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Katinka Hosszu of Hungary led the entire race and claimed victory in the women’s 400-meter IM with a final time of 4:30.39, finishing just shy of her meet record of 4:30.31 from 2009. Hosszu succeeded in shaving 2.39 seconds off her prelims tim of 4:32.78.
Silver in the event went to Maya DiRado of the USA who posted a finishing time of 4:31.71, pushing her to second in the world rankings for the event in 2015. DiRado dropped 4.4 seconds from prelims to finals. Going into finals DiRado was tied with Great Britain’s Hannah Miley with a time of 4:36.11, but managed to use her prowess in the back and breast to stick with Hosszu.
Canada’s Emily Overholt took third in the event with a time of 4:32.52, improving upon her prelims time of 4:35.85 by 3.34 seconds. Overholt’s time moves her up to fourth in the world rankings for 2015.
Hannah Miley of Great Britain finished fourth overall with a final time of 4:34.79. While she dropped time from her prelims swim of 4:36.11, Miley’s best time for 2015 was a 4:32.16 that she posted at the British Championships earlier this year.
Barbora Zavadova of the Czech Republic turned in a time of 4:36.73 to finish fifth in the event, adding slightly to her prelims time of 4:35.60.
Sakiko Shimizu of Japan maintained her spot at sixth with a time of 4:37.19, a slight add to her prelims time of 4:36.16.
Great Britain’s Aimee Willmott posted a time of 4:38.75 for seventh overall, while France’s Lara Grangeon was eighth with a time of 4:40.98.
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Overholt is a breakout star in the making. 17yo and had a 4:39 PR at the start of the year.
Dont worry, Katinka – 400 IM in Rio is on day one 🙂
Cool so much :