The 2019 Mare Nostrum Series lured swimmers from its first location in Monaco to Canet-en-Roussillon for the second stop of the series, where elite athletes compete for prize money and international bragging rights. A primer for next month’s World Championships, athletes forwent the sights and got down to business with a 16-event Day 1 schedule in l’Hexagone, where they showed no signs of fatigue.
This was especially evident in Yuliya Efimova’s performance, as she continued her Mediterranean winning streak with an easy win in the women’s 100 breast. Similarly, Adam Peaty failed to disappoint, as he shattered the Mare Nostrum record with a time of 58.78 in the men’s division.
Siobhan Haughey remains Hong Kong’s lethal weapon, as she sent shock waves throughout the swim community with another decisive win in the women’s 200 free.
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Women’s 50 Back
Georgia Davies of Great Britain went sub-28.00 for the win with a time of 27.97, out-touching America’s sprinting backstroke stalwart Phoebe Bacon (28.02). The only woman under 28.00 in the field, Davies proved herself to be in good form leading up to the World Championships.
Hong Kong’s Hoi Shun Stephanie Au nabbed the bronze with a time of 28.23, edging out Simona Kubova of the Czech Republic and Lila Touili of France.
| 50 Back Women – Final A (Tuesday, June 11, 2019 – 18:00) | ||||||||||
| 1. | DAVIES Georgia | 1990 | GBR |  BRITAIN |
00: 27.97 | 897 pts | ||||
| 2. | BACON Phoebe | 2002 | USA |  UNITED STATES |
00: 28.02 | 892 pts | ||||
| 3. | AU Hoi Shun Stephanie | 1992 | HKG |  HONG KONG |
00: 28.23 | 872 pts | ||||
| 4. | KUBOVA Simona | 1991 | CZE |  CZECH REPUBLIC |
00: 28.27 | 869 pts | ||||
| 5. | TOUILI Lila | 2000 | FRA |  CN MARSEILLE |
00: 28.83 | 819 pts | ||||
| 6. | CINI Mathilde | 1994 | FRA | VALENCE TRIATHLON |
00: 28.90 | 813 pts | ||||
| 7. | HENDERSON Hanna | 2002 | CAN |  CANADA |
00: 29.05 | 801 pts | ||||
| 8. | APOSTALON Anika | 1995 | CZE | CZECH REPUBLIC |
00: 29.30 | 780 pts | ||||
Men’s 50 Back
Michael Andrew shattered the Canet record and seized the gold for the States with an impressive 24.53 in the men’s 50 back. Putting a healthy distance between himself and France’s Jeremy Stravius (25.30), Andrew continues to impress as he takes the Mediterranean by storm.
Ryan Shane of Ireland surged to a 25.39 finish to break into the top three, fending off Brazil’s Guilherme Guido to reserve his spot at the medal ceremony.
| 50 Back Men – Final A (Tuesday, June 11, 2019 – 18h02) | ||||||||||
| 1. | ANDREW Micheal | 1999 | USA | RACE PACE CLUB |
00: 24.53 | 936 pts | MNR | |||
| 2. | STRAVIUS Jeremy | 1988 | FRA | LA FRANCE |
00: 25.30 | 853 pts | ||||
| 3. | SHANE Ryan | 1994 | IRL |  IRELAND |
00: 25.39 | 844 pts | ||||
| 4. | GUIDO Guilherme | 1987 | BRA |  BRAZIL |
00: 25.46 | 837 pts | ||||
| 5. | SZENTES Bence | 1996 | HUN |  HUNGARY |
00: 25.77 | 807 pts | ||||
| 6. | PYLE Nicholas | 2000 | GBR | BRITAIN |
00: 25.78 | 806 pts | ||||
| 7. | BEDEL Paul-Gabriel | 1994 | FRA | CN MARSEILLE |
00: 25.90 | 795 pts | ||||
| 8. | BALOG Gabor | 1990 | HUN | HUNGARY |
00: 25.99 | |||||
Women’s 50 Free
Russia’s Mariia Kameneva established her dominance once again by turning in a time of 24.68 in the women’s 50 free. Holding off Britain’s Anna Hopkin (24.89) to the finish, Kameneva claimed her prize money with relative ease; while Siobhan-Bernadette Haughey continued her impressive Mediterranean showing with a time of 24.92, good enough for the bronze.
