The second full morning of the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo featured nine total events. Some of the world’s best swimmers have stayed in Asia after last week’s World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea to take advantage of more long course racing whilst holding on to their tapers. The biggest story of the morning was the return of Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Hagino to international racing waters.
The Tokyo spot is one of seven stops on the World Cup tour this year as the meet will shift to China next week and Singapore the next.
Men’s 50 Back
Russia’s Vladimir Morozov had the fastest time in the 50 back heats with a 24.91 as he was the only swimmer to break 25 seconds in the heats. USA’s Michael Andrew had the second fastest time of the heats on Saturday morning at the FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo with a 25.00. Japan’s Takeshi Kawamoto (25.30) and Australia’s Mitch Larkin (25.42) placed third and fourth.
| 1 | MOROZOV | Vladimir |  RUS |
24.91 | ||||||
| 2 | ANDREW | Michael |  USA |
25.00 | ||||||
| 3 | KAWAMOTO | Takeshi |  CLB |
25.30 | ||||||
| 4 | LARKIN | Mitchell |  AUS |
25.42 | ||||||
| 5 | YANG | William | AUS |
25.48 | ||||||
| 6 | KANEKO | Masaki | CLB |
25.51 | ||||||
| 7 | PEBLEY | Jacob | USA |
25.57 | ||||||
| 8 | TSMYH | Mikita |  BLR |
25.59 |
Women’s 200 Free
Australia’s Madison Wilson and Brianna Throssell, fresh off helping set the world record in the 4×200 free relay last week at World Championships, put up the top two times in the 200 free at the FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Wilson was first at 1:58.98 while Throssell was second at 1:59.07. Japan’s Nagisa Ikemoto (1:59.16) and Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:59.63) were third and fourth and the only others ones to break 2:00.
| 1 | WILSON | Madison | AUS |
1:58.98 | ||||||
| 2 | THROSSELL | Brianna | AUS |
1:59.07 | ||||||
| 3 | IKEMOTO | Nagisa | CLB |
1:59.16 | ||||||
| 4 | JAKABOS | Zsuzsanna |  HUN |
1:59.63 | ||||||
| 5 | AOKI | Tomomi | CLB |
2:00.04 | ||||||
| 6 | DUMONT | Valentine |  BEL |
2:00.63 | ||||||
| 7 | NAMBA | Miyu | CLB |
2:00.68 | ||||||
| 8 | OVERHOLT | Emily |  CAN |
2:00.72 |
Men’s 200 IM
USA’s Josh Prenot was the only swimmer to break 2:00 in the 200 IM heats on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Prenot was a 1:59.04 as he is the top seed heading into finals ahead of Australia’s Mitch Larkin (2:01.02) and Japan’s Kotaro Takahashi (2:01.21).
Notably, Kosuke Hagino made his return to competition after some time away with a 2:01.52, placing sixth. Hagino, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 400 IM, sat out the World Championships this year to do some soul searching about his future in the sport of swimming. Hagino had lost motivation and pulled himself out of consideration for the World Championships because he wasn’t up for it. He has now shifted his focus to returning to the podium next summer.
| 1 | PRENOT | Josh | USA |
1:59.04 | ||||||
| 2 | LARKIN | Mitchell | AUS |
2:01.02 | ||||||
| 3 | TAKAHASHI | Kotaro | CLB |
2:01.21 | ||||||
| 4 | UCHIYAMA | Takumi | CLB |
2:01.25 | ||||||
| 5 | FRASER-HOLMES | Thomas | AUS |
2:01.27 | ||||||
| 6 | HAGINO | Kosuke | CLB |
2:01.52 | ||||||
| 7 | OHTAKE | Masayuki | CLB |
2:02.15 | ||||||
| 8 | HONJYOU | Tomoki | CLB |
2:02.66 |
Women’s 100 Back
World Cup queen Katinka Hosszu was the lone swimmer to break 60 seconds in the 100 back on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Japan with a 59.97. She is ahead of fellow veterans Federica Pellegrini (1:00.19) and Emily Seebohm (1:00.51). Sweden’s Michelle Coleman (1:01.03) and Australia’s Holly Barratt (1:01.30) also qualified for the final as seasoned veterans.
| 1 | HOSSZU | Katinka | HUN |
59.97 | ||||||
| 2 | PELLEGRINI | Federica |  ITA |
1:00.19 | ||||||
| 3 | SEEBOHM | Emily | AUS |
1:00.51 | ||||||
| 4 | COLEMAN | Michelle |  SWE |
1:01.03 | ||||||
| 5 | MORONUKI | Emi | CLB |
1:01.28 | ||||||
| 6 | BARRATT | Holly | AUS |
1:01.30 | ||||||
| 7 | TAKEUCHI | Miono | CLB |
1:01.49 | ||||||
| 8 | TAKAHASHI | Miki | CLB |
1:01.51 |
Men’s 50 Breast
Ilya Shymanovich, fresh off his 25th birthday yesterday, swam the top time in the 50 breast in the heats on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Shymanovich was a 26.88 as he is ahead of Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi (27.02) and Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki (27.34).
