Chad le Clos, World Cup Champ, Clocks World Leader to Win 200 Free at Worlds

DOHA – Chad le Clos captured his third short course world title with a victory in the 200 free at the FINA World Short Course Championships.

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Men’s 200 free

Although Serbia’s Velimir Stjepanovic certainly set the pace with a sizzling 49.01 at the 100-meter split, South Africa’s Chad le Clos kept calm and overhauled the field by the end of the race with a 1:41.45 for the victory.

Le Clos won this event all 27 times he competed in it in the FINA World Cup this year, and still hasn’t lost a short course 200 free with his win. He joins Ryk Neethling as the only South Africans to win this event as Neethling won in 2006.

Le Clos’ time also stands as the top time this year, besting the 1:41.48 set by Russia’s Danila Izotov at the Russian Championships in Kazan.

That’s Le Clos’ third world title at the short course championships, having previously won the 200 fly in 2010 and the 100 fly in 2012.

Izotov, meanwhile, raced his way to a 1:41.67 for second tonight. That’s his second medal in the event as he took silver in the 200 free behind Ryan Lochte in 2010, 1:41.08 to 1:41.70.

Lochte claimed his fourth 200 free short course medal with a bronze-winning time of 1:42.09. He had won the previous two meetings in 2010 and 2012, and also took bronze behind Michael Phelps and Rick Say in 2004.

Hungary’s Dominik Kozma (1:42.25), Hungary’s Peter Bernek (1:42.44), Stjepanovic (1:42.48), Australia’s Daniel Smith (1:42.81) and Venezuela’s Cristian Quintero (1:43.45) also competed this evening.

Name	50	100	150	200
Le Clos	23.52	49.65	1:16.03	1:41.45
Izotov	24.08	50.28	1:16.24	1:41.67
Lochte	23.65	49.65	1:15.58	1:42.09

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