Read below to catch up on all the action from the final morning session of the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships.
Prelims Results
Events:
- Women’s 4×50 Freestyle Relay
- Men’s 200 Backstroke
- Women’s 200 Breaststroke
- Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay
- Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay
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Women’s 4×50 Freestyle Relay:
Denmark kicked of the morning with the top seed in the women’s 4×50 relay, led by Jeanette Ottesen‘s strong anchor leg. The team of Julie Jensen (24.76), Mie Nielsen (24.38), Emilie Beckmann (24.70), and Ottesen (23.54) swam to a time of 1:37.38.
The Netherlands was just behind them. Tamara Van Vliet (24.44), Maaike De Waard (24.39), Kim Busch (24.16), and Maud Van Der Meer (24.46) combined for a time of 1:37.45.
Representing Canada, the team of Sandrine Mainville (24.35), Alexia Zevnik (24.54), Taylor Ruck (24.12), and Sarah Darcel (24.90) swam to a time of 1:37.91, good for third.
France followed in 1:37.97 for fourth. Fifth went to the United States in 1:38.11, just ahead of Italy’s time of 1:38.15.
China (1:38.24) and Japan (1:39.54) rounded out the top eight qualifiers.
Men’s 200 Backstroke:
Japan’s Masaki Kaneko led the morning heats with a time of 1:50.30. Radoslaw Kawecki of Poland finished second in 1:51.00. The United States’ Jacob Pebley was just behind in 1:51.17 for third.
Jiayu Xu of China swam to fourth with a time of 1:51.35, just ahead of Lithuanian Danas Rapsys, who touched in 1:51.38.
Hayate Matsubara of Japan took sixth in 1:51.51. Australia’s Mitchell Larkin swam to seventh in 1:51.87. Romanian Robert Glinta took the final spot in tonight’s final with a 1:51.92.
Women’s 200 Breaststroke:
Chloe Tutton of Great Britain led prelims by over a second with a time of 2:18.89. The Canadian duo of Kierra Smith and Kelsey Lauren Wog followed her in 2:19.87 and 2:20.26 for second and third, respectively.
Fourth place went to Japan’s Kako Ishida with a time of 2:20.39. Tutton’s British teammate, Molly Renshaw, swam to fifth in a time of 2:20.80. Renshaw just out touched American Molly Hannis, who came in at 2:20.82.
Seventh place went to Belgium’s Fanny Lecluyse in 2:20.96. Lilly King snuck into the final in eighth with a time of 2:21.17.
Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay:
The Australian team of Bobby Hurley (51.11), Tommy Sucipto (57.95), David Morgan (49.73), and Daniel Smith (46.96) posted the top time of the morning, touching at 3:25.75.
The Russian Federation followed close behind. Grigory Tarasevich (51.34), Oleg Kostin (57.66), Aleksandr Kharlanov (49.95), and Aleksandr Popkov (46.89) combined for a time of 3:25.84.
Pavel Sankovich (51.47), Ilya Shymanovich (56.99), Yauhen Tsurkin (50.40), and Artsiom Machekin (47.44) of Belarus swam to third in a time of 3:26.30.
The United States touched fourth in 3:26.88. Great Britain and France tied for fifth with a time of 3:27.03.
Seventh place went to China (3:27.38), and Japan finished in eighth (3:27.47).
Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay:
The United States women led prelims of the 4×100 medley relay. Hellen Stewart Moffitt (58.32), Molly Hannis (1:03.54), Sarah Gibson (57.81), and Amanda Weir (53.18) teamed up to swim to a time of 3:52.85.
Japan followed close behind, with Emi Moronuki (58.22), Miho Teramura (1:03.88), Rikako Ikee (56.74), and Tomomi Aoki (54.13) touching in 3:52.97.
The Australians came in third, with Emily Seebohm (56.97), Jessica Leigh Hansen (1:05.31), Emily Washer (57.58), and Brittany Elmslie (53.12) combining for a time of 3:52.98.
The Canadians finished in fourth in 3:53.68. Fifth place went to Italy in 3:54.60.
The Russian Federation (3:55.65), China (3:56.21), and Great Britain (3:56.64) rounded out the top eight.