Hodgepodge of Times Posted During Day Two Prelims at FINA World Cup in Beijing
BEIJING – The FINA World Cup featured another hodgepodge of swims during day two of prelims as the sparse fields have left the top-flight talent an easy path to finals.
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Scheduled Events
- Men’s 1500 free
- Women’s 400 IM
- Women’s 100 free
- Men’s 200 free
- Women’s 50 breast
- Men’s 100 breast
- Men’s 100 fly
- Women’s 100 back
- Men’s 50 back
- Women’s 200 fly
- Men’s 200 IM
- Women’s 400 free
- Men’s 50 free
- Women’s 200 breast
- Women’s 100 IM
- Men’s 200 back
- Women’s 50 fly
Men’s 1500 free slower seeds
Wu Yuhang topped the slower seeded heat this morning with a 16:26.20, while Xie Shuangan took second in 16:27.38. Bo Tan wound up third in 16:55.76.
Women’s 400 IM slower seeds
Zhang Yufei posted the top time of the slower seeds in the distance medley with a 4:46.30. Spain’s Jessica Vall clocked in a second-place time of 4:47.46 with Wang Zixiao earning third out of the morning in 4:51.40.
Women’s 100 free
Inge Dekker, the sprint queen of the FINA World Cup, raced to a 53.35 for the top time in the 100 free. China’s Sun Meichen was the only other swimmer under 54 seconds with a second-place 53.76.
Australia’s Marieke D’Cruz touched third in 54.20 with Youth Olympic Games star Shen Duo ranking fourth in 54.42.
Han Tingru (54.67), Tang Yuting (55.08), Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (55.35) and Cheng Haihua (55.54) also made the finale.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 200 free
South Africa’s Myles Brown led a quartet of swimmers into the 1:46 range this morning with a 1:46.13. China’s Lin Yongqing posted a second-ranked 1:46.64 with Germany’s Robin Backhaus touching third in 1:46.82. China’s Hou Mingda also qualified with a fourth-seeded 1:46.95.
Germany’s Paul Biedermann (1:47.15), Serbia’s Velimir Stjepanovic (1:47.19), China’s Li Yusen (1:47.41) and Australia’d Ned McKendry (1:47.42) also will compete in the finale.
[table “” not found /]Women’s 50 breast
Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson put up a 29.80 for the top time this morning by far with Australia’s Sally Hunter qualifying second in 30.47. USA’s Breeja Larson finished third in 30.84.
China’s He Yun (30.91), China’s Suo Ran (30.94), Zhang Jiaying (31.01), He Yuzhe (31.47) and Russia’s Maria Astashkina (31.65) qualified fourth through eighth.
Men’s 100 breast
Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta, who will be piling up points to finish second behind Chad le Clos in the overall points battle, led the way with a 59.70, while China’s Yan Zibei also cleared 1:00 with a 59.92.
Huang Yunkun (1:00.30), South Africa’s Roland Schoeman (1:00.78), Li Xiang (1:00.85), Xue Jiajia (1:01.27), Singapore’s Lionel Khoo (1:01.36) and Zhou Guangci (1:02.47) rounded out the rest of the top eight.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 100 fly
With Chad le Clos scratching from the event, USA’s Giles Smith cruised to the top seed with a 52.41. China’s Li Zhuhao (52.43) and Shi Yang (52.57) qualified second and third.
Germany’s Steffen Deibler (52.85), Peru’s Maurucio Fiol (52.87), Australia’s Grant Irvine (53.02), USA’s Michael Andrew (53.14) and China’s Wang Yuxin (53.37) closed out the rest of the championship field.
[table “” not found /]Women’s 100 back
Australia’s Madison Wilson threw down a 57.51 to take the top seed heading into tonight. Cheng Haihua (58.77) and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (58.84) also made their way into the top three.
Canada’s Hilary Caldwell (59.46), Spain’s Duane Da Rocha (59.61), China’s Fu Yuanhui (1:00.42), USA’s Elizabeth Beisel (1:00.52) and China’s Xu Huiyi (1:00.69) qualified fourth through eighth.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 50 back
Australia’s Mitch Larkin (23.89), USA’s Giles Smith (23.90) and China’s Xu Jiayu (23.94) all cleared 24 seconds for the top three seeds in the sprint backstroke.
