World Championships, Day One Men’s Semifinals: Szebasztian Szabo 0.15 Off 50 Fly WR & Two WJRs In One Day For Ilya Kharun

Szebasztian Szabo: Photo Courtesy: Deepbluemedia

World Championships, Day One Men’s Semifinals: Szebasztian Szabo 0.15 Off 50 Fly WR & Two WJRs In One Day For Ilya Kharun

Szebasztian Szabo was 0.15 off his joint 50 fly world record and Ilya Kharun set two WJRs in one day at the World Short-Course Championships in Melbourne.

• Day 1 Results

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Szabo, who set the WR of 21.75 he holds with Nicholas Santos on his way to European gold in Kazan last year, was the only man inside 22secs in 21.90.

Dylan Carter, silver medallist at last year’s edition in Abu Dhabi clocked 22.02 for second with Noe Ponti (22.04) and Santos (22.08) next swiftest.

Also through were Chad Le Clos (22.09), Marius Kusch (22.14) and Tzen Wei Tong (22.18).

Kharun went 22.32 in the prelims to take 0.02 from Andrei Minakov‘s former junior mark of 22.34 from the Russian Championships in December 2020.

The Canadian 17-year-old returned for the semis where he sliced a further 0.04 to stop the clock at 22.28 although he will need a swim-off with Daniel Zaitsev on Wednesday morning to determine who will book the eighth spot in the final.

Ryan Murphy heads the 100 back semis in 49.17 ahead of Kacper Stokowski (49.33) and Lorenzo Mora (49.57).

Yohann Ndoye Brouard was 0.21 off Jeremy Stravius‘ 100 back record of 49.57 that dates from December 2013, the European long-course 200 back champion nodding and slapping the water on seeing the 49.78 that guided him into the final in fifth.

Pieter Coetze set an African record of 49.85 in sixth.

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