Katinka Hosszu Races Only Once on Second Morning of FINA World Cup Moscow Stop

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Day one of the 2017 FINA World Cup was highlighted by a World Record from Sarah Sjostrom. On day two in Moscow there were no world record challengers, but a number of veterans appeared to cruise through prelims.

With the new rule changes, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu, known for swimming a very rigorous World Cup schedule, raced just one event this morning. She did it in dominating fashion- clocking a 2:07.30 in the 200 IM. Four seconds behind her was Femke Heemskerk of the Netherlands with a 2:11.42. Australia’s Emily Seebohm (2:12.03) secured third.

Hong Kong’s Kenneth Ho was the fastest of seven 52s in he men’s 100 IM. Ho touched in 52.11. Russia’s Sergel Fesikov took the second seed in 52.41, one tenth ahead of Italian Marco Orsi in 52.51.

In the women’s 200 breaststroke Rikke Pedersen of Denmark touched in 2:21.25. Picking up the second seed was Jamaican Alia Atkinson with her 2:22.07. Russia’s Marila Temnikova (2:22.77) was third this morning.

Sjostrom cruised to a top seeded 56.07 in the women’s 100 butterfly. Atkinson finished second in 57.64 and Franziska Hentke of Germany was third with a 57.84.

Norway’s Henrik Christiansen was far faster than the field in prelims of the 400 free as he posted a 3:41.79. Finishing second was Poland’s Wojciech Wojdak with a 3:45.00. Tonight’s third seed went to Alexander Fedorov in 3:46.83.

In the women’s 100 freestyle Heemskerk finished in 52.33. Australia’s Cate Campbell was second this morning in 52.73. With a 53.59 Federica Pellegrini of Italy will return to finals in the third position.

Christian Erik Diener of Germany was the quickest man in prelims of the 200 freestyle with his 1:51.88. Russia’s Grigory Tarasevich earned the second seed (1:52.56) and the third spot went to Dmitril Maltcev in 1:53.32.

Great Britain’s Adam Barrett (22.61) finished .09 ahead of Russia’s Oleg Kostin (22.70) to lead the 50 butterfly prelims. Kostin’s fellow countryman Nikkita Korolev (22.94) finished third.

The top five women in the 50 backstroke were under 27 seconds. Maaike De Waard of the Netherlands took the top seed in 26.56. Joining her in the middle of the pool tonight will be Maria Kameneva (26.83) and Seebohm (26.90).

Belarus’ Ilya Shymanovich touched in 56.83 in the men’s 100 breaststroke prelims. Touching second was Russia’s Kirill Prigoda (57.91) while Andrei Nikolaev (58.08) was third.

While the women closed in on, and eventually broke, the 50 freestyle world record yesterday, the men were over a second off their World Standard. Russia’s Sergel Fesikov (21.20) got the closest. Poland’s Pawe Juraszek (21.42) and Hungary’s Maxim Lobanovskij (21.54) finished second and third.

Full results available here.

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Neil Morgan
6 years ago

What rule changes?

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