{"id":273244,"date":"2017-08-21T03:51:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T10:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=273244"},"modified":"2017-08-21T06:00:28","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T13:00:28","slug":"2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"American Men Win Two on Second Night of World University Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Night 2 of the 2017 World University Games featured five finals and four semifinals\u00a0in Taipei.<\/p>\n<p>The American men posted two gold-medal swims as Justin Ress won the 100 back and Andrew Wilson tied for the win in the 100 breast with Belarus&#8217;\u00a0Dmitriy Balandin. Ukraine&#8217;s Andrii Govorov posted the third win in the men&#8217;s events by blasting a 22.90 for the meet record in the 50 butterfly.<\/p>\n<p>In women&#8217;s action,\u00a0Germany&#8217;s\u00a0Aliena Schmidtke stole the show in the 50 butterfly, and Australia&#8217;s Sian Whittaker swam a quick back half to win the 200 backstroke.<\/p>\n<h2>Schedule of Events:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 50 Butterfly (Final)<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 100 Freestyle (Semifinal)<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 100 Backstroke (Final)<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 50 Butterfly (Final)<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 100 Breaststroke (Final)<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 100 Breaststroke (Semifinal)<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 200 IM (Semifinal)<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 200 Backstroke (Final)<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 200 Freestyle (Semifinal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 50 Butterfly<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=andrii+govorov\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Andrii Govorov<\/strong><\/a> of the Ukraine blasted a 22.90 to win the 50 butterfly. This was just about one tenth slower than what he posted at the World Championships. His efforts broke the meet record set in 2009. Russia&#8217;s <strong>Andrey Zhilkin<\/strong> took runner-up honors in 23.40, the fourteenth-fastest time in the World this year. <strong>Henrique De Souza Martins<\/strong> of Brazil and <strong>Andrii Khloptsov<\/strong> of Ukraine rounded out the podium with a tie at 23.54.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273247\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-7-11-49-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.11.49-AM-e1503313964180.png\" data-orig-size=\"787,444\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.11.49 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.11.49 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.11.49-AM-e1503313964180-700x444.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.11.49-AM-1024x640.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-273247\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.11.49-AM-e1503313964180-700x444.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.11.49 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"444\" \/>Women&#8217;s 100 Free<\/h2>\n<p>Hong Kong&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=siobhan+haughey\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Siobhan Haughey<\/strong><\/a> had the fastest semi swim in this event out of heat 2. Her 54.52 distanced herself from the rest of the field as USA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=caroline+baldwin\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Caroline Baldwin<\/strong><\/a> took the next spot in 54.95 and Brazil&#8217;s <strong>Larissa Martins de Oliveira<\/strong> was third in 55.04. Baldwin was the quickest on the opening 50 but Haughey used her strong back half to out-spit the field. She had the fastest second fifty in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s <strong>Mariia Kameneva<\/strong> and USA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Veronica Burchill<\/strong> (55.07) were also in the mix as was Canada&#8217;s <strong>Katerine Savard<\/strong> at 55.27. Italy&#8217;s <strong>Aglaia Pezzato<\/strong> (55.41) and Russia&#8217;s <strong>Arina Openysheva<\/strong> (55.42) will also compete in the final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-7-19-06-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.19.06-AM-e1503314373362.png\" data-orig-size=\"787,563\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.19.06 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.19.06 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.19.06-AM-e1503314373362-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.19.06-AM-1024x640.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-273250\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.19.06-AM-e1503314373362-700x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.19.06 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.19.06-AM-e1503314373362-700x500.png 700w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.19.06-AM-e1503314373362-533x381.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.19.06-AM-e1503314373362-280x200.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.19.06-AM-e1503314373362.png 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 100 Backstroke<\/h2>\n<p>USA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=justin+ress\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Justin Ress<\/strong><\/a> won gold in the 100 back with a 53.29, just two one-hundredths off his eighth-ranked swim from USA Nationals in June. Ress dominated the field as the only swimmer out under 26 and one of two swimmers coming home in a 28. The latter was matched by Japan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=kosuke+hagino\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kosuke Hagino<\/strong><\/a> who came home in 27.71 to finish second in 54.12. Lithuania&#8217;s <strong>Danas Rapsys<\/strong> took the bronze in 54.17.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-7-21-28-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.21.28-AM-e1503314539374.png\" data-orig-size=\"790,540\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.21.28 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.21.28 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.21.28-AM-e1503314539374-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.21.28-AM-1024x640.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-273252\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.21.28-AM-e1503314539374-700x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.21.28 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 50 Butterfly<\/h2>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s <strong>Aliena Schmidtke<\/strong> led the 50 fly right from the start, winning the event in 26.16. The fight for the podium was intense behind her, as <strong>Elena Di Liddo<\/strong> of Italy (26.50), <strong>Yukina Hirayama<\/strong> of Japan (26.51) and <strong>Elizabeth Kelly<\/strong> of Great Britain (26.53) all finished within three one-hundredths of each other.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273255\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-7-35-18-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.35.18-AM-e1503315351338.png\" data-orig-size=\"790,432\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.35.18 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.35.18 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.35.18-AM-e1503315351338-700x432.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.35.18-AM-1024x640.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-273255\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.35.18-AM-e1503315351338-700x432.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.35.18 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 100 Breaststroke<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=andrew+wilson\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Andrew Wilson<\/strong><\/a> (USA) and <strong>Ilya Shymanovich<\/strong> (BLR) tied for gold in the men&#8217;s 100 breast at 1:00.15. <strong>Dmitriy Balandin<\/strong> (KAZ) was right behind for bronze in 1:00.17. The tight race was led by Wilson at the 50, 27.80 to Shymanovich&#8217;s 27.97. Both men came back in 32-low, but it was Balandin with the outstanding back 50 coming in at 31.90.