{"id":147765,"date":"2015-08-03T08:28:56","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T15:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=147765"},"modified":"2015-08-03T08:28:56","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T15:28:56","slug":"florent-manaudou-earns-50-fly-gold-at-2015-fina-world-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/florent-manaudou-earns-50-fly-gold-at-2015-fina-world-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Florent Manaudou Earns 50 Fly Gold at 2015 FINA World Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

France’s Florent Manaudou<\/strong> cracked 23 seconds again to stand tall as the men’s 50-meter fly world champion at the 2015 FINA World Championships.<\/p>\n

Manaudou hit the wall in 22.97 for the gold medal, off his French record of 22.84 from the semifinal heats.<\/p>\n

That’s Manaudou’s third career world title as he continues to pile up a strong resume heading into the 2016 Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n

Brazil’s Nicholas Santos<\/strong> took home silver with a time of 23.09. \u00a0He’s been faster this year with a 22.90 from the Maria Lenk Trophy meet.<\/p>\n

Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh<\/strong> and Poland’s Konrad Czerniak<\/strong> shared bronze with 23.15s.<\/p>\n

Ukraine’s Andrii Govorov<\/strong> placed fifth overall in 23.18, while two-time defending champion Cesar Cielo<\/strong> took sixth with a 23.21 as he’s been battling a shoulder injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Singapore’s Joe Schooling<\/strong> lowered his Asian record with a 23.25 for seventh overall, while Great Britain’s Ben Proud<\/strong> took eighth overall in 23.39.<\/p>\n

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