{"id":366126,"date":"2019-04-27T04:45:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T11:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=366126"},"modified":"2019-04-30T05:20:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T12:20:22","slug":"2019-fina-champions-swim-series-guangzhou-china-wins-seven-events-on-opening-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2019-fina-champions-swim-series-guangzhou-china-wins-seven-events-on-opening-night\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 FINA Champions Swim Series Guangzhou: China Wins Seven Events On Opening Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first-ever FINA Champions Swim Series kicks off today with the opening series stop in Guangzhou, China. This is the first of three stops in the 2019 series, with two more planned in Budapest and Indianapolis later this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

The FINA Champions Swim Series format features two sessions of timed finals over two days, with only four swimmers competing in each event. All participating athletes were invited to compete based on their finishes at the Olympic Games, World Championships, and world rankings. In addition to nine Olympic gold medalists on the meet roster, there will also be 16 World Championships gold medalists and 42 Olympic or World Championships medalists competing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prize money is awarded for each event, with individual athletes earning up to $10,000, and relay event winners earning up to $16,000.<\/p>\n

China had a strong start to the two-day series, winning seven of the opening events with strong performances from\u00a0Xu Jiayu<\/strong>,\u00a0Ye Shiwen<\/strong>, and\u00a0Fu Yuanhai<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Links to the live results for the FINA Champions Swim Series are below, as are results for each event. The meet can also be viewed live on the Olympic Channel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Women\u2019s 400 Freestyle<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Katinka Hosszu<\/strong> opened the FINA Champions Series with a win in the 400 free, earning a close win over China’s Li Bingjie<\/strong>. Swimming an outside lane, Hosszu was either third or fourth through the first half of the race before taking the lead by the 250 and not looking back. She touched first in 4:05.16, good for the #6 time in the world this year. Li was just .05 behind her in 4:05.21, about two seconds off her #3 ranked time in the world (4:03.29).<\/p>\n
Third went to Zhang Yuhan<\/strong> (4:07.39), while Wang<\/strong> Jianjiahe<\/strong>, who is the #4 ranked swimmer in the world for 2019 with a 4:03.77, was fourth here in 4:07.57. This is the first of Hosszu’s four events this session.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 100 Freestyle<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Pieter Timmers<\/strong>, the defending silver medalist from the 2016 Rio Olympics, took gold here out of lane 6, touching first in 48.60. Timmers was third at the 50 (23.70), but had the only closing 50 under 25 seconds in the field to rockets past\u00a0Kliment Kolesnikov\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Vlad Morozov<\/strong>. Kolesnikov, who flipped first in 23.30, ended up second here (48.75), followed by Morozov (49.10).\u00a0Chad le Clos\u00a0<\/strong>rounded out the field with a 49.25.<\/p>\n
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Today, the curtain went up on a sparkling new competition as the FINA Champions Swim Series got underway in Guangzhou, China. Our first action comes from the Men\u2019s 100m Freestyle. Watch live on \ud83d\udcfa https:\/\/t.co\/bEozhdW5qV<\/a>. #CSS19<\/a> #Swimming<\/a> #Waterisourworld<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uk4fKjQGyl<\/a><\/p>\n
— World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) April 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n