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PHOENIX, Arizona, August 19. THE World University Games concluded today in Shenzhen, China, with four countries winning six of the events on the final day. Japan and Italy each won two events, with the Japanese claiming the men’s medley relay and the women’s 200 back, with Shiho Sakai winning by two seconds in 2:09.75.

Italy was represented with wins by Lucio Spadaro in the men’s 50 free and Rocco Potenza in the men’s 1500. Potenza almost got through the 15-minute barrier with a time of 15:00.57. That time would have placed him seventh at the world championships.

Aliaksandra Herasimenia gave Belarus another gold medal, this time in the 50 free with a 24.66. And China earned a gold medal from Sun Ye’s win in the women’s 100 breast.

The United States finished off the meet with two silver medals today. Adam Small placed second in the men’s 50 free by one hundredth of a second with a 22.31 and the men’s medley relay team of Rex Tulius, Adam Klein, Tim Phillips and Jimmy Feigen couldn’t catch the Japanese, taking second with a 3:37.92.

The United States won 25 total medals in swimming, including 12 golds. New Zealand and China tied for second in the gold medal tally with five each, while Japan had the second-highest total medals with 20.

The United States fared better at the junior world championships last night, winning three gold medals. Lia Neal was the star of the day, breaking 55 seconds in the 100 free with a 54.90. As I mentioned on yesterday’s show, getting into the 54-second range would put Neal, just 16 years old, into the top 10 among Americans, and she is now the ninth-fastest American in the event in 2011. It was the first time a swimmer had gone under 55 seconds at the junior world championships.

Evan Pinion won the men’s 800 free in 7:55.92, a comfortable four seconds ahead of second place. And Maclin Davis won the men’s 100 fly with a 53.24 in a field that saw the top three all under 54 seconds.

Daryna Zevina of the Ukraine won the other gold medal of the night in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:10.43. The top four were all under the meet record.

Yesterday on Streamlined news we incorrectly stated that Jamie Patrick was starting his 111-mile swim down the Sacramento River on Thursday. His adventure actually begins today at noon Pacific time. Patrick’s progress can be tracked by going to jamiepatrick.com.

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