﻿{"id":115799,"date":"2014-12-03T07:37:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T14:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=115799"},"modified":"2014-12-03T10:49:08","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T17:49:08","slug":"mireia-belmonte-garcia-leads-womens-world-record-wipeout-at-short-course-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-leads-womens-world-record-wipeout-at-short-course-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Mireia Belmonte Garcia Leads Women&#8217;s World Record Wipeout at Short Course Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #53565a;\">DOHA &#8211;\u00a0Spain&#8217;s Mireia Belmonte Garcia led a women&#8217;s world record wipeout at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar on night one as all three women&#8217;s finals featured a world record. \u00a0Belmonte Garcia took the 200 fly and 400 IM to new stratospheres, while The Netherlands obliterated the women&#8217;s 800 free relay global standard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"color: #5f93ce;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/Competition?id=00010E010DFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF&amp;day=1\" target=\"_blank\">LIVE RESULTS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"color: #5f93ce;\" title=\"FINA World Short Course Psych Sheets Released\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/entry-lists-psych-sheets-now-available-world-short-course-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\">PSYCH\u00a0SHEETS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #53565a;\">Live Streaming<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\">This stream is a\u00a0broadcast-rights legal way to watch the FINA World Short Course Championships.\u00a0<em>Swimming World\u00a0<\/em>does not support content theft by linking to or embedding pirated videos via YouTube or any other source.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"color: #5f93ce;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fina.org\/H2O\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=2189&amp;Itemid=1209\" target=\"_blank\">FINA LIVE STREAM<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Subject to geoblocking<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #15548b;\">Scheduled Events<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"color: #53565a;\">\n<li>Men\u2019s 200 free finals<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 50 breast semis<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 100 back semis<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 200 fly finals<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 100 breast semis<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 100 back semis<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 100 fly semis<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 400 IM finals<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 400 free relay finals<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 400 free relay finals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"color: #15548b;\">Twitter Coverage<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\">For up to the minute coverage, follow us on Twitter @SwimmingWorld:<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #53565a;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"twitter-follow-button twitter-follow-button\" title=\"Twitter Follow Button\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets\/follow_button.1404859412.html#_=1406756837926&amp;id=twitter-widget-2&amp;lang=en&amp;screen_name=SwimmingWorld&amp;show_count=false&amp;show_screen_name=true&amp;size=l\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-twttr-rendered=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #53565a;\">FINALS<\/h2>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 200 free<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_115763\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-short-course-championships-day-one-finals-live-recap\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115763\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115763\" data-attachment-id=\"115763\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-leads-womens-world-record-wipeout-at-short-course-worlds\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chad le Clos Doha 2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chad le Clos Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115763\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Chad le Clos Doha 2014\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-115763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Although Serbia&#8217;s Velimir Stjepanovic certainly set the pace with a sizzling 49.01 at the 100-meter split, South Africa&#8217;s Chad le Clos kept calm and overhauled the field by the end of the race with a 1:41.45 for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Le Clos won this event all 27 times he competed in it in the FINA World Cup this year, and still hasn&#8217;t lost a short course 200 free with his win. \u00a0He joins Ryk Neethling as the only South Africans to win this event as Neethling won in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Le Clos&#8217; time also stands as the top time this year, besting the 1:41.48 set by Russia&#8217;s Danila Izotov at the Russian Championships in Kazan.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s Le Clos&#8217; third world title at the short course championships, having previously won the 200 fly in 2010 and the 100 fly in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Izotov, meanwhile, raced his way to a 1:41.67 for second tonight. \u00a0That&#8217;s his second medal in the event as he took silver in the 200 free behind Ryan Lochte in 2010, 1:41.08 to 1:41.70.<\/p>\n<p>Lochte claimed his fourth 200 free short course medal with a bronze-winning time of 1:42.09. \u00a0He had won the previous two meetings in 2010 and 2012, and also took bronze behind Michael Phelps and Rick Say in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary&#8217;s Dominik Kozma (1:42.25), Hungary&#8217;s Peter Bernek (1:42.44), Stjepanovic (1:42.48), Australia&#8217;s Daniel Smith (1:42.81) and Venezuela&#8217;s Cristian Quintero (1:43.45) also competed this evening.