Katinka Hosszu Tracks Down Three More Golds at FINA World Cup in Tokyo
TOKYO – The FINA World Cup in Tokyo closed out night one with the Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu claiming three more gold medals, and five medals overall.
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Scheduled Events
- Women’s 800 free
- Men’s 400 IM
- Men’s 100 free
- Women’s 200 free
- Men’s 50 breast
- Women’s 100 breast
- Women’s 100 fly
- Men’s 100 back
- Women’s 50 back
- Men’s 200 fly
- Women’s 200 IM
- Men’s 400 free
- Women’s 50 free
- Men’s 200 breast
- Men’s 100 IM
- Women’s 200 back
- Men’s 50 fly
Women’s 800 free
Spain’s Mireia Belmonte picked up the first title of the night with an 8:08.57 victory against the Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu. Hosszu wound up with a silver in 8:09.27, while USA’s Elizabeth Beisel won her second career FINA World Cup medal with a bronze-winning time of 8:19.32.
Yuna Kikuchi (8:24.35), Yukimi Moriyama (8:29.13), Asami Chida (8:30.44), Yuka Matsura (8:31.15) and Brazil’s Bruna Primati (8:35.64) made up the rest of the top eight in the timed final event.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 400 IM
Japan’s Daiya Seto raced his way under 4:00 this evening, smashing the rest of the field en route to a 3:59.91. That’s just the second swim under 4:00 this year behind Thomas Fraser-Holmes’ 3:58.69 from the Dubai stop.
Fraser-Holmes, meanwhile, snared second with a 4:04.03, while Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta took third in 4:06.10.
Takeharu Fujimori (4:06.86), Naoki Nakatani (4:08.84), USA’s Sean Grieshop (4:09.58), Ryo Murakawa (4:10.68) and Atsushi Ito (4:12.16) also put up top eight times in the timed final event.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 100 free
In one of the closest finishes on the circuit thus far, Katsumi Nakamura touched out Sergiy Fesikov, 47.30 to 47.31, for the men’s 100-meter freestyle title, while Germany’s Steffen Deibler was in the thick of it as well with a third-place 47.35.
Kenta Ito (47.53), Kosuke Hagino (47.57) and Shinri Shioura (47.74) also turned in 47s, while Canada’s Yuri Kisil (48.50) and Great Britain’s Ben Proud (49.40) rounded out the championship field.
[table “” not found /]Women’s 200 free
Following a silver in the 800 free, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu turned it up against Australia’s Emma McKeon to win the 200 free in 1:52.45. McKeon, meanwhile, took a close second in 1:53.15. Katie Drabot, one of the U.S. Junior National Teamers on the World Cup tour this week, earned bronze with a 1:54.45.
Great Britain’s Siobhan-Marie O’Connor (1:55.02), Chihiro Igarashi (1:55.59), Tomomi Aoki (1:55.97), Yasuko Miyamoto (1:56.63) and Maho Takiguchi (1:56.93) also competed in the finale.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 50 breast
South Africa’s Roland Schoeman dominated the sprint breaststroke finale with a 26.02, while Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta touched a distant second in 26.60. Ryota Nomura took third overall in 26.84.
Trinidad and Tobago’s George Bovell (26.85), Yuki Okajima (26.86), Masaki Niyama (27.02), Kohei Tominaga (27.15) and Yuki Hayashi (27.33) also performed in the finale.
Women’s 100 breast
Alia Atkinson uncorked a Jamaican record in a loaded 100-meter breaststroke finale with a time of 1:02.86. That swim not only beat the 1:03.23 she clocked as the world leader in Hong Kong, it also undercut her national record of 1:02.91 from the Dubai stop of the 2013 FINA World Cup.
Atkinson has been dominant in the breaststroke the entire tour, but she found another gear tonight in what was a truly impressive finale field. Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte, an Olympic gold medalist, took second overall in 1:03.72 with USA’s Katie Meili earning third in 1:05.01.
Australia’s Sally Hunter (1:05.67), Mina Matsushima (1:05.72), Rie Kaneto (1:06.24), Russia’s Maria Astashkina (1:06.32) and USA’s Breeja Larson (1:06.35) finished fourth through eighth.
[table “” not found /]Women’s 100 fly
The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker continued her dominance of the sprint events as she clocked a 56.11 to win the women’s 100-meter fly tonight. Hosszu put up a 56.94 to take silver, coming home in 29.73 after turning seventh overall at the 50-meter mark. USA’s Felicia Lee raced her way to third in 57.04.
Australia’s Emma McKeon (57.26), Australia’s Marieke D’Cruz (57.40), Brazil’s Daynara De Paula (57.75), Rino Hosoda (58.02) and Yai Watanabe (58.90) comprised the rest of the finale.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 100 back
Feeding off the energy from the U.S. Junior National Team’s cheers, USA’s Eugene Godsoe had enough in the tank to surface victorious in a close contest with a 50.49. Local favorite Ryosuke Irie wound up second in 50.53 with Australia’s Mitch Larkin taking third in 50.59.
Spain’s Miguel Ortiz (50.86), Masaki Kaneko (51.13), Germany’s Christian Diener (51.18), Takeshi Kawamoto (51.29) and Yuki Shirai (51.47) placed fourth through eighth in the finale.
[table “” not found /]Women’s 50 back
Great Britain’s Fran Halsall edged USA’s Felicia Lee, 26.42 to 26.47, for the sprint backstroke title as both swimmers appeared on the FINA World Cup for the first time here during the Tokyo stop. Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros took home third-place honors in 26.56. Halsall lowered Elizabeth Simmonds’ British record of 26.45 with the swim.
Great Britain’s Georgia Davies (26.77), Australia’s Madison Wilson (26.81), Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (26.90), Great Britain’s Elizabeth Simmonds (26.96) and Emi Moronuki (27.17) grabbed the rest of the finishes.
Men’s 200 fly
South Africa’s Chad le Clos powered his way to a win in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.20, while Daiya Seto took home second-place honors in the event with a 1:49.68 as the duo put up the top two times in the world this year. Masato Sakai wound up third in 1:52.88.
Kenta Hirai (1:53.01), Yuya Yajima (1:54.45), Masafumi Osaka (1:55.62), Masayuki Umemoto (1:55.74) and Kou Fukaya (1:58.66) finished fourth through eighth.
[table “” not found /]Women’s 200 IM
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu snatched her second gold medal of the night, and fourth overall, with a 2:05.18 in the 200-meter IM. USA’s Caitlin Leverenz earned a second-place check with a silver-winning