| 50 Freestyle Women – Final A (Tuesday, June 11, 2019 – 18:04) | ||||||||||
| 1. | KAMENEVA Mariia | 1999 | RUS |  RUSSIA |
00: 24.68 | 882 pts | ||||
| 2. | HOPKIN Anna | 1996 | GBR | BRITAIN |
00: 24.89 | 860 pts | ||||
| 3. | HAUGHEY Siobhan-Bernadette | 1997 | HKG | HONG KONG |
00: 24.92 | 856 pts | ||||
| 4. | BONNET Charlotte | 1995 | FRA | LA FRANCE |
00: 25.18 | 830 pts | ||||
| 4. | SANTAMANS Anna | 1993 | FRA | CN MARSEILLE |
00: 25.18 | 830 pts | ||||
| 6. | SURKOVA Arina | 1998 | RUS | RUSSIA |
00: 25.19 | 829 pts | ||||
| 7. | WALSH Gretchen | 2003 | USA | UNITED STATES |
00: 25.32 | 816 pts | ||||
| 8. | GALLAGHER Erin | 1998 | RSA |  SOUTH AFRICA |
00: 25.73 | 778 pts | ||||
Men’s 50 Free
In true form, Brazil’s Bruno Fratus (21.64) refused to disappoint. As per usual, Fratus managed to get his hand on the wall first in the men’s 50 free while resetting the meet record in the process.
Fratus narrowly out-touched Benjamin Proud, who dropped an impressive 21.69 to bode well for the British swimmer in the World Championships next month. Greece’s Kristian Gkolomeev rounded out the top three with a time of 21.98 to earn his spot on the medal stand.
Proud was rightly pleased with his effort, commenting:
“Looking at the names in the top eight it really was a world class field, so to be able to go in and race against them is really good preparation for Gwangju this summer. Everyone is at different stages right now but I’m just trying to be as best prepared as I can be for five or six weeks’ time.”
| 50 Freestyle Men – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 18h06) | ||||||||||
| 1. | FRATUS Bruno | 1989 | BRA | BRAZIL |
00:21.64 | 902 pts | RMEET | |||
| 2. | PROUD Benjamin | 1994 | GBR | BRITAIN |
00:21.69 | 895 pts | ||||
| 3. | GKOLOMEEV Kristian | 1993 | GRE |  GREECE |
00:21.98 | 860 pts | ||||
| 4. | SHIOURA Shinri | 1991 | JPN |  JAPAN |
00:22.18 | 837 pts | ||||
| 5. | MIGNON Clément | 1993 | FROM | FRANCE |
00:22.30 | 824 pts | ||||
| 6. | ANDREW Micheal | 1999 | USA | RACE PACE CLUB |
00:22.68 | 783 pts | ||||
| 7. | FESIKOV Sergei | 1989 | RUS | RUSSIA |
00:22.73 | 778 pts | ||||
| 8. | SCHOEMAN Roland | 1980 | RSA | SEALS A.S.C. |
00:22.80 | 771 pts | ||||
Women’s 800 Free
After 800 meters, less than a tenth of a second separated Ajna Kesely of Hungary and Argentina’s Delfina Pignatiello. In a final 50 more reminiscent of a sprint race, the two women went stroke for stroke to the wall, with Kesely gaining the ultimate advantage. Dropping a time of 8:24.25, Hungary’s distance weapon claimed top honors, leaving Pignatiello’s 8:24.33 for the silver.