<\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 200 fly<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_115774\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-short-course-championships-day-one-finals-live-recap\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014-2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115774\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115774\" data-attachment-id=\"115774\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-leads-womens-world-record-wipeout-at-short-course-worlds\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1023,682\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mireia Belmonte Garcia Doha 2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/15\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nMireia Belmonte Garcia Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014-2.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115774\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Mireia Belmonte Garcia Doha 2014\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-115774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s Mireira Belmonte Garcia pulled off the first upset as she overtook defending champion Katinka Hosszu down the stretch to win the women&#8217;s 200-meter fly.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did she wind up beating Hosszu by more than a second, she also became the first woman under 2:00 in history with a barrier-breaking world record of 1:59.61.<\/p>\n<p>That swim cut more than a second off Liu Zige&#8217;s world record of 2:00.78 set in Berlin on the 2009 FINA World Cup tour.<\/p>\n<p>With the win, Belmonte Garcia reclaimed her world title from 2010 after not medaling in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Hosszu, who went out a full second under world-record pace at the 100 with a 57.39, began to falter on the back half as Belmonte Garcia outsplit her the rest of the way, including a huge final split difference of 30.65 to 32.72. \u00a0Hosszu settled for silver with a 2:01.12, also under her previous meet record of 2:02.20 from 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s Franziska Hentke wound up taking third in the historic finale with a 2:03.89.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s Zhang Yufei (2:04.91), Italy&#8217;s Alessia Polieri (2:05.52), USA&#8217;s Cammile Adams (2:06.35), Australia&#8217;s Brianna Throssell (2:06.40) and Japan&#8217;s Miyu Nakano (2:06.45) rounded out the finale.<\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 400 IM<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_115773\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-short-course-championships-day-one-finals-live-recap\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115773\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115773\" data-attachment-id=\"115773\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-leads-womens-world-record-wipeout-at-short-course-worlds\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1023,682\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mireia Belmonte Garcia Doha 2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10\/19\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nMireia Belmonte Garcia Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115773\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-doha-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Mireia Belmonte Garcia Doha 2014\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-115773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The early swimmer of the meet already looks to be Spain&#8217;s Mireia Belmonte Garcia after her second world record in two tries at the the FINA World Short Course Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Belmonte Garcia overhauled Hungary&#8217;s Katinka Hosszu once again, blasting a 4:19.86 for her second victory of the night by way of a world record. \u00a0That time crushed Hosszu&#8217;s world record of 4:20.85 from 2013 as well as her meet mark of 4:21.05 from this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Belmonte Garcia now owns four short course world records with top times in the 400 free, 800 free, 200 fly and 400 IM. \u00a0Hosszu now drops to two global marks with the 100 and 200 IM still on her resume.<\/p>\n<p>Belmonte Garcia is the second woman to win a pair of gold medals in the 400 IM in a career as she also topped the 2010 edition. Yana Klochkova holds three wins from 1999, 2000 and 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Hosszu picked up her second silver of the night, as she still has a potential eight more finals to come after scheduling 10 events this week. \u00a0Depending on how the rest of the week goes, there will likely be questions regarding over-scheduling.<\/p>\n<p>Great Britain&#8217;s Hannah Miley, the reigning champion, took bronze in 4:24.74, while USA&#8217;s Elizabeth Beisel placed fourth in 4:25.56.<\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s Miho Takahashi (4:27.61), USA&#8217;s Caitlin Leverenz (4:28.74), Czech Republic&#8217;s Barbora Zavadova (4:30.95) and Japan&#8217;s Sakiko Shimizu (4:32.92) also swam in the finale.<\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 400 free relay<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_115845\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-short-course-championships-day-one-finals-live-recap\/france-men-400-free-relay-doha-world-title-2014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115845\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115845\" data-attachment-id=\"115845\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-leads-womens-world-record-wipeout-at-short-course-worlds\/france-men-400-free-relay-doha-world-title-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/france-men-400-free-relay-doha-world-title-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"France Men&#8217;s 400 free relay world title in Doha 2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;France Men&#8217;s 400 free relay world title in Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/france-men-400-free-relay-doha-world-title-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/france-men-400-free-relay-doha-world-title-2014.