Cassidy Bayer of the USA posted a 2:10.32 to claim the first-place seed going into tonight’s finals of the 200-meter fly. Bayer’s seed time of 2:08.03 is quicker than the championship meet record of 2:08.10 set by Netsuke Akiyama in 2008 so look for her to challenge that record in tonight’s finals. Teammate Hannah Kukurugya finished only .10 seconds behind with a 2:10.42 from the same heat.
China’s Wang Siqi claimed the third-place seed with a finishing time of 2:10.99.
TOP THREE QUALIFIERS SPLITS
[table “” not found /]Australia’s Tamsin Cook grabbed the fourth-place seed with a time of 2:11.33 from heat two, while Holly Hibbott of Great Britain posted a time of 2:12.02 to grab fifth from heat four.
Hungary’s Boglarka Bonecz turned in a time of 2:12.63 to grab the sixth-place seed, and Japan’s Haruno Ito took seventh overall with a time of 2:12.69.
Carmen Balbuena of Spain rounded out the top eight qualifiers with a time of 2:12.71.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
- Men’s 200-Meter IM
- Women’s 100-Meter Free
- Men’s 100-Meter Fly
- Women’s 200-Meter Fly
- Men’s 200-Meter Free
- Mixed 400-Meter Medley Relay
- Women’s 800-Meter Free
2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships: Live Results – Results