Anna Egorova of Russia clocked in over ten seconds later, heading the second wave with a time of 8:34.77 for third.
| 800 Freestyle Women’s – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 18:14) | ||||||||||
| 1. | KESELY Ajna | 2001 | HUN | HUNGARY |
08: 24.25 | +0.76 | 888 pts | |||
| 2. | PIGNATIELLO Delfina | 2000 | ARG |  ARGENTINA |
08: 24.33 | +0.70 | 888 pts | |||
| 3. | EGOROVA Anna | 1998 | RUS | RUSSIA |
08: 34.77 | +0.73 | 835 pts | |||
| 4. | HOLUB Tamila-Hryhorivna | 1999 | POR |  PORTUGAL |
08: 36.82 | +0.76 | 825 pts | |||
| 5. | DONOHOE Madelyn | 2001 | USA | UNITED STATES |
08: 37.01 | +0.76 | 824 pts | |||
| 6. | NAMBA Miyu | 2002 | JPN | JAPAN |
08: 38.71 | +0.76 | 816 pts | |||
| 7. | KAHLER Marlene | 2001 | AUT |  AUSTRIA |
08: 40.64 | +0.77 | 807 pts | |||
| 8. | WEYANT Emma | 2001 | USA | UNITED STATES |
08: 41.58 | +0.87 | 802 pts | |||
Men’s 400 Free
It was Aleksandr Krasnykh of Russia who claimed the gold for the men’s 400 free, as he turned in a 3:49.20 to further his already stellar individual schedule. Norway’s Henrik Christiansen (3:49.57) kept him honest throughout, as the two surged ahead of the pack for a climactic sprint to the finish.
Marwan Elkamash scored a bronze for Egypt with his 3:50.47, which proved just enough to box Mehdi Lagili (3:50.59) out of the top three.
| 400 Freestyle Men – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 18:25) | ||||||||||
| 1. | KRASNYKH Aleksandr | 1995 | RUS | RUSSIA |
03: 49.20 | +0.67 | 885 pts | |||
| 2. | CHRISTIANSEN Henrik | 1996 | NOR |  NORWAY |
03: 49.57 | +0.71 | 880 pts | |||
| 3. | ELKAMASH Marwan | 1993 | EGY |  EGYPT |
03: 50.47 | +0.72 | 870 pts | |||
| 4. | LAGILI Mehdi | 1997 | TUN | SO MILLAU LARGE CAUSES SWIMMING |
03: 50.59 | +0.73 | 869 pts | |||
| 5. | JERVIS Daniel | 1996 | GBR | BRITAIN |
03: 50.86 | +0.66 | 866 pts | |||
| 6. | MELO Luiz-Altamir | 1996 | BRA | BRAZIL |
03: 51.18 | +0.63 | 862 pts | |||
| 7. | SCHEFFER Fernando | 1998 | BRA | BRAZIL |
03: 54.62 | +0.68 | 825 pts | |||
| 8. | MCMILLAN Jack | 2000 | IRL | IRELAND |
03: 57.74 | +0.69 | 793 pts | |||
Women’s 200 Back
Phoebe Bacon and her compatriot Alexandra Walsh made it a 1-2 finish for the States in the women’s 200 back, as Bacon lingered under meet record pace throughout much of the first half of the race. Despite eclipsing the record, Bacon still managed to bring home the gold with a time of 2:09.57, bettering Walsh’s mark of 2:10.53 by a little under a second.
North America continued to prove its dominance, as Canada’s Taylor Ruck crashed the pads with a 2:11.24 to cinch third, surging ahead of the Czech Republic’s Simona Kubova at the finish.
| 200 Women’s Back – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 18:36) | ||||||||||
| 1. | BACON Phoebe | 2002 | USA | UNITED STATES |
02: 09.57 | +0.65 | 877 pts | |||
| 2. | WALSH Alexandra | 2001 | USA | UNITED STATES |
02: 10.53 | +0.75 | 858 pts | |||
| 3. | RUCK Taylor | 2000 | CAN | CANADA |
02: 11.24 | +0.74 | 844 pts | |||
| 4. | KUBOVA Simona | 1991 | CZE | CZECH REPUBLIC |
02: 11.79 | +0.60 | 834 pts | |||
| 5. | GRABOWSKI Lena | 2002 | AUT | AUSTRIA |
02: 13.00 | +0.73 | 811 pts | |||
| 6. | STEPHENS Laura | 1999 | GBR | BRITAIN |
02: 15.16 | +0.64 | 773 pts | |||
| 7. | AVDEEVA Anastasiia | 2001 | RUS | RUSSIA |
02: 15.49 | +0.68 | 767 pts | |||
| 8. | IVEY Isabel | 2000 | USA | UNITED STATES |
02: 16.47 | +0.69 | 751 pts | |||
Men’s 200 Back
Hungary continued to put forth an impressive showing in Canet, as Adam Telegdy scored top honors in the men’s 200 back by a wide margin. The only man under 2:00 in the final, Telegdy was in a field all his own as he surged to a 1:58.44 finish to secure the win.