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115845\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/france-men-400-free-relay-doha-world-title-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"France Men's 400 free relay world title in Doha 2014\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-115845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>France reclaimed its 2010 world title with a meet-record performance in the men&#8217;s 400-meter free relay.<\/p>\n<p>France&#8217;s Clement Mignon (47.05), Fabien Gilot (46.13), Florent Manaudou (44.80) and Mehdy Metella (45.80) raced their way to a 3:03.78 for the win. \u00a0That swim just missed the world record set by the U.S. in 2009 of 3:03.30, but cut a second from France&#8217;s meet mark of 3:04.78 from 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Manaudou and Metella were the key legs as France loaded the back end of their relay to overtake early leader Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Vlad Morozov opened up with a meet record of 45.51 in the 100-meter free as Sergei Fesikov (46.01), Danila Izotov (45.79) and Mikhail Polishchuk (46.87) closed out a second-place 3:04.18. \u00a0That&#8217;s Russia&#8217;s third straight silver medal with finishes behind France (2010) and USA (2012) that previous two editions.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA&#8217;s Jimmy Feigen (47.41), Matt Grevers (46.13), Ryan Lochte (46.02) and Tom Shields (46.02) claimed bronze in 3:05.58 to keep their podium streak in tact.<\/p>\n<p>Lochte won his fourth medal in the 400 free relay with two golds and two bronzes. That&#8217;s second with Stefan Nystrand of Sweden, who has a gold, two silvers and a bronze. \u00a0Lars Frolander of Sweden has the overall mark with six relay medals including a gold, three silvers and two bronzes.<\/p>\n<p>Italy (3:05.79), Australia (3:06.48), Belgium (3:07.54), Japan (3:07.79) and Brazil (3:08.31) also competed in the finale.<\/p>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 800 free relay<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_47441\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-european-record-by-italy-in-mixed-400-medley-relay-highlights-prelims\/femke-heemskerk-pos-3-netherlands_1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47441\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47441\" data-attachment-id=\"47441\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-european-record-by-italy-in-mixed-400-medley-relay-highlights-prelims\/femke-heemskerk-pos-3-netherlands_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Femke-Heemskerk-Pos-3-Netherlands_1-e1602436588287.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,778\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Joao Marc Bosch&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1375380729&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Femke Heemskerk Pos 3 Netherlands_1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/5\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\nFemke Heemskerk Pos 3 Netherlands_1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Femke-Heemskerk-Pos-3-Netherlands_1-e1408437650493-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Femke-Heemskerk-Pos-3-Netherlands_1-e1408437650493-1024x796.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47441\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Femke-Heemskerk-Pos-3-Netherlands_1-e1408437650493-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Femke Heemskerk Pos 3 Netherlands_1\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-47441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The women came to swim tonight at the FINA World Short Course Championships as all three women&#8217;s finals featured a world record.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands\u2019 Inge Dekker (1:54.73), Femke Heemskerk (1:51.22), Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1:54.17) and Sharon van Rouwendaal (1:52.73) posted a 7:32.85 and demolished the world and meet record of 7:35.94 set by China in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The world record splits had been Chen Qian (1:54.73), Tang Yi (1:53.54), Liu Jing (1:53.59) and Zhu Qianwei (1:54.08).<\/p>\n<p>Although Dekker, Heemskerk and Kromowidjojo were expected to do well, van Rouwendaal proved to be one of the most versatile swimmers on the planet. \u00a0The <a title=\"Sharon van Rouwendaal 2014 Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sharon-van-rouwendaal-swimming-world-magazines-2014-female-open-water-swimmer-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">2014 Swimming World Open Water Swimmer of the Year<\/a>\u00a0outsplit everyone but Heemskerk on the world record relay. \u00a0This must have felt like taking a bath considering she&#8217;s used to 10K events.<\/p>\n<p>This is The Netherlands second win in the event, as a nearly identical foursome of Dekker, Heemskerk, Marleen Veldhuis and Kromowidjojo won in 2008 with a then world-record 7:38.90.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s Qiu Yuhan (1:53.26), Cao Yue (1:54.48), Guo Junjun (1:55.14), Shen Duo (1:54.14) took silver in 7:37.02 with Australia&#8217;s Leah Neale (1:54.15), Madi Wilson (1:54.37), Brianna Throssell (1:56.80) and Kylie Palmer (1:53.27) finishing third in 7:38.59.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary (7:39.21), USA (7:39.48), Japan (7:42.65), Sweden (7:43.44) and Russia (7:44.04) finished fourth through eighth.