1:07.17
2	SEKIGUCHI	Misaki	CLB	1:07.38
3	SUZUKI	Satomi	CLB	1:07.70
4	AOKI	Reona	CLB	1:07.84
5	VALL MONTERO	Jessica	ESP	1:08.07
6	SCHOENMAKER	Tatjana	RSA	1:08.17
7	ZMUSHKA	Alina	BLR	1:08.20
8	FUKASAWA	Mai	CLB	1:08.55

Men’s 200 Fly

Japan flexed its 200 butterfly muscles on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Japan had a total of six swimmers advance to the 200 fly final including the top four seeds. Nao Horomura and Daiki Tanaka had the fastest time at 1:57.27 while Takumi Takeda (1:57.37) qualified in third.

USA’s Zach Harting (1:57.47) and Australia’s Nic Brown (1:57.74) were the only non-Japanese swimmers to make the final.

1	HOROMURA	Nao	CLB	1:57.27
1	TANAKA	Daiki	CLB	1:57.27
3	TERADA	Takumi	CLB	1:57.37
4	YASUI	Daiki	CLB	1:57.45
5	HARTING	Zach	USA	1:57.47
6	HONDA	Tomoru	CLB	1:57.48
7	UMEMOTO	Masayuki	CLB	1:57.66
8	BROWN	Nic	AUS	1:57.74

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