| 1 | SHYMANOVICH | Ilya | BLR |
26.88 | ||||||
| 2 | MARTINENGHI | Nicolo | ITA |
27.02 | ||||||
| 3 | KOSEKI | Yasuhiro |  JPN |
27.34 | ||||||
| 4 | MATSUMURA | Yuuki | CLB |
27.39 | ||||||
| 5 | YAMANAKA | Yoshiki | CLB |
27.56 | ||||||
| 6 | OKAZAKI | Kouchirou | CLB |
27.61 | ||||||
| 7 | OUMI | Harry | CLB |
27.62 | ||||||
| 8 | ANDREW | Michael | USA |
27.63 |
Women’s 50 Fly
Japan’s Ai Soma led the splash and dash heats of the 50 fly on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Cup in Tokyo. Soma was a 26.13 to lead Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen (26.16) and Holly Barratt (26.19). Barratt was actually in a tie for third with Louise Hansson (26.19) of Sweden.
Ottesen recently had a child and is on the comeback trail as a new mom, inspired by recently retired Dana Vollmer.
| 1 | SOMA | Ai | CLB |
26.13 | ||||||
| 2 | OTTESEN | Jeanette |  DEN |
26.16 | ||||||
| 3 | BARRATT | Holly | AUS |
26.19 | ||||||
| 3 | HANSSON | Louise | SWE |
26.19 | ||||||
| 5 | HIRAYAMA | Yukina | CLB |
26.26 | ||||||
| 6 | BUYS | Kimberly | BEL |
26.27 | ||||||
| 7 | CAMPBELL | Cate | AUS |
26.29 | ||||||
| 8 | KUROKI | Masako | CLB |
26.48 |
Men’s 100 Free
USA’s Blake Pieroni, fresh off a fourth place finish at the World Championships in this event, came back a week later to take the top spot in the 100 free heats with a 48.31 on Saturday morning at the FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Pieroni is over a half second ahead of Hungary’s Szebasztian Szabo (48.82) and USA’s Andrew Seliskar (48.83) heading into the final.
Russia’s Vladimir Morozov (48.92) and Italy’s Santo Condorelli (48.96) will also pose as challengers in the final.
| 1 | PIERONI | Blake | USA |
48.31 | ||||||
| 2 | SZABO | Szebasztian | HUN |
48.82 | ||||||
| 3 | SELISKAR | Andrew | USA |
48.83 | ||||||
| 4 | MOROZOV | Vladimir | RUS |
48.92 | ||||||
| 5 | CONDORELLI | Santo | ITA |
48.96 | ||||||
| 6 | KOZMA | Dominik | HUN |
49.05 | ||||||
| 7 | MATSUMOTO | Katsuhiro | CLB |
49.18 | ||||||
| 8 | RAPSYS | Danas |  LTU |
49.51 |
Women’s 100 Breast
Japan had a solid showing in the women’s 100 breast heats on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Cup in Tokyo as Miho Teramura (1:07.17) put up the top time ahead of Misaki Sekiguchi (1:07.38) and Satomi Suzuki (1:07.70). Japan had five swimmers advance to the final including the top four seeds.
| 1 | TERAMURA | Miho | CLB |
1:07.17 | ||||||
| 2 | SEKIGUCHI | Misaki | CLB |
1:07.38 | ||||||
| 3 | SUZUKI | Satomi | CLB |
1:07.70 | ||||||
| 4 | AOKI | Reona | CLB |
1:07.84 | ||||||
| 5 | VALL MONTERO | Jessica |  ESP |
1:08.07 | ||||||
| 6 | SCHOENMAKER | Tatjana |  RSA |
1:08.17 | ||||||
| 7 | ZMUSHKA | Alina | BLR |
1:08.20 | ||||||
| 8 | FUKASAWA | Mai | CLB |
1:08.55 |
Men’s 200 Fly
Japan flexed its 200 butterfly muscles on Saturday morning at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo. Japan had a total of six swimmers advance to the 200 fly final including the top four seeds. Nao Horomura and Daiki Tanaka had the fastest time at 1:57.27 while Takumi Takeda (1:57.37) qualified in third.
USA’s Zach Harting (1:57.47) and Australia’s Nic Brown (1:57.74) were the only non-Japanese swimmers to make the final.
| 1 | HOROMURA | Nao | CLB |
1:57.27 | ||||||
| 1 | TANAKA | Daiki | CLB |
1:57.27 | ||||||
| 3 | TERADA | Takumi | CLB |
1:57.37 | ||||||
| 4 | YASUI | Daiki | CLB |
1:57.45 | ||||||
| 5 | HARTING | Zach | USA |
1:57.47 | ||||||
| 6 | HONDA | Tomoru | CLB |
1:57.48 | ||||||
| 7 | UMEMOTO | Masayuki | CLB |
1:57.66 | ||||||
| 8 | BROWN | Nic | AUS |
1:57.74 |
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