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #53565a;\">SEMIFINALS<\/h2>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 50 breast<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_115764\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-short-course-championships-day-one-finals-live-recap\/ruta-meilutyte-doha-2014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115764\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115764\" data-attachment-id=\"115764\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-leads-womens-world-record-wipeout-at-short-course-worlds\/ruta-meilutyte-doha-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ruta-meilutyte-doha-2014-e1417621890341.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ruta Meilutyte Doha 2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruta Meilutyte Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ruta-meilutyte-doha-2014-e1417621890341-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ruta-meilutyte-doha-2014-e1417621890341.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115764\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ruta-meilutyte-doha-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Ruta Meilutyte Doha 2014\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-115764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lithuania&#8217;s Ruta Meilutyte missed setting the world record in the women&#8217;s 50-meter breast by the slimmest of margins at the FINA World Short Course Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Meilutyte smashed her meet record of 29.44 from 2012 with a 28.81 for the top time in semis. \u00a0That swim just missed Jessica Hardy&#8217;s world record of 28.80, and certainly put it on notice for finals tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica&#8217;s Alia Atkinson also could be in the running for the world record after popping a 28.99 for the second seed. \u00a0That&#8217;s just off her top time of 28.94 from last year&#8217;s FINA World Cup, and could put her in striking distance of Hardy&#8217;s global mark.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands&#8217; Moniek Nijhuis hit the wall in 29.69 for third, while Australia&#8217;s Leiston Pickett took fourth in 29.79. as the only other 29-second performer.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden&#8217;s Jennie Johansson (30.08), Australia&#8217;s Sally Hunter (30.08), Russia&#8217;s Valentina Artemyeva (30.31) and USA&#8217;s Emma Reaney (30.32) also made the finale.<\/p>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 100 back<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_107657\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/iron-lady-katinka-hosszu-marches-way-to-seven-golds-at-fina-world-cup\/mitch-larkin-pan-pacs-2014-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107657\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107657\" data-attachment-id=\"107657\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/iron-lady-katinka-hosszu-marches-way-to-seven-golds-at-fina-world-cup\/mitch-larkin-pan-pacs-2014-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mitch-larkin-pan-pacs-2014-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2399,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Delly Carr&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1408797091&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mitch Larkin Pan Pacs 2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/23\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nMitch Larkin Pan Pacs 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mitch-larkin-pan-pacs-2014-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mitch-larkin-pan-pacs-2014-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107657\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mitch-larkin-pan-pacs-2014-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Mitch Larkin Pan Pacs 2014\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-107657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s Mitch Larkin put up the only sub-50 of the night with a 49.62 to lead semifinals. \u00a0That swim is only half-a-second off Larkin&#8217;s world-leading 49.25 from the Australian Short Course Championships, and he is the only man under 50 seconds so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil&#8217;s Guilherme Guido put up a second-seeded time of 50.12 to move to third in the world, while Japan&#8217;s Ryosuke Irie threw down a 50.16 for third. \u00a0USA&#8217;s Matt Grevers, who had lead prelims with a 50.19, took fourth in 50.26.<\/p>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s Christian Diener (50.32), USA&#8217;s Eugene Godsoe (50.42), Poland&#8217;s Radoslaw Kawecki (50.54) and France&#8217;s Ben Stasiulis (50.68) picked up spots in finals.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Stanislav Donets, the meet-record holder with a 48.95 from 2010, missed finals with a ninth-seeded 50.69.<\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 100 breast<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_115781\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/three-top-seeds-two-meet-marks-for-katinka-hosszu-at-fina-world-short-course-championships\/adam-peaty-doha-2014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115781\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115781\" data-attachment-id=\"115781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/three-top-seeds-two-meet-marks-for-katinka-hosszu-at-fina-world-short-course-championships\/adam-peaty-doha-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/adam-peaty-doha-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Adam Peaty Doha 2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Adam Peaty Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/adam-peaty-doha-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/adam-peaty-doha-2014.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115781\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/adam-peaty-doha-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Peaty Doha 2014\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-115781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Great Britain&#8217;s Adam Peaty, who took the breaststroke by storm this summer with wins in the Commonwealth Games and European Championships, took down the meet record in the 100-meter short course event with a 56.43.