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-7-46-29-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.46.29-AM-e1503316026830.png\" data-orig-size=\"790,505\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.46.29 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.46.29 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.46.29-AM-e1503316026830-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.46.29-AM-1024x640.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-273258\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.46.29-AM-e1503316026830-700x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.46.29 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 100 Breaststroke<\/h2>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s <strong>Kanako Watanabe<\/strong> led South Africa&#8217;s <strong>Tatjana Schoenmaker<\/strong> under the 1:08 barrier as the women went 1:07.71 and 1:07.77, respectively, in the first semifinal. Japan&#8217;s <strong>Reona Aoki<\/strong> also went a quick 1:08.19 to finish third in the heat.<\/p>\n<p>The USA repeated Japan&#8217;s finish in the second semifinal as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=andrea+cottrell\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Andrea Cottrell<\/strong><\/a> took the win in 1:08.16 and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=miranda+tucker\" target=\"_blank\">Miranda Tucker<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>finished third in 1:08.34. Both women will advance to the finals. Australia&#8217;s <strong>Leiston Jane Pickett<\/strong> took the fifth spot in 1:08.26, while Russia&#8217;s <strong>Mariia Temnikova<\/strong> (1:08.64) and Korea&#8217;s <strong>Hyejin Kim<\/strong> (1:08.88) finished seventh and eighth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-7-54-11-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.54.11-AM-e1503316493969.png\" data-orig-size=\"790,563\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.54.11 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.54.11 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.54.11-AM-e1503316493969-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.54.11-AM-1024x640.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-273260\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.54.11-AM-e1503316493969-700x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 7.54.11 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.54.11-AM-e1503316493969-700x500.png 700w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.54.11-AM-e1503316493969-533x380.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.54.11-AM-e1503316493969-280x200.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-7.54.11-AM-e1503316493969.png 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 200 IM<\/h2>\n<p>In the first semifinal, Russia&#8217;s Zhilkin got his hand on the wall first in a close race at the finish. His time of 2:00.17 was good for the second seed going into the finals. He was followed closely by Great Britain&#8217;s <strong>Joe Litchfield<\/strong> (2:00.44) and teammate <strong>Aleksandr Osipenko<\/strong> (2:00.55) for the third and fourth spots.<\/p>\n<p>Japan led the way in\u00a0semifinal 2 in the men&#8217;s 200 IM. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=daiya+seto\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Daiya Seto<\/strong><\/a> took the top spot in 1:58.63. Once again, his dominance is credited mostly to his fly and breast splits, where he split over half a second ahead of anyone else in the field. Teammate Hagino came in second at 2:00.81 after earning silver in the 100 back 45 minutes prior. His time puts him fifth going into the finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michal Poprawa<\/strong> of Poland (2:01.09), <strong>Giovanni Sorriso<\/strong> of Italy (2:01.13) and <strong>Kenneth To<\/strong> of Hong Kong (2:01.37) will also compete in tomorrow night&#8217;s final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273263\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-8-10-02-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.10.02-AM-e1503317466188.png\" data-orig-size=\"796,560\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 8.10.02 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 8.10.02 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.10.02-AM-e1503317466188-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.10.02-AM-1024x640.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-273263\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.10.02-AM-e1503317466188-700x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 8.10.02 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 200 Backstroke<\/h2>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s <strong>Sian Monique Whittaker<\/strong> posted a come-from-behind win in the 200 backstroke finishing in 2:09.50. Flipping third at the 100, her strong last 50 of 32.83 set her apart from her competition. Canada&#8217;s <strong>Alexia Zevnik<\/strong> swam a similar race for second in 2:09.92. The USA&#8217;s <strong>Bridgette Alexander<\/strong> led the race through the 150, but faded to third coming in at 2:10.30. Teammate <strong>Asia Seidt<\/strong> was narrowly behind her in 2:10.31. <strong>Margherita Panziera<\/strong> of Italy was also in medal contention coming in at 2:10.34 for fifth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273265\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-8-25-30-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.25.30-AM-e1503318421673.png\" data-orig-size=\"790,515\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 8.25.30 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 8.25.30 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.25.30-AM-e1503318421673-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.25.30-AM-1024x640.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-273265\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.25.30-AM-e1503318421673-700x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 8.25.30 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 200 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p>Hagino swam his third race of the night to win semi 1 out of lane 1 in 1:47.49. He was out-raced by <strong>Mikhail Vekovishchev<\/strong> of Russia (1:47.32) and <strong>Danas Rapsys<\/strong> of Lithuania (1:47.46) out of semi 2. Rapsys had plenty of speed on the last 50 and will be one to watch for in the final. Russia also placed <strong>Devon Brown<\/strong> in the finals, coming in seventh at 1:48.25.<\/p>\n<p>Poland&#8217;s <strong>Kacper Majchrzak<\/strong> (1:47.91), Italy&#8217;s <strong>Filippo Megli<\/strong> (1:48.07), USA&#8217;s <strong>Mitch D&#8217;Arrigo<\/strong> (1:48.10) and France&#8217;s <strong>Koifi Atsu<\/strong> (1:48.26) will also compete in the final.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-world-university-games-day-2-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-8-36-07-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.36.07-AM-e1503319002598.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,566\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 8.36.07 AM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 8.36.07 AM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.36.07-AM-e1503319002598-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.36.07-AM-1024x640.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-273267\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-21-at-8.36.07-AM-e1503319002598-700x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-08-21 at 8.36.07 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Night 2 of the 2017 World University Games featured five finals and four semifinals\u00a0in Taipei. 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