{"id":621342,"date":"2025-08-22T08:26:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=621342"},"modified":"2025-08-22T09:56:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:56:44","slug":"world-junior-championships-day-four-finals-filip-nowacki-edges-shin-ohashi-in-stellar-200-breaststroke-duel-just-misses-british-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-junior-championships-day-four-finals-filip-nowacki-edges-shin-ohashi-in-stellar-200-breaststroke-duel-just-misses-british-record\/","title":{"rendered":"World Junior Championships, Day Four Finals: Filip Nowacki Edges Shin Ohashi in 200 Breaststroke Duel; Nikita Sheremet Speeds to 50 Free Crown (Full Recap)"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Junior Championships, Day Four Finals: Filip Nowacki Edges Shin Ohashi in Stellar 200 Breaststroke Duel; Just Misses British Record<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first time Great Britain’s Filip Nowacki and Japan’s Shin Ohashi battled this week at the World Junior Championships, Nowacki emerged victorious in the 100-meter breaststroke. The rising stars will meet again on Friday night in Otopeni, Romania, this time in the final of the 200 breaststroke. Ohashi is the world junior record holder in the event, but has not looked as sharp as his British foe through the first half of the meet.<\/p>\n

The Night Four finals will also include finals of the men’s 50 freestyle and the women’s 200 individual medley. In the 50 freestyle, Ukraine’s Nikita Sheremet is coming off a semifinal time of 21.75, which equaled the world junior record of American Michael Andrew. In the 200 IM, the United States’ Audrey Derivaux will chase her third gold medal of the week, having already won the 200 butterfly and 200 backstroke.<\/p>\n

Here is an event-by-event recap of the Night Four finals:<\/p>\n