Robert Glinta Blasts Meet Record to Win 100 Back at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships

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Romania’s Robert Glinta took down his meet record in the men’s 100-meter back finals for the win at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.

Glinta raced his way to victory in a time of 54.30, clipping his semifinal swim of 54.56 from yesterday as the meet mark.

That time moved Glinta closer to Apostolos Christou’s World Junior record of 54.03 set back in 2014 for Greece.

The swim moved Glinta into fourth among 18-and-unders this year according to USA Swimming Stats.

18-And-Under World Rankings According to USA Swimming Stats

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USA’s Michael Taylor hit the wall second in a time of 54.64, while Great Britain’s Luke Greenbank took bronze in a time of 54.81.

USA’s Michael Andrew, taking on a heavy schedule tonight, would up taking fourth in 54.88.

Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez (55.04), Canada’s Markus Thormeyer (55.11), Egypt’s Youssef Abdalla (55.24) and Canada’s Javier Acevedo (55.48) rounded out the championship heat.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Men’s 100 back finals
Women’s 200 fly finals
Men’s 200 free finals
Women’s 50 breast finals
Men’s 100 fly semis
Women’s 100 free semis
Men’s 100 breast finals
Women’s 100 back finals
Men’s 200 IM finals
Women’s 800 free finals
Mixed 400 medley relay finals

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