{"id":284791,"date":"2017-11-17T18:28:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T01:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=284791"},"modified":"2017-11-17T21:03:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T04:03:04","slug":"2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Junya Koga Among Top Seeds at Day One Prelims of Singapore World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0final stop of the 2017 FINA World Cup series has arrived in Singapore and several stars delivered top times in prelims of day one.\u00a0<strong>Cate Campbell<\/strong> led a talented field of sprinters in the 100 free, while\u00a0<strong>Katinka Hosszu\u00a0<\/strong>collected two top seeds.<\/p>\n<p>Young Americans\u00a0<strong>Michael Andrew, Regan Smith, Dakota Luther,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Alex Walsh<\/strong> were among those grabbing top seeds.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s events include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 100m Breaststroke<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 100m Backstroke<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 100m Freestyle<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 400m Freestyle<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 200m Butterfly<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 100m Medley<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 200m Backstroke<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 200m Butterfly<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 800m Freestyle<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 50m Breaststroke<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 200m Medley<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 50m Freestyle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100m Breaststroke<\/h3>\n<p>Jamaica&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Alia Atkinson<\/strong> and Denamrk&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Rikke Pedersen<\/strong> battled for the top seed in prelims of the women&#8217;s 100 breast. Atkinson, who has twice tied the world record of 1:02.36, claimed the top seed with a 1:06.36. Pedersen followed close behind with a 1:06.45.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Shi Jinglin<\/strong> grabbed the third place seed with a 1:06.59, followed by Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Runa Imai<\/strong> and her time of 1:07.24.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lin Pei Wun<\/strong> of Taipei took fifth in prelims with a 1:07.98, while China&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>You Jingyao<\/strong> was sixth with a 1:09.01.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jessie Mary Quinn<\/strong> (1:09.77) and Singapore&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Christie Chue<\/strong> (1:09.86) rounded out the top eight qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-7-13-38-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.38-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"812,246\" 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 2017-11-17 at 7.13.38 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.13.38 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.38-PM-700x246.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.38-PM.png\" class=\"wp-image-284801\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.38-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.13.38 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.38-PM.png 812w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.38-PM-533x161.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.38-PM-280x85.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100m Backstroke<\/h3>\n<p>Japan delivered a 1-2 punch in prelims of the men&#8217;s 100 back, with top stars\u00a0<strong>Junya Koga\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Ryosuke Irie<\/strong> delivering fast times. The duo led a quartet of 51&#8217;s in prelims with times of 51.20 and 51.44 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>David Foldhazi<\/strong> picked up the third place seed with a 51.83, followed closely by Brazi&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Nelson Silva Junior<\/strong> and his time of 51.92.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Masaki Kaneko<\/strong>, also of Japan, posted a 52.11 to qualify fifth overall for finals, while Germany&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Christian Diener<\/strong> turned in a 52.18 for sixth.<\/p>\n<p>The USA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Carson Foster<\/strong> and\u00a0Australia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Bobby Hurley<\/strong> finished seventh and eighth with times of 52.25 and 52.35.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-7-13-52-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.52-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"826,253\" 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 2017-11-17 at 7.13.52 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.13.52 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.52-PM-700x253.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.52-PM.png\" class=\"wp-image-284802\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.52-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.13.52 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.52-PM.png 826w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.52-PM-533x163.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.13.52-PM-280x86.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100m Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p>Australian sprint star\u00a0<strong>Cate Campbell<\/strong> led a talented field of athletes in prelims of the women&#8217;s 100 free. Campbell threw down the only sub-52 second swim, stopping the clock at a 51.98.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Zhu Menghui<\/strong> grabbed second overall with a 52.58, followed by Denmark&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Pernille Blume<\/strong> with a 52.72.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emma McKeon<\/strong> of Australia added a 52.88 to finish fourth in prelims, while the USA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Lia Neal<\/strong> turned in a 52.91 for fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Bronte Campbell\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Brittany Elmslie<\/strong> added times of 53.21 and 53.87, while Brazil&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Etiene Medeiros<\/strong> took eighth with a 54.24.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-7-20-59-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.20.59-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1169,366\" 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 2017-11-17 at 7.20.59 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.20.59 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.20.59-PM-700x366.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.20.59-PM-1024x321.png\" class=\"wp-image-284804\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.20.59-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.20.59 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.20.59-PM.png 1169w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.20.59-PM-533x167.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.20.59-PM-280x88.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.20.59-PM-1024x321.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 400m Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Peter Bernek<\/strong> of Hungary led the men&#8217;s 400 free for most of the preliminary session, finishing first overall in prelims with a time of 3:43.31.<\/p>\n<p>Aussie sprint star\u00a0<strong>Cameron McEvoy<\/strong> showed strength in the mid-distance race with a second place qualifying time of 3:43.57, while Germany&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Poul Zellmann<\/strong> took third in prelims with a 3:43.72.