{"id":137527,"date":"2015-06-19T17:55:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-20T00:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=137527"},"modified":"2015-06-19T17:55:48","modified_gmt":"2015-06-20T00:55:48","slug":"junya-koga-sprints-way-to-win-in-50-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/junya-koga-sprints-way-to-win-in-50-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Junya Koga Sprints Way to Win in 50 Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Club Wolverine’s Junya Koga<\/strong> picked up the men’s 50-meter back victory at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.<\/p>\n

Koga, ranked third in the world with a 24.73 from the Japan Open, sprinted his way to a 25.02 for the win. \u00a0That swim was enough for the triumph tonight.<\/p>\n

Trojan’s Vlad Morozov<\/strong> touched second in 25.19, off his ninth-ranked 24.93 from Russian Nationals.<\/p>\n

NYAC’s David Plummer<\/strong> managed to take home third-place honors in 25.33 with Tucson Ford’s Matt Grevers<\/strong> taking fourth in 25.35.<\/p>\n

California’s Ryan Murphy<\/strong> (25.61), Tucson Ford’s Nick Thoman<\/strong> (25.61), Schroeder’s Adam Mania<\/strong> (25.81), Club Wolverine’s Miguel Ortiz<\/strong> (25.91) and Guy Barnea<\/strong> (26.09) also made a run at the title in the A final.<\/p>\n

Michael Andrew<\/strong> downed his personal best in the event with a 25.72 to win the B final. \u00a0The time crushed his previous best of 26.04 from April. \u00a0Gator’s Corey Main<\/strong> took second in the B final in 26.00.<\/p>\n

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