Philip Heintz Leads Three 1:57s in Men’s 200 IM Euro Semi-Finals

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Germany’s Philip Heintz, currently ranked fourth in the world in the men’s 200 IM at 1:56.67, qualified first for the final in his signature event in a time of 1:57.56. Just behind was Great Britain’s Max Litchfield at 1:57.62, and also getting under 1:58 was Switzerland’s Jeremy Desplanches at 1:57.99. Desplanches ranks No. 6 in the world this year at 1:57.04.

A trio of NCAA swimmers qualified in the next three spots: Great Britain’s Mark Szaranek (Florida) took fourth in 1:58.22, followed by Greece’s Andreas Vazaios (NC State) at 1:58.48 and Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez (Virginia Tech) at 1:59.28. The last two qualifers for the final included Portugal’s Alexis Manacas Santos (1:59.89) and Russia’s Semen Makovich (2:00.00).

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