The Netherlands’ Jesse Puts Posts 50 Free Upset For Gold

Men’s 50 Free:

Going into the men’s 50 free final all eyes were on top seeds Vladimir Morozov of Russia and Simonas Bilis of Lithuania, but it was Jesse Puts of the Netherlands who stole the show! Puts splashed and dashed his way to victory from lane seven, stopping the clock at a 21.10.

Morozov finished a close second with a time of 21.14, while Bilis settled for the bronze medal and a time of 21.23.

France’s Clement Mignon took fourth overall with a time of 21.28, just ahead of Finland’s Ari-Pekka Liukkonen’s 21.29.

Italy’s Luca Dotto (21.39), the USA’s Paul Powers (21.43), and Russia’s Alrksei Brianskii (21.46) rounded out the top eight.

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