Ryan Cochrane led off a night full of meet records at the Mare Nostrum stop in Barcelona.
Cochrane opened up the night with a meet-record 7:52.51 in the men’s 800-meter free. That swim lowered the 7:58.32 set by Gergo Kiss from 2011, and moved Cochrane to sixth in the world.
Stephen Milne placed second in 7:56.12, while Myles Brown snared third in 7:58.35.
Georgia Davies hit the wall in 27.97 to win the women’s 50-meter back. That swim is just a bit off her Canet stop time of 27.87 that ranks her fifth in the world.
Mie Nielsen took second tonight in 28.08, while Lauren Quigley wound up third in 28.40.
Adam Peaty, who already leads the world with a 26.88 from the British University Championships, posted a meet-record 27.25 in the men’s 50-meter breast. That effort wiped out the 27.48 set by Andrei Nikolaev last year.
Cameron van der Burgh finished second in 27.29, just off Peaty’s pace and van der Burgh’s third-ranked season best of 27.17. Sami Aaltomaa earned third in 27.67.
Jeanette Ottesen cranked out a 25.51 to win the women’s 50-meter fly. That swim is just off her second-ranked season best of 25.48 from the Danish Open.
Inge Dekker took second in 25.72 with Fran Halsall placing third in 26.03. Dekker moved to third in the world with her swim, while Halsall grabbed eighth.
Kosuke Hagino, the top-ranked swimmer in the 400 IM with a 4:08.54 from Japanese Nationals, put up a 4:11.78 to win the event here in Barcelona.
David Verraszto touched second in 4:13.68, off his third-ranked 4:11.52 from the Canet stop. Jacob Heidtmann took third in 4:18.21.
Another top-ranked swimmer, Femke Heemskerk, won the women’s 100-meter free in a meet-record 53.25. That time cleared Libby Trickett’s 53.87 from 2009, but fell short of Heemskerk’s world-leading 52.69 from the Eindhoven Swim Cup.
Teammate Ranomi Kromowidjojo turned in a second-place time of 53.84 with Pernille Blume placing third in 54.28.
Ryosuke Irie hit the wall in 53.23 for the men’s 100-meter back win. That’s a bit off his second-ranked season best of 52.99 from Japanese Nationals.
He beat the top-ranked swimmer in the world, Chris Walker-Hebborn (52.88 at British Nationals), who took second tonight in 54.26. Masaki Kaneko clinched third in 54.60.
Rikke Moller Pedersen took home the women’s 100-meter breast in a time of 1:07.07. That’s just off her seventh-ranked season best of 1:07.01.
Kanako Watanabe, the third-ranked swimmer in the world with a 1:06.45, took second in 1:07.53. Jenna Laukkanen snared third in 1:07.82.
Katsumi Nakamura claimed the men’s 50-meter free title in 22.30. Konrad Czerniak placed a close second in 22.34 with Ben Proud earning third in 22.40.
A day after posting a top-ranked 400 IM, Katinka Hosszu cruised to victory in the women’s 200-meter back with a 2:08.41. That’s well off her second-ranked 2:06.81 from the Golden Tour, but more than enough for the win tonight.
Hilary Caldwell finished second with a time of 2:09.36 to move to 10th in the world rankings. Elizabeth Simmonds, sixth in the world with a 2:08.32, took third in 2:10.14.
Marco Koch delivered a 2:09.35 to win the men’s 200-meter breaststroke title. That’s just a second off his third-ranked 2:08.57 from the Canet stop.
Yasuhiro Koseki, the top-ranked swimmer in the world with a 2:07.77, took second in 2:10.60. Michael Jamieson placed third overall in 2:11.42.
Natsumi Hoshi clocked a meet record in the women’s 200-meter fly with a time of 2:07.58. That time cleared the 2:07.76 she set way back in 2008, but came up short of her fourth-ranked 2:06.66 from Japanese Nationals this year.
Judit Ignacio Sorribes took second in 2:09.59 with Aimee Willmott earning third in 2:11.00.
Konrad Czerniak turned in a 52.36 to win the men’s 100-meter fly. That’s off his top-ranked 51.37, but plenty fast for the victory today.
Takeshi Matsuda finished second in 52.57 with Takuro Fujii claiming third in 52.69.
Siobhan Marie O’Connor almost lowered her second-ranked season best of 2:09.51 with a 2:09.56 to win the 200-meter IM. That time beat her meet record of 2:09.63 from last year.
Melanie Margalis touched second in 2:10.85, just off her fourth-ranked 2:10.57, while Hosszu placed third in 2:12.23.
Sebastiaan Verschuren claimed the men’s 200-meter free in a time of 1:47.52, while Chad le Clos took second in 1:47.75. James Guy rounded out the top three in 1:48.01.
Jazmin Carlin closed out the night with a time of 4:06.97 in the women’s 400-meter free. Dong Fuwei took second in 4:09.77 with Hannah Miley snaring third in 4:10.18.
2015 Mare Nostrum Barcelona, Day Two – Results