South Africa’s Martin Binedell stayed close at his hip, as he and Luke Greenback (2:00.47) of Britain vied for the second spot beside Telegdy at the ceremony. It was Binedell who came out victorious, posting a 2:00.16 with an impressive final lap to take down his foe and steal the silver.
| 200 Men’s Back – Final A (Tuesday, June 11, 2019 – 6:40 pm) | ||||||||||
| 1. | TELEGDY Adam | 1995 | HUN | HUNGARY |
01: 58.44 | +0.66 | 843 pts | |||
| 2. | BINEDELL Martin | 1995 | RSA | SOUTH AFRICA |
02: 00.16 | +0.59 | 808 pts | |||
| 3. | GREENBANK Luke | 1997 | GBR | BRITAIN |
02: 00.47 | +0.56 | 801 pts | |||
| 4. | BRUN Christophe | 1998 | FRA | CN ANTIBES |
02: 00.59 | +0.65 | 799 pts | |||
| 5. | DESPLANCHES Jeremy | 1994 | SUI | OLYMPIC NICE SWIMMING |
02: 01.61 | +0.60 | 779 pts | |||
| 6. | TOMAC Mewen | 2001 | FRA | HAUTS-DE-FRANCE |
02: 02.30 | +0.65 | 766 pts | |||
| 7. | LUDVIK Tomas | 1999 | CZE | CZECH REPUBLIC |
02: 02.74 | +0.65 | 758 pts | |||
| 8. | MATHIEU Geoffroy | 1997 | FRA | Auvergne-Alpes France |
02: 04.09 | +0.61 | 733 pts | |||
Women’s 100 Breast
After gobbling up all the victories in Monaco, Yuliya Efimova was in no mood to put an end to the streak. In her Canet debut, the Russian breaststroke star threw done a 1:06.74 for the win in the women’s 100 breast, gliding ahead of the pack in the final ten meters to defend her honor as one of the top breaststrokers in the world.
Spain’s Jessica Vall chased her, conceding top honors by a little under a second with a time of 1:07.82. Sweden’s Sophie Hansen faced a heartbreaker, as her time of 1:07.89 was just 0.07 too late for the silver.
| 100 Breaststroke – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 18:50) | ||||||||||
| 1. | EFIMOVA Yuliya | 1992 | RUS | RUSSIA |
01: 06.74 | +0.70 | 887 pts | |||
| 2. | VALL Jessica | 1988 | ESP |  CLUB NATACIO SANT ANDREU |
01: 07.82 | +0.68 | 845 pts | |||
| 3. | HANSSON Sophie | 1998 | SWE |  HELSINGBORGS SIMSALLSKAP |
01: 07.89 | +0.76 | 842 pts | |||
| 4. | SMITH Kierra | 1994 | CAN | CANADA |
01: 07.97 | +0.77 | 839 pts | |||
| 5. | RENSHAW Molly | 1996 | GBR | BRITAIN |
01: 08.18 | +0.71 | 832 pts | |||
| 6. | SEBASTIAN Julia | 1993 | ARG | ARGENTINA |
01: 08.31 | +0.70 | 827 pts | |||
| 7. | ALVES DA CONCEICAO Jhennifer | 1997 | BRA | ESPORTE CLUBE PINHEIROS |
01: 08.96 | +0.66 | 804 pts | |||
| 8. | TEMNIKOVA Mariia | 1995 | RUS | RUSSIA |
01: 09.01 | +0.69 | 802 pts | |||
Men’s 100 Breast
Britain went for a 1-2 sweep in the men’s 100 breast, as Adam Peaty lived up to his legendary name with a Mare Nostrum record time of 58.78. He was not without competition, as his compatriot James Wilby pushed him to the final stroke, dropping a 58.99 of his own to claim silver for the U.K.
Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki left the second wave of swimmers in the final lap, crashing the pads with a 59.72 to mark the last man under 1:00 while securing the bronze.
“I’ve never really gone 58 high at this time of year, so I’m going to look to build through the Mare Nostrum series, here and then Barcelona, and then I’m going to compete in Sette Colli in Rome,” Peaty said. “So I’m just using this as an opportunity to finalise and tweak both the 100m and the 50m tomorrow, but everything is going to plan. It’s sometimes hard to gauge where you’re at but deep down I know I’m in a good place.”
| 100 Men’s Breaststroke – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 18:53) | ||||||||||
| 1. | PEATY Adam | 1994 | GBR | BRITAIN |
00: 58.78 | +0.62 | 916 pts | MNR | ||
| 2. | WILBY James | 1993 | GBR | BRITAIN |
00: 58.99 | +0.69 | 906 pts | |||
| 3. | KOSEKI Yasuhiro | 1992 | JPN | JAPAN |
00: 59.72 | +0.64 | 874 pts | |||
| 4. | LIMA Felipe | 1985 | BRA | BRAZIL |
01: 00.54 | +0.63 | 839 pts | |||
| 5. | MURDOCH Ross | 1994 | GBR | BRITAIN |
01: 00.76 | +0.60 | 829 pts | |||
| 6. | GREENE Darragh | 1995 | IRL | IRELAND |
01: 00.77 | +0.62 | 829 pts | |||
| 7. | ROTHBAUER Christopher | 1998 | AUT | AUSTRIA |
01: 00.92 | +0.66 | 823 pts | |||
| 8. | FINK Nic | 1993 | USA | ATHENS BULLDOGS |
01: 01.01 | +0.69 | 819 pts | |||
Women’s 200 IM
Katinka Hosszu did not leave her winning ways in Monaco, as she manhandled the field in the women’s 200 IM while shattering the meet record. Throwing up a time of 2:08.57, Hosszu ran away with the victory despite adding time to her seed.
The race was on for second, as Rika Omoto (2:10.15) of Japan struggled with America’s Madisyn Cox (2:10.30) on her shoulder throughout the event. Unable to shake her, the two sped down the lanes in an almost identical fashion, engaging In a climactic stroke race to the wall where Omoto snuck in a clean finish to edge out Cox by a fingertip.
| 200 4 Women’s medals – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 19h02) | ||||||||||
| 1. | HOSSZU Katinka | 1989 | HUN | HUNGARY |
02: 08.57 | +0.67 | 943 pts | RMEET | ||
| 2. | OMOTO Rika | 1997 | JPN | JAPAN |
02: 10.15 | +0.65 | 909 pts | |||
| 3. | COX Madisyn Lynn | 1995 | USA | TEXAS AQUATICS |
02: 10.30 | +0.67 | 906 pts | |||
| 4. | O’CONNOR Siobhan | 1995 | GBR | BRITAIN |
02: 11.58 | +0.70 | 880 pts | |||
| 5. | LESAFFRE Fantine | 1994 | FRA | LA FRANCE |
02: 12.54 | +0.74 | 861 pts | |||
| 6. | JAKABOS Zsuzsanna | 1989 | HUN | HUNGARY |
02: 13.35 | +0.72 | 846 pts | |||
| 7. | WOOD Abbie | 1999 | GBR | BRITAIN |
02: 13.65 | +0.69 | 840 pts | |||
| 8. | WILLMOTT Aimée | 1993 | GBR | BRITAIN |
02: 13.77 | +0.72 | 838 pts | |||
Men’s 400 IM
Daiya Seto of Japan continued to flex his medley muscle with a runaway win in the men’s 400 IM. Gaining a full body length lead on America’s Carson Foster, Seto appeared to lose no steam. In fact, he only continued to look more powerful despite engaging in a race all his own. Dropping a time of 4:09.62, Seto demolished the rest of the field by over three seconds, with Foster posing his biggest threat clocking in at a 1:15.18.
Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta left South Africa’s Ayrton Sweeney (4:18.82) at the free-breast transition, surging home to a 4:16.26 finish to lock down another medal for the swimming powerhouse.
| 400 4 Men’s Medley – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 19h06) | ||||||||||
| 1. | SETO Daiya | 1994 | JPN | JAPAN |
04: 09.62 | +0.62 | 932 pts | |||
| 2. | FOSTER Carson | 2001 | USA | UNITED STATES |
04: 15.18 | +0.64 | 872 pts | |||
| 3. | GYURTA Gergely | 1991 | HUN | HUNGARY |
04: 16.26 | +0.66 | 861 pts | |||
| 4. | SWEENEY Ayrton | 1993 | RSA | SOUTH AFRICA |
04: 18.82 | +0.65 | 836 pts | |||
| 5. | FOSTER Jake | 2000 | USA | UNITED STATES |
04: 20.56 | +0.70 | 819 pts | |||
| 6. | PONS RAMON Joan-lluis | 1996 | ESP | CLUB NATACIO SANT ANDREU |
04: 22.53 | +0.66 | 801 pts | |||
| 7. | ALMEIDA Brandonn | 1997 | BRA | BRAZIL |
04: 23.08 | +0.63 | 796 pts | |||
| 8. | PAULSSON Adam | 1995 | SWE | SIMKLUBBEN ELFSBORG |
04: 24.48 | +0.70 | 783 pts | |||
Women’s 100 Fly
Russia’s Svetlana Chimrova took home a decisive win in the women’s 100 fly, clocking in at 57.92 to nail down the victory. Canada’s Penny Oleksiak (58.45) made a late charge at the finish, edging out France’s Marie Wattel (58.48) by an imperceptible margin.
| 100 Butterfly Ladies – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 19:18) | ||||||||||
| 1. | CHIMROVA Svetlana | 1996 | RUS | RUSSIA |
00: 57.92 | +0.69 | 878 pts | |||
| 2. | OLEKSIAK Penny | 2000 | CAN | CANADA |
00: 58.45 | +0.71 | 855 pts | |||
| 3. | WATTEL Marie | 1997 | FRA | LA FRANCE |
00: 58.48 | +0.70 | 853 pts | |||
| 4. | SMITH Rebecca | 2000 | CAN | CANADA |
00: 58.72 | +0.71 | 843 pts | |||
| 5. | SURKOVA Arina | 1998 | RUS | RUSSIA |
00: 59.18 | +0.74 | 823 pts | |||
| 6. | THOMAS Alys | 1990 | GBR | BRITAIN |
00: 59.25 | +0.69 | 821 pts | |||
| 7. | HINDS Nathalie | 1993 | USA | ATHENS BULLDOGS |
00: 59.46 | +0.67 | 812 pts | |||
| 8. | STEPHENS Laura | 1999 | GBR | BRITAIN |
00: 59.78 | +0.67 | 799 pts | |||
Men’s 100 Fly
James Guy continued to fuel Britain’s program by claiming the win in the men’s 100 fly, crashing the pads with a time of 51.86. It was good enough to bump France’s Mehdy Metella (52.11) to second, as the classic European rivalry shifted in Guy’s favor in Canet.
Vincius Lanza posed an outside threat the whole race, as he came within striking distance of Metella in the final meters. His last minute surge was not enough, as he conceded the silver and settled for third with a time of 52.42.
| 100 Butterfly Gentlemen – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 19:21) | ||||||||||
| 1. | GUY James | 1995 | GBR | BRITAIN |
00: 51.86 | +0.62 | 886 pts | |||
| 2. | METELLA Mehdy | 1992 | FRA | LA FRANCE |
00: 52.11 | +0.65 | 873 pts | |||
| 3. | LANZA Vinicius | 1997 | BRA | BRAZIL |
00: 52.42 | +0.66 | 858 pts | |||
| 4. | GRASSI Santiago | 1996 | ARG | ARGENTINA |
00: 52.66 | +0.60 | 846 pts | |||
| 5. | STRAVIUS Jeremy | 1988 | FRA | LA FRANCE |
00: 52.77 | +0.68 | 841 pts | |||
| 6. | JOSA Matthew | 1995 | USA | CAL AQUATICS |
00: 52.96 | +0.64 | 832 pts | |||
| 7. | PULAI Bence | 1991 | HUN | HUNGARY |
00: 53.31 | +0.65 | 816 pts | |||
| 8. | ROCH Nans | 1996 | FRA | CN ANTIBES |
00: 53.47 | +0.64 | 808 pts | |||
Women’s 200 Free
Siobhan-Bernadette Haughey (1:56.91) reemerged as Hong Kong’s secret weapon, as she seized the women’s 200 free in a similar fashion to her swim in Monaco. Continuing to turn heads on the world stage, Haughey will be a force to be reckoned with next month in South Korea, posting times ahead of schedule even for her own training regime.
