World Cup, Moscow: Thiago Pereira Doubled Up During Day One Finals

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MOSCOW, Russia, November 2. THE first day of short course meter finals racing is underway at the World Cup stop in Moscow.

Women's 800 free
Elizaveta Gorshkova won the distance event for the day with an 8:29.42, while USA's Catherine Breed placed second in 8:38.09. Alexandra Veselova wound up third overall in 8:40.16. Gorshkova moved to 12th in the world rankings with her effort.

USA's Jasmine Tosky (8:44.14), USA's Allison Brown (8:45.56), Maria Bulakhova (8:49.66), Evgenia Babakova (8:52.36) and Antonina Faustova (8:59.61) made up the rest of the top eight, all under 9:00.

Men's 100 free
South Africa's Lyndon Ferns held off a nearly All-Russian finale with a winning time of 47.46 to take 12th in the world rankings. Nikita Konovalov placed second in 47.60 to tie for 15th in the rankings, while Evgeny Lagunov completed the podium with a third-place 47.71.

Andrey Grechin (47.84), Danila Izotov (47.96), Alexander Sukhorukov (48.01), Vitaly Syrnikov (48.57) and Oleg Tikhobaev (48.88) also swam in the finale.

Women's 200 free
Veronika Popova cruised to victory in the race with a 1:55.25, taking 11th in the world rankings. Victoria Malyutina (1:57.33) and Daria Belyakina (1:57.44) gave Russia a podium sweep of the events.

Kira Volodina (1:58.63), Sweden's Michelle Coleman (1:59.24), Victoria Andreeva (1:59.29), Ukraine's Valeriya Podlisna (1:59.30) and USA's Catherine Breed (2:03.03) comprised the rest of the championship heat.

Men's 50 breast
South Africa's Roland Schoeman, who has the top-ranked time in the world this year to his credit with a 26.09 from Berlin, won in 26.48 tonight. Brazil's Joao Gomes Jr. placed second in 26.96, short of his fourth-ranked season best of 26.74. Stanislav Lakhtyukhov finished third in the sprint breast with a 27.10.

Aleksandr Triznov (27.19), Brazil's Raphael Rodrigues (27.38), Sergey Geybel (27.43), Ukraine's Andriy Kovalenko (27.48) and Yaroslav Parakhin (28.18) also vied for the title.

Women's 100 breast
Yuliya Efimova, the second-ranked swimmer in the world with a 1:05.54 this year, eased through the event for the win tonight in 1:06.50. Compatriots Daria Deeva (1:07.18) and Ekaterina Baklakova (1:07.41) joined her on the podium.

Japan's Mio Motegi (1:07.64), Valentina Artemyeva (1:07.79), Vitalina Simonova (1:08.53), Vera Kalashnikova (1:09.09) and Natalia Vinokurenkova (1:09.46) posted the rest of the finals finishes.

Men's 400 IM
Brazil's Thiago Pereira captured his 16th gold medal of the World Cup circuit with a 4:07.06, while Alexander Tikhonov finished second in 4:09.83. Ukraine's Dmytro Nazarenko pocketed third in 4:13.55

Ilya Volovnik (4:13.88), Sergey Strelnikov (4:14.91), Ukraine's Maksym Shemberev (4:17.97), Japan's Jumpei Higashi (4:18.60) and Sergey Kashperskiy (4:19.66) earned fourth through eighth.

Women's 100 fly
Sweden's Therese Alshammar snared her 12th gold medal of the circuit with a 57.09, while Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen finished second in 57.71. USA's Elaine Breeden placed third overall in 58.50.

Japan's Rino Hosoda (58.75), South Africa's Mandy Loots (59.07), Anastasia Lyazeva (59.36), USA's Jasmine Tosky (59.55) and Olga Klyuchnikova (59.76) posted the rest of the top eight times.

Men's 100 back
Stanislav Donets raced to victory in 50.87 to move to second in the world rankings behind only Guilherme Guido's 50.46 from the Jose Finkel Trophy Meet. Arkady Vyatchanin took second in 51.00 to take fourth in the rankings, while Vitaly Borisov earned third in 51.69.

Sergey Makov (52.16), Anton Butymov (52.27), Artem Dubovskoy (52.44), Japan's Kosuke Hagino (52.50) and Anton Anchin (53.07) placed fourth through eighth.

