Daniel Gyurta Successfully Defends 200 Breast Title at Worlds – Video

DOHA – Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta successfully defended his 200 breast title at the FINA World Short Course Championships tonight. Watch Race Video

Gyurta might not have been able to challenge his world record of 2:00.48 from the FINA World Cup earlier this year, but he just missed his meet mark of 2:01.35 with a 2:01.49 for the win. He’s the first man ever to win two world titles in this event.

Germany’s Marco Koch, the only man to beat Gyurta in the 200 breast this year wit ha .01 victory at the Hong Kong stop of the FINA World Cup, took second in 2:01.91 in another close battle.

Russia’s Kirill Prigoda turned in a third-place time of 2:02.38, while Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki wound up fourth in 2:02.45.

Slovakia’s Tomas Klobucnik (2:04,29), Japan’s Yuta Oshikiri (2:05.09) and Brazil’s Felipe Silva (2:06.74) finished fifth through seventh, while Russia’s Oleg Kostin drew a disqualification.

Name	50	100	150	200
Gyurta	27.64	58.73	1:29.77	2:01.49
Koch	27.80	59.21	1:30.33	2:01.91
Prigoda	27.42	58.91	1:30.51	2:02.38

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Women’s 200 medley relay finals
Men’s 50 back semis
Women’s 100 free finals
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Women’s 200 back finals
Men’s 200 breast finals
Women’s 50 fly finals
Men’s 400 free finals
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