<\/p>\n<p>Peaty&#8217;s swim undercut Cameron van der Burgh&#8217;s 2010 record of 56.80 set in Dubai, and moved him to second in the world this year behind Felipe Silva&#8217;s 56.25 from the Jose Finkel Trophy meet. That&#8217;s also a Commonwealth record for Peaty.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Kirill Prigoda also broke 57 seconds for the first time this year with a 56.93 for the second seed, now fourth in the world behind Daniel Gyurta&#8217;s 56.87, while Japan&#8217;s Yasuhiro Koseki placed third in semis with a 57.06.<\/p>\n<p>Slovenia&#8217;s Damir Dugonjic (57.09), van der Burgh (57.18), Silva (57.21), France&#8217;s Giacomo Perez-Dortona (57.24) and USA&#8217;s Cody Miller (57.28) closed out the rest of the final field.<\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 100 back<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_111453\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-short-course-championships-day-one-finals-live-recap\/daryna-zevina-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111453\" data-attachment-id=\"111453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mireia-belmonte-garcia-leads-womens-world-record-wipeout-at-short-course-worlds\/daryna-zevina-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/daryna-zevina-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Maria Dobysheva&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 1100D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412448358&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Daryna Zevina FINA World Cup Moscow\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Daryna Zevina FINA World Cup Moscow&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/daryna-zevina-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/daryna-zevina-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111453\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/daryna-zevina-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Daryna Zevina FINA World Cup Moscow\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-111453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s Daryna Zevina threw down a 56.23 to lead the women&#8217;s 100-meter back semis at Worlds.<\/p>\n<p>Zevina&#8217;s time moved her up to third in the world behind Katinka Hosszu (55.34) and Emily Seebohm (55.47). Zevina, who won the 200 back world title in 2012, is looking to add a 100 back medal to her resume.<\/p>\n<p>Seebohm, meanwhile, checked in with a second-seeded time of 56.32, while Hosszu grabbed the third seed in 56.65.<\/p>\n<p>Hosszu is entered in 10 events, hoping to finish with at least a record-tying six golds. \u00a0She missed out on her first gold with her loss to Mireia Belmonte Garcia earlier in the 200 fly. \u00a0But, she bounced back to make the 100 back finale.<\/p>\n<p>Great Britain&#8217;s Georgia Davies (56.82), Denmark&#8217;s Mie Nielsen (56.87), Australia&#8217;s Madi Wilson (56.91), Brazil&#8217;s Etiene Medeiros (57.13) and USA&#8217;s Kathleen Baker (57.25) will also vie for the world title.<\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 100 fly<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_108600\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/hungary-dominates-in-dubai-with-world-records\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-108600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108600\" data-attachment-id=\"108600\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/hungary-dominates-in-dubai-with-world-records\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014-7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1503,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;FINA\\\/Qatar Swimming\\\/Alexandra Panagiotidou&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;FINA\\\/Qatar Swimming\\\/Alexandra Panagiotidou&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chad Le Clos Doha World Cup 2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chad Le Clos Doha World Cup 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: FINA\/Qatar Swimming\/Alexandra Panagiotidou&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014-7-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014-7-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-108600\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/chad-le-clos-doha-2014-7-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Le Clos Doha World Cup 2014\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-108600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: FINA\/Qatar Swimming\/Alexandra Panagiotidou<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Chad le Clos, the defending champion in the event with a 48.82 meet record in 2012, put up the top time in semis with a time of 49.25. \u00a0He&#8217;s been much faster this year with a top-ranked 48.56 on the FINA World Cup circuit, and should challenge his world record of 48.48 in finals.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s Tommaso D&#8217;Orsogna tracked down the second seed in 49.69 to move to fourth in the world, while USA&#8217;s Tom Shields picked up the third seed in 49.91 as the only other sub-50 of the night.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil&#8217;s Marcos Macedo (50.03), Japan&#8217;s Kosuke Hagino (50.07), USA&#8217;s Ryan Lochte (50.09), Belarus&#8217; Yauhen Tsurkin (50.14) and Russia&#8217;s Evgeny Korotyshkin (50.26) all made the final field as well.<\/p>\n<p>The 2012 podium is still in tact with Gold (Le Clos), Silver (Shields) and Bronze (Lochte) all still in play for the finale.<\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOHA &#8211;\u00a0Spain&#8217;s Mireia Belmonte Garcia led a women&#8217;s world record wipeout at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar on night one as all three women&#8217;s finals featured<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":48600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"FINA World Short Course Championships: Day One Finals Live Recap 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