Women's 50 back
Anastasia Zueva snagged the sprint back title in 27.20 to move to ninth in the world rankings. Japan's Marie Kamimura touched second in 27.58, while Ukraine's Daryna Zevina earned third in 27.65.

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry (28.22), Margarita Nesterova (28.33), Belarus' Aleksandra Kovaleva (28.33), Japan's Mai Harada (28.47) and Sweden's Emma Svensson (29.09) rounded out the championship field.

Men's 200 fly
Poland's Pawel Korzeniowski clocked the top time with a 1:53.91, just missing his seventh-ranked season best of 1:53.71. Nikolay Skvortsov finished second in 1:54.70, while Brazil's Lucas Salatta gained third in 1:54.74.

Colombia's Omar Pinzon (1:56.07), Alexander Vorobyev (1:56.55), Maxim Ganikhin (1:58.02), Roman Mikhaylov (1:58.73) and Andrey Tambovskiy (2:00.50) completed the finale.

Women's 200 IM
USA's Julie Smit claimed her ninth gold medal of the circuit with a 2:08.56 for the win. She finished short of her top-ranked season best of 2:07.64 set in Berlin. Daria Belyakina placed a distant second in 2:10.57, while Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry took home third in 2:11.75.

Kristina Kochetkova (2:12.04), Ekaterina Andreeva (2:13.21), Yana Martynova (2:13.75), South Africa's Mandy Loots (2:14.24) and Svetlana Karpeeva (2:14.44) also competed for the title.

Men's 400 free
Faroes' Pal Joensen put on a final surge down the stretch to win the middle distance event in 3:45.56. Evgeny Kulikov (3:45.83) and Aleksandr Selin (3:46.29) also made the podium with Joensen.

Alexander Shimin (3:47.39), Japan's Daiya Seto (3:48.85), Denis Garanin (3:50.64), Ukraine's Sergiy Frolov (3:51.23) and Victor Polyakov (3:52.15) placed fourth through eighth.

Women's 50 free
The Netherlands' Hinkelien Schreuder dominated the splash-and-dash with a 24.39 for her seventh gold medal of the circuit. Sweden's Therese Alshammar continued picking up points for the overall World Cup points lead with a second-place 24.85. Germany's Dorothea Brandt claimed third in 24.89.

Svetlana Fedulova (24.96), Ukraine's Darya Stepanyuk (25.23), Natalia Lovtsova (25.45), Anastasia Akesenova (25.45) and Sweden's Emma Svensson (25.50) made up the rest of the championship heat.

Men's 200 breast
Maksim Shcherbakov and Ukraine's Andriy Kovalenko tied for the win in the longer breaststroke with matching 2:07.37s. Mikhail Lapshin rounded out the top three in 2:07.53.

Anton Lobanov (2:07.98), Vlacheslav Sinkevich (2:08.26), Oleg Kostin (2:08.71) and Sergey Silin (2:09.44) placed fourth through seventh. Grigory Falko was disqualified.

Men's 100 IM
Brazil's Thiago Pereira doubled up with his 17th gold medal of the circuit when he checked in with a 53.12 for the title. He's been faster this season with a second-ranked best of 52.35. Sergey Fesikov earned second in 53.28, while South Africa's Darian Townsend placed third in 53.43.

Dmitry Zhilin (54.79), Colombia's Omar Pinzon (54.79), Vladislav Seryy (54.90), Ivan Udalov (55.36) and Japan's Daiya Seto (55.38) comprised the rest of the finals finishes.

Women's 200 back
Ukraine's Daryna Zevina knocked off USA's Julia Smit, 2:05.50 to 2:05.95, in the backstroke event. Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry earned third place with a time of 2:06.10.

Japan's Marie Kamimura (2:06.34), Maria Gromova (2:08.19), Kseniya Moskvina (2:08.55), Germany's Jenny Mensing (2:09.21) and Alexandra Papusha (2:10.04) also swam in the finale.

Men's 50 fly
Nikita Konovalov touched out Germany's Steffen Deibler, 22.87 to 22.96, for the sprint fly win. Konovalov moved to fifth in the world rankings, while Deibler already has a second-ranked season best of 22.49. South Africa's Roland Schoeman placed third in 23.03.

Evgeny Korotyshkin (23.34), Alexander Padalets (23.75), Ukraine's Andriy Govorov (23.92), Dmitry Kalenov (24.06) and Ivan Ivanchikov (24.38) placed fourth through eighth.

Day One Finals Results

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