<\/p>\n<p>Americans\u00a0<strong>Trey Freeman<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Andrew Abruzzo<\/strong> picked up the fourth and fifth place seeds with times of 3:45.27 and 3:46.87 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jacob Heidtmann<\/strong> (3:46.98), Hungary&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>David Verraszto<\/strong> (3:47.17), and Hungary&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Gergely Gyurta<\/strong> (3:47.64) qualified sixth through eighth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-7-40-05-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.40.05-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"765,322\" 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 2017-11-17 at 7.40.05 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.40.05 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.40.05-PM-700x322.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.40.05-PM.png\" class=\"wp-image-284806\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.40.05-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.40.05 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.40.05-PM.png 765w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.40.05-PM-533x224.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.40.05-PM-280x118.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200m Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Emma McKeon\u00a0<\/strong>of Australia flew to a top qualifying time of 2:06.62 in the women&#8217;s 200 fly, qualifying just ahead of Germany&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Franziska Hentke<\/strong> and her time of 2:07.03.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese duo of\u00a0<strong>Zhang Chenyao\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Zhang Yufei<\/strong> posted times of 2:07.41 and 2:07.58 for the third and fourth place seeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dakota Luther<\/strong> of the USA grabbed fifth overall with a 2:07.95, while Hungary&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Boglarka Kapas\u00a0<\/strong>took sixth with a 2:09.53.<\/p>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Alexandra Wenk<\/strong> and Australia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Christine Licciardi<\/strong> were seventh and eighth in prelims with times of 2:09.60 and 2:11.01.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-7-45-03-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.45.03-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1162,368\" 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 2017-11-17 at 7.45.03 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.45.03 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.45.03-PM-700x368.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.45.03-PM-1024x324.png\" class=\"wp-image-284809\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.45.03-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.45.03 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.45.03-PM.png 1162w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.45.03-PM-533x169.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.45.03-PM-280x89.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.45.03-PM-1024x324.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100m Medley<\/h3>\n<p>Hong Kong&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kenneth To<\/strong> bested the competition in prelims of the men&#8217;s 100 IM, including world record holder\u00a0<strong>Vladimir Morozov<\/strong>. To stopped the clock at a time of 52.87 for the first place seed, while Morozov picked up the second place seed with a 52.95.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Foldhazi<\/strong> of Hungary turned in a third place seed time of 53.45, touching a slim .01 seconds ahead of the Netherlands&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Kyle Stolk&#8217;s<\/strong> 53.46.<\/p>\n<p>Belarus&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Pavel Sankovich<\/strong> posted a fifth place seed time of 53.71, followed by Israel&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Yakov Yan Touamrkin<\/strong> and his time of 53.90.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Dudas<\/strong> of Hungary and\u00a0<strong>Yen-Hsin Huang<\/strong> of Taipei were seventh and eighth with times of 54.39 and 54.53.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284815\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-7-52-11-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.52.11-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1157,361\" 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 2017-11-17 at 7.52.11 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.52.11 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.52.11-PM-700x361.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.52.11-PM-1024x320.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-284815\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.52.11-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.52.11 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.52.11-PM.png 1157w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.52.11-PM-533x166.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.52.11-PM-280x87.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.52.11-PM-1024x320.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200m Backstroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Katinka Hosszu<\/strong> of Hungary held off a quickly charging\u00a0<strong>Regan Smith<\/strong> in prelims of the women&#8217;s 200 back. Hosszu claimed the top seed with a final time of 2:05.07, followed by the young Smith in a time of 2:05.66.<\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Sayaka Akase<\/strong> turned in a third place seed time of 2:07.70, while Germany&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Lisa Graf<\/strong> took fourth in prelims with a 2:09.87.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chen Jie<\/strong> of China posted a 2:11.92 for the fifth place seed and\u00a0Australia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jessie Mary Quinn<\/strong> picked up sixth with a 2:13.81.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Liu Yaxin<\/strong> and Singapore&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Li-Shan Chantel\u00a0Liew<\/strong> were seventh and eighth in prelims with times of 2:15.85 and 2:18.14.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284820\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-7-59-26-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.59.26-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1169,367\" 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 2017-11-17 at 7.59.26 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.59.26 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.59.26-PM-700x367.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.59.26-PM-1024x321.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-284820\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.59.26-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 7.59.26 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.59.26-PM.png 1169w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.59.26-PM-533x167.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.59.26-PM-280x88.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-7.59.26-PM-1024x321.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200m Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Masaki Kaneko<\/strong> of Japan led a trio of 1:54&#8217;s in prelims of the men&#8217;s 200 fly, stopping the clock at a time of 1:54.34. Australia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Nic Brown\u00a0<\/strong>added a 1:54.53 for the second place seed, followed by India&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Sajan Prakash\u00a0<\/strong>and his time of 1:54.77.<\/p>\n<p>Belarus&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Yauhen Tsurkin<\/strong> took the fourth place seed with a time of 1:55.43, just ahead of the USA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Carson Foster<\/strong> and his time of 1:55.78.<\/p>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ramon Klenz<\/strong> (1:55.83), Hungary&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>David Verraszto<\/strong> (1:56.38), and Canada&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Mackenzie Patrick Darragh<\/strong> (1:56.65) were sixth through eighth in prelims.