Camille Lacourt Wins Close 100 Back At 2016 Euro Champs

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch

Men’s 100 Back Final:

The men’s 100 back final featured a close race to the finish. At the touch it was France’s Camille Lacourt who touched first, stopping the clock at a 53.79. Lacourt’s best for 2016 sits at a 52.97 from the French Championships resting him at third in the world rankings.

Finishing close behind Lacourt was Russia’s Grigory Tarasevich with a final time of 53.89 to be the only other athlete under the 54-second mark. Tarasevich currently occupies fifth in the world rankings for 2016 after posting a 53.03 at the Russian Championships earlier this year.

The bronze medal was split between Italy’s Simone Sabbioni and Greece’s Apostolos Christou. The pair simultaneously stopped the clock at a 54.19. Both occupy spots in the top 20 world rankings for 2016 with Sabbioni at tenth (53.34) and Christou at twelfth (53.36).

Hungary’s Gabor Balog finished fifth overall with a time of 54.35, just ahead of another tie. Romania’s Robert Glinta and Israel’s Yakov Yan Toumarkin delivered matching times of 54.36.

Rounding out the top eight was Shane Ryan of Ireland at 54.49.

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