Sun Xiaolei (24.03), Japan’s Masaki Kaneko (24.30), Germany’s Christian Diener (24.40), USA’s Michael Andrew (24.73) and Wang Peng (24.82) also earned their way into the finale.
Women’s 200 fly
Spain’s Mireia Belmonte led a trio of swimmers under 2:08 with a 2:07.16, while China’s Liu Zige (2:07.62) and Li Shuang (2:07.97) took second and third.
China’s Chen Xinyi (2:09.12), Germany’s Franziska Hentke (2:09.74), Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (2:09.98), Liu Jing (2:12.18) and Zhou Yilin (2:13.38) touched fourth through eighth.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 200 IM
Japan’s Daiya Seto led the way in prelims with the only sub-2:00 time as he clocked a 1:59.32. Wei Haobo touched a distant second in 2:03.21 with Mao Feilian claiming third in 2:03.42.
Wang Boyu (2:04.29), Japan’s Takeharu Fujimori (2:04.40), Liu Hianguo (2:04.60), Taipei’s Wen Ren-Hau (2:04.78) and An Jiabao (2:04.92) also snared spots in the finale.
[table “” not found /]Women’s 400 free
The Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu, who already won four golds on night one, paced prelims in the middle distance event with a 4:04.65. China’s Qiu Yuhan (4:06.04) and Shao Yiwen (4:06.47) placed second and third.
Spain’s Mireia Belmonte (4:06.57), Zhang Yuhan (4:06.87), Zhang Yufei (4:07.01), Cao Yue (4:07.60) and USA’s Elizabeth Beisel (4:08.05) were the class of preliminary fields to make finals.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 50 free
Trinidad and Tobago’s George Bovell posted the top time in the sprint free with a 21.68 with South Africa’s Chad le Clos (21.73), China’s Ning Zetao (21.74) and Germany’s Steffen Deibler (21.88) also clearing 22 seconds.
South Africa’s Roland Schoeman (22.05), Taipei’s Kuo-Chi Chang (22.33), Ling Huanan (22.41) and Zhao Xianjian (22.49) rounded out a loaded finale.
Women’s 200 breast
Russia’s Maria Astashkina edged Australia’s Sally Hunter, 2:23.31 to 2:23.52, for the top seed in the 200 breast.
Japan’s Runa Imai (2:24.55), China’s He Yun (2:26.43), Spain’s Jessica Vall (2:26.56), USA’s Breeja Larson (2:27.05), Sun Minjie (2:27.41) and Qing Wenyi (2:27.42) will also swim for the title.
[table “” not found /]Women’s 100 IM
Katinka Hosszu set up another top seed, with some company in China’s Ye Shiwen as the two clocked a 58.43 and 58.86 heading into finals.
Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson (1:00.11), USA’s Caitlin Leverenz (1:02.20), Spain’s Mireia Belmonte (1:02.59), Zhang Jiaqi (1:02.68), Spain’s Duane Da Rocha (1:02.75) and Zhou Min (1:02.96) also cleared 1:03 to make the finale.
Men’s 200 back
China’s Xu Jiayu topped prelims in 1:53.02 with Australia’s Mitch Larkin also clocking a 1:53 with a 1:53.53 for second.
Japan’s Masaki Kaneko (1:54.65) and USA’s Eugene Godsoe (1:58.23) qualified third and fourth, while Germany’s Christian Diener (1:58.54) and Wang Peng (1:58.99) also put up 1:58s.
USA’s Michael Andrew made a third final with a 2:01.63, while Xiao Lei posted a 2:03.83 for eighth.
[table “” not found /]Women’s 50 fly
The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker put up another top time in a sprint with a 25.64, while Australia’s Marieke D’Cruz touched second in 25.90.
China’s Qiu Yuhan (26.00) and Lu Ying (26.29) grabbed third and fourth with Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson (26.47) and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (26.53) qualifying fifth and sixth.
Liu Lan (26.56) and Li Shuang (26.62) also earned their way into the finale.
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