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284822\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-8-16-09-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.16.09-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1161,368\" 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 2017-11-17 at 8.16.09 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 8.16.09 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.16.09-PM-700x368.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.16.09-PM-1024x325.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-284822\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.16.09-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 8.16.09 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.16.09-PM.png 1161w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.16.09-PM-533x169.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.16.09-PM-280x89.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.16.09-PM-1024x325.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 800m Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sarah Yip<\/strong> of Singapore posted the fastest time of the slower heats of the women&#8217;s 800 free, stopping the clock at a time of 9:10.11.<\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Rayna Marie Saldanha<\/strong> finished second with a time of 9:11.37, followed by\u00a0<strong>Paloma Cervera Canos&#8217;<\/strong> 9:11.80.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hui Ting Natalie Ho<\/strong> turned in a time of 9:30.28, while\u00a0<strong>Celia Gaier<\/strong> was fifth in prelims with a 9:40.51.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284824\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-8-25-02-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.25.02-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"801,342\" 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 2017-11-17 at 8.25.02 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 8.25.02 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.25.02-PM-700x342.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.25.02-PM.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-284824\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.25.02-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 8.25.02 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.25.02-PM.png 801w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.25.02-PM-533x228.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.25.02-PM-280x120.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 50m Breaststroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Yasuhiro Koseki<\/strong> of Japan sprinted to the top seed in the men&#8217;s 50 breaststroke, posting a top qualifying time of 26.28.<\/p>\n<p>Belarus&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Ilya Shymanovich<\/strong> and Russia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kirill Prigoda<\/strong> turned in close times of 26.42 and 26.44 for the second and third place seeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Raphael Rodrigues<\/strong> of Brazil took fourth in prelims with a 26.67, followed by the USA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Michael Andrew&#8217;s<\/strong> 26.81.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Arno Kamminga<\/strong> (26.93), Russia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Anton Chupkov<\/strong> (27.09), and\u00a0<strong>Man\u00a0You Chao<\/strong> (27.17) picked up sixth through eighth place.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284826\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-8-32-02-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.32.02-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1141,205\" 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 2017-11-17 at 8.32.02 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 8.32.02 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.32.02-PM-700x205.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.32.02-PM-1024x184.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-284826\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.32.02-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 8.32.02 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.32.02-PM.png 1141w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.32.02-PM-533x96.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.32.02-PM-280x50.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.32.02-PM-1024x184.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200m Medley<\/h3>\n<p>Just a few events after grabbing the top seed in the women&#8217;s 200 back,\u00a0<strong>Katinka Hosszu<\/strong> added a top seed in the women&#8217;s 200 iM. Hosszu dominated the preliminary competition with a top showing of 2:04.98.<\/p>\n<p>The USA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Alex Walsh<\/strong> picked up the second place seed with a time of 2:08.00, followed by Australia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Emily Seebohm<\/strong> and her time of 2:08.73.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> of Sweden added a fourth place qualifying time of 2:09.47, just ahead of Korea&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kim Seoyeong&#8217;s<\/strong> 2:09.72.<\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Runs Imai<\/strong> (2:10.61) and Germany&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Lisa Hopink<\/strong> (2:12.29) and\u00a0<strong>Alexandra Wenk<\/strong> (2:13.26) completed the top eight.<\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 50m Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Andrii Govorov<\/strong> of Ukraine dashed to first in the men&#8217;s 50 free, posting a top time of 21.41. Australia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Cameron McEvoy<\/strong> added a close second place seed of 21.48.<\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Shinri Shioura<\/strong> took third in prelims with a 21.54, followed by South Africa&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Chad le Clos<\/strong> and his time of 21.61.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Andrew<\/strong> of the USA added a fifth place seed time of 21.64, while the Netherlands&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Jesse Puts\u00a0<\/strong>was sixth with a 21.71.<\/p>\n<p>France&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Clement Mignon<\/strong> finished seventh in prelims with a 21.78 and New Zealand&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Daniel Hunter<\/strong> grabbed eighth with a 21.84.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"284829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-fina-world-cup-singapore-day-one-finals-live-recap\/screen-shot-2017-11-17-at-8-58-10-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.58.10-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1139,207\" 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 2017-11-17 at 8.58.10 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 8.58.10 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.58.10-PM-700x207.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.58.10-PM-1024x186.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-284829\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.58.10-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 8.58.10 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.58.10-PM.png 1139w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.58.10-PM-533x97.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.58.10-PM-280x51.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-17-at-8.58.10-PM-1024x186.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0final stop of the 2017 FINA World Cup series has arrived in Singapore and several stars delivered top times in prelims of day one.\u00a0Cate Campbell led a talented field of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4285,"featured_media":269595,"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":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[63840,61798,25134,25129,42777],"class_list":["post-284791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-world","tag-2017-fina-airweave-swimming-world-cup","tag-2017-fina-world-cup","tag-chad-le-clos","tag-katinka-hosszu","tag-rikako-ikee"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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