Kanako Watanabe Clocks World Leader to Win 200 Breast at Worlds – Video
DOHA – Japan’s Kanako Watanabe had to turn on the jets down the stretch, but she managed to take home the 200 breast world title at the FINA World Short Course Championships. Watch Race Video
Watanabe charged home in a 35.44 to take the title with a world-leading 2:16.92. That swim was well off Rikke Moller Pedersen’s meet record of 2:16.08 from 2012, but almost a second faster than Alia Atkinson’s top time this year of 2:17.84.
Japan’s Rie Kaneto took home silver in 2:17.43, with Watanabe and Kaneto both coming up short of Kaneto’s Asian record of 2:16.73 from the 2009 Berlin stop of the FINA World Cup.
Pedersen, who led through 150 meters, faded to bronze with a time of 2:17.83.
Canada’s Kierra Smith (2:18.30), China’s Shi Jinglin (2:18.64), Russia’s Maria Astashkina (2:18.95), Canada’s Martha McCabe (2:19.17) and Russia’s Vitalina Simonova (2:19.65) placed fourth through eighth.
Atkinson, meanwhile, missed out on finals this morning with a 10th-place effort. She likely was battling the hangover from becoming the first Jamaican world titlist with her world-record tying effort in the 100 breast.
Name | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Watanabe | 31.66 | 1:06.36 | 1:41.48 | 2:16.92 |
Kaneto | 32.36 | 1:07.36 | 1:42.57 | 2:17.43 |
Pedersen | 31.35 | 1:05.64 | 1:41.21 | 2:17.83 |
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