Column by John Lohn, Swimming World senior writer
BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, July 21. AS I was packing for my trip to Shanghai in the morning, I sat down and finalized my picks for the World Championships. There are very few changes, the biggest being Jessica Hardy selected to win the 50 breaststroke. When I did my first picks, Hardy had not yet been named to the event for the World Champs. Enjoy the meet.
50 Freestyle
Gold: Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Silver: Britta Steffen
Bronze: Therese Alshammar
100 Freestyle
Gold: Femke Heemskerk
Silver: Britta Steffen
Bronze: Fran Halsall
200 Freestyle
Gold: Federica Pellegrini
Silver: Allison Schmitt
Bronze: Kylie Palmer
400 Freestyle
Gold: Rebecca Adlington
Silver: Federica Pellegrini
Bronze: Camille Muffat
800 Freestyle
Gold: Rebecca Adlington
Silver: Chloe Sutton
Bronze: Kate Ziegler
1500 Freestyle
Gold: Chloe Sutton
Silver: Lotte Friis
Bronze: Kate Ziegler
50 Backstroke
Gold: Aya Terakawa
Silver: Anastasia Zueva
Bronze: Gao Chang
100 Backstroke
Gold: Aya Terakawa
Silver: Natalie Coughlin
Bronze: Anastasia Zueva
200 Backstroke
Gold: Kirsty Coventry
Silver: Elizabeth Beisel
Bronze: Belinda Hocking
50 Breaststroke
Gold: Jessica Hardy
Silver: Rebecca Soni
Bronze: Yuliya Efimova
100 Breaststroke
Gold: Rebecca Soni
Silver: Leisel Jones
Bronze: Yuliya Efimova
200 Breaststroke
Gold: Rebecca Soni
Silver: Yuliya Efimova
Bronze: Amanda Beard
50 Butterfly
Gold: Therese Alshammar
Silver: Sarah Sjostrom
Bronze: Marieke Guehrer
100 Butterfly
Gold: Sarah Sjostrom
Silver: Dana Vollmer
Bronze: Liu Zige
200 Butterfly
Gold: Liu Zige
Silver: Jiao Liuyang
Bronze: Kathleen Hersey
200 Individual Medley
Gold: Ariana Kukors
Silver: Stephanie Rice
Bronze: Yi Shiwen
400 Individual Medley
Gold: Stephanie Rice
Silver: Elizabeth Beisel
Bronze: Li Xuanxu
400 Freestyle Relay
Gold: Netherlands
Silver: United States
Bronze: Australia
800 Freestyle Relay
Gold: Australia
Silver: United States
Bronze: China
400 Medley Relay
Gold: United States
Silver: China
Bronze: Australia
MEN'S PICKS – LOHN
50 Freestyle
Gold: Cesar Cielo
Silver: Fred Bousquet
Bronze: Nathan Adrian
100 Freestyle
Gold: Nathan Adrian
Silver: Cesar Cielo
Bronze: Brent Hayden
200 Freestyle
Gold: Michael Phelps
Silver: Tae Hwan Park
Bronze: Ryan Lochte
400 Freestyle
Gold: Tae Hwan Park
Silver: Sun Yang
Bronze: Ous Mellouli
800 Freestyle
Gold: Sun Yang
Silver: Ous Mellouli
Bronze: Ryan Cochrane
1500 Freestyle
Gold: Sun Yang
Silver: Ous Mellouli
Bronze: Ryan Cochrane
50 Backstroke
Gold: Camille Lacourt
Silver: Liam Tancock
Bronze: Junya Koga
100 Backstroke
Gold: Camille Lacourt
Silver: Ryosuke Irie
Bronze: Nick Thoman
200 Backstroke
Gold: Ryan Lochte
Silver: Ryosuke Irie
Bronze: Tyler Clary
50 Breaststroke
Gold: Cameron van der Burgh
Silver: Felipe Silva
Bronze: Hendrik Feldwehr
100 Breaststroke
Gold: Kosuke Kitajima
Silver: Alexander Dale Oen
Bronze: Brenton Rickard
200 Breaststroke
Gold: Naoya Tomita
Silver: Kosuke Kitajima
Bronze: Daniel Gyurta
50 Butterfly
Gold: Cesar Cielo
Silver: Matt Targett
Bronze: Milorad Cavic
100 Butterfly
Gold: Michael Phelps
Silver: Milorad Cavic
Bronze: Laszlo Cseh
200 butterfly
Gold: Michael Phelps
Silver: Takeshi Matsuda
Bronze: Laszlo Cseh
200 Individual Medley
Gold: Ryan Lochte
Silver: Michael Phelps
Bronze: Laszlo Cseh
400 Individual Medley
Gold: Ryan Lochte
Silver: Laszlo Cseh
Bronze: Tyler Clary
400 Freestyle Relay
Gold: United States
Silver: France
Bronze: Russia
800 Freestyle Relay
Gold: United States
Silver: Russia
Bronze: China
400 Medley Relay
Gold: France
Silver: United States
Bronze: Germany
