Australia’s Tamsin Cook clipped the meet record in the women’s 400-meter free at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.
Cook clocked a 4:06.17 for the gold, edging the 4:06.30 set by Elena Sokolova back in 2008 in Monterrey, Mexico.
That time vaulted Cook from 19th in the world to 12th in the overall world rankings this year.
She’s already the second-fastest 18-and-under behind the phenom Katie Ledecky’s world record of 3:59.13 from Worlds.
USA’s Sierra Schmidt collected silver in a time of 4:07.47 with Italy’s Linda Caponi rounding out the podium with at third-place time of 4:07.73.
18-and-Under World Rankings According to USA Swimming Stats
[table “” not found /]USA’s Hannah Cox (4:08.69), Great Britain’s Holly Hibbott (4:11.29), China’s Dong Fuwei (4:11.32), Russia’s Arina Openysheva (4:11.54) and Great Britain’s Chloe Finch (4:12.73) finished fourth through eighth.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 50 back semis
- Men’s 200 breast finals
- Women’s 50 fly finals
- Men’s 50 back finals
- Women’s 100 breast finals
- Men’s 50 fly semis
- Women’s 400 free finals
- Men’s 50 free finals
- Women’s 200 IM finals
- Men’s 800 free relay finals
West coast yeah
West coast yeah
Ledecky’s 3:59.13 was not a WR.
Exactly. It was only Ledecky’s 3rd best time.