Hugo Gonzalez Wins Third Gold of Meet in 200 Back, Sets Another World Junior Championship Record

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Men’s 200 Back Final

Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez won his third gold medal of the meet in the men’s 200-meter backstroke final, as well as set a World Junior championship record in the race with his time of 1:56.69. The time is over a second faster than Luca Mencarini‘s championship record set way back in 2013.

15-year-old American Carson Foster was close behind to secure second place and a silver medal for Team USA, as he finished the race in 1:57.87.

Russia’s Nikita Tretyakov went out hard in search of the gold medal, with the fastest first 50 split, but faded to finish in 1:58.72 for the bronze medal. Fourth place went to Romania’s Daniel Martin in 1:59.02.

The Czech Republic’s Tomas Ludvik finished a little less than half a second later in 1:59.43 for fifth place, while Great Britain’s Brodie Williams claimed sixth place with his time of 1:59.68.

Conor Ferguson came charging home with a quick last 50 to place seventh in 1:59.86 over Great Britain’s Elliot Clogg, who touched in 2:00.41 for eighth place in the final heat.

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Thomas A. Small

8 years ago

Congratulations Hugo

Andrej Tomči

8 years ago

Czechoslovakia doesnt exist, since 1993 Slovak and Czech republic are separate 😉