Mitchell Larkin Clips Top Field For 100 Back Title at 2015 FINA World Championships

Mitch Larkin Pan Pacs 2014 Swimming Australia

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Mitchell Larkin of Australia overhauled the men’s 100-meter back field for the world title at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

Larkin, who posted a world best with an Oceanic record of 52.38 yesterday, won his first world title with a 52.40 this evening. That swim is just outside the top 10 swims all time in the event’s history.

France’s Camille Lacourt charged his way into silver with a second-place time of 52.48. That’s off his French record of 52.11, but good enough to claim a fifth career world title. He now owns three golds and two silvers.

USA’s Matt Grevers, first at the 50 with a 25.40, couldn’t keep up the pace as he faded to third with a 52.66. That swim gave him his first bronze at a world championship event as his career tally now rises to five with three golds, a silver and a bronze.

China’s Xu Jiayu (52.89), Great Britain’s Chris Walker-Hebborn (53.02), Japan’s Ryosuke Irie (53.10), Russia’s Evgeny Rylov (53.23) and Great Britain’s Liam Tancock (53.37) closed out the championship field.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Men’s 200 free finals
Women’s 100 back finals
Men’s 50 breast semis
Women’s 1500 free finals
Men’s 100 back finals
Women’s 200 free semis
Men’s 200 fly semis
Women’s 100 breast finals

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