Charlotte Bonnet of France has also garnered attention with her recent breakout performances, as she took second to Haughey with an impressive time of 1:57.83. Edging out Canada’s Kayla Sanchez (1:57.88) at the finish, Bonnet proved herself to be in good condition for the championship season.
| 200 Women’s Freestyle – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 19:29) | ||||||||||
| 1. | HAUGHEY Siobhan-Bernadette | 1997 | HKG | HONG KONG |
01: 56.91 | +0.71 | 902 pts | |||
| 2. | BONNET Charlotte | 1995 | FRA | LA FRANCE |
01: 57.83 | +0.68 | 881 pts | |||
| 3. | SANCHEZ Kayla | 2001 | CAN | CANADA |
01: 57.88 | +0.68 | 880 pts | |||
| 4. | HOSSZU Katinka | 1989 | HUN | HUNGARY |
01: 58.64 | +0.67 | 863 pts | |||
| 5. | Michelle COLEMAN | 1993 | SWE | SPARVAGEN SIMFORENING |
01: 58.72 | +0.72 | 861 pts | |||
| 6. | FOOS Reva | 1993 | GER |  SG FRANKFURT |
01: 59.92 | +0.71 | 836 pts | |||
| 7. | OLIVEIRA Larissa | 1993 | BRA | BRAZIL |
02: 00.42 | +0.68 | 825 pts | |||
| 8. | ANDRUSENKO Veronika | 1991 | RUS | RUSSIA |
02: 04.17 | +0.73 | 753 pts | |||
Men’s 200 Free
Tom Dean of Great Britain closed out Day 1 of finals in Canet with a 1:47.39 in the 200 free, securing another medal for the European superpower and edging out Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer (1:47.99).
Duncan Scott proceeded to decorate his nation further, turning in a 1:48.02 to take third by a narrow margin. With Joao De Lucca (1:48.27) just outside the top three, the men’s 200 was painted red, white, and green, as Britain ad Brazil showcased their talents in middle distance.
Of his win, Dean explained:
“I’m very happy to move that on from Monaco two days ago – I changed my plan a little bit as 200m Freestyle is such a tactical game, but I just gave it a bit more oomph from the start and it paid off. It’s tough in the outside lane as you can’t see people as much, but luckily on the second and fourth 50m I was able to get a view of where the rest of the field were and judge it.”
| 200 Freestyle Men – Final A (Tuesday 11 June 2019 – 19:33) | ||||||||||
| 1. | DEAN Tom | 2000 | GBR | BRITAIN |
01: 47.39 | +0.67 | 856 pts | |||
| 2. | SCHEFFER Fernando | 1998 | BRA | BRAZIL |
01: 47.99 | +0.68 | 842 pts | |||
| 3. | SCOTT Duncan | 1997 | GBR | BRITAIN |
01: 48.02 | +0.68 | 841 pts | |||
| 4. | DE LUCCA Joao | 1990 | BRA | BRAZIL |
01: 48.27 | +0.68 | 836 pts | |||
| 5. | LIESS Nils | 1996 | SUI |  KUNGSBACKA SIMSALLSKAP |
01: 48.49 | +0.66 | 831 pts | |||
| 6. | SMITH Kieran | 2000 | USA | UNITED STATES |
01: 48.57 | +0.70 | 829 pts | |||
| 7. | VEKOVISHCHEV Mikhail | 1998 | RUS | RUSSIA |
01: 48.96 | +0.65 | 820 pts | |||
| 8. | MELO Luiz-Altamir | 1996 | BRA | BRAZIL |
01: 49.18 | +0.60 | 815 pts | |||
