VICHY, France, July 5. THE jam-packed two-day festival of swimming called the French Open has come to a close, and plenty of the brightest stars in swimming put up some equally bright times this evening in Vichy.<\/p>\n
In the rockstar finale of the day, France’s Florent Manaudou edged ahead of Australia’s James Magnussen and Brazil’s Cesar Cielo in the men’s 50-meter free. Manaudou clocked a 21.71 to win the splash-and-dash, just off his sixth-ranked 21.70 from French Nationals. Magnussen, ranked seventh in the world with a 21.77, took second in 22.07. Cielo, meanwhile, was much slower than his top-ranked 21.39 from the Maria Lenk as he wound up third in 22.16.<\/p>\n
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu collected her fourth title of the meet with a 4:38.69. She’s been much faster with a sixth-ranked 4:33.80 from the Monte Carlo stop of the Mare Nostrum, but she’s definitely been a busy swimmer in this two-day meet. Her compatriot Evelyn Verraszto took second in 4:41.43 with Great Britain’s Candice Hall finishing third in 4:55.65.<\/p>\n
Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina turned in a 1:00.94 to win the women’s 100-meter back, while Germany’s Lisa Graf touched second in 1:01.77. Iceland’s Eyglo Osk Gustafsdottir snared third overall in 1:02.15. Katinka Hosszu raced to a 1:00.34 in prelims, but elected to scratch the finale in a surprising move.<\/p>\n
Hosszu took second to France’s Coralie Balmy in the women’s 400-meter free, 4:06.68 to 4:08.52. New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle checked in with a third-place time of 4:11.23. Balmy improved to 15th in the world rankings this year, leapfrogging Lotte Friis (4:06.83) in the process.<\/p>\n
Arkady Vyatchanin, the Man Without a Country representing only New York Athletic Club here in France, took the men’s 200-meter back in 1:56.26. He won by more than three seconds, although he did come up a bit short of his fifth-ranked 1:55.30 from the Santa Clara stop of the Arena Grand Prix. Great Britain’s Joseph Patching took second in 1:59.94, while Germany’s Christian Diener earned third in 2:00.50.<\/p>\n
The Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo might have announced that she’s not swimming at European Championships next month, but she proved she still has something left in the tank with a 53.71 to win the women’s 100-meter free tonight. That’s not far off her seventh-ranked 53.69 from the Eindhoven Swim Cup. Australia’s Emma McKeon, fourth in the world with a 53.39 from Eindhoven, took second in 53.93, while France’s Charlotte Bonnet placed third in 54.69.<\/p>\n
Canada’s Ryan Cochrane didn’t need a season-best to win tonight in the men’s 1500-meter free, so he cruised to victory in 15:09.33. He’s been much faster with a ninth-ranked 15:01.72 from Canadian Nationals. France’s Damien Joly took second in 15:15.46 with France’s Anthony Pannier placing third in 15:22.78.<\/p>\n
The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker put up a 26.00 to win the women’s 50-meter fly. That’s half-a-second off her third-ranked season best of 25.50 from the Sette Colli Trophy. France’s Anna Santamans finished second in 26.32 with compatriot Beryl Gastaldello finishing third in 26.36.<\/p>\n
In another slower-than-season-best performance, Germany’s Dorothea Brandt put up a 31.51 to win the women’s 50-meter breast. She’s ranked third in the world with a 30.77 from German Nationals, but didn’t need that speed as Italy’s Arianna Castiglioni placed second in 31.76. Germany’s Caroline Ruhnau finished third in 32.41.<\/p>\n
Germany’s Marco Koch edged Brazil’s Joao Gomes Jr., 1:00.61 to 1:00.89, in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke. Koch has been a bit faster this year with a ninth-ranked 1:00.08 from German Nationals, while Gomes’ top time is a 12th-ranked 1:00.40 from the Maria Lenk Trophy. France’s Giacomo Perez Dortona took third tonight in 1:01.33.<\/p>\n
Australia’s David McKeon popped a 1:48.34 to win the men’s 200-meter free, while France’s Clement Mignon finished just behind with a second-place effort of 1:48.58. New Zealand’s Matthew Stanley rounded out the top three in 1:49.55.<\/p>\n
France’s Mehdy Metella took down the men’s 100-meter fly title in 52.63 with Venezuela’s Albert Subirats finishing second in 53.01. Australia’s Jayden Hadler snagged third in 53.05, while Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh missed the podium with a fourth-place 53.28.<\/p>\n
France’s Jeremy Stravius punched the wall in 25.31 to win the men’s 50-meter back. That’s off his seventh-ranked season best of 24.80. Italy’s Stefano Mauro Pizzamiglio placed second overall in 25.59 with Germany’s Carl Louis Schwarz taking third in 25.90.<\/p>\n
The Netherlands’ Sharon Van Rouwendaal topped the women’s 200-meter fly in 2:10.50 with Hungary’s Evelyn Verraszto taking second in 2:11.41. France’s Marie Wattel wound up third in the finale with a 2:13.12.<\/p>\n
Brazil’s Thiago Pereira put up the only sub-2:00 time of the men’s 200-meter IM with a 1:59.24 for the win. He is seventh in the world this year with a 1:57.98 from the Maria Lenk Trophy meet. Germany’s Markus Deibler, ninth in the world with a 1:58.00 from German Nationals, took second tonight in 2:00.09. Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh picked up third in 2:00.21.<\/p>\n
Italy’s Elisa Celli dominated the women’s 200-meter breaststroke finale with a 2:25.84. That effort pushed her to 19th in the world rankings. Germany’s Vanessa Grimberg touched second in 2:28.82 with France’s Coralie Dobral taking third in 2:32.21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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