Andrei Shabashov Paces Men’s 100 Back Semis in Windsor

Photo Courtesy: Taylor Brien

Russia’s Andrei Shabashov blasted the field in the first semifinal of the men’s 100 back, and he held on to take the top seed overall for the finals, which will go off Wednesday night.

Shabashov posted a time of 49.71, well ahead of China’s Xu Jiayu, the Olympic silver medalist in the event, who came in at 49.99. Mitch Larkin, last year’s World Champion in the long course version of the event who is dealing with a balky knee, qualified third in 50.10.

Poland’s Radoslaw Kawecki was next in 50.17, ahead of Romania’s Robert Glinta (50.37) and Russia’s Grigory Tarasevich (50.54).

The USA’s Jacob Pebley finished seventh in 50.56, and Japan’s Junya Koga took eighth in 50.59.

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