Marco Koch Sets 200 Breaststroke Championship Record En Route To Gold

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch

Men’s 200 Breast FINAL:

Germany’s Marco Koch added a second gold medal to his collection after taking home the gold in the 100 yesterday. Koch posted a new championship record time of 2:01.21 to finish well ahead of the competition. The previous championship record was a 2:01.35 set in 2012 by Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta.

Andrew Willis of Great Britain led the battle for second with a time of 2:02.71, while Russia’s Mikhail Dorinov took home bronze with a 2:03.09.

The USA picked up fourth and fifth as Nic Fink and Josh Prenot posted times of 2:03.79 and 2:03.96 respectively.

Sweden’s Erik Persson (2:04.83), Russia’s Ilya Khomenko (2:04.97), and Japan’s Yukihiro Takahashi (2:05.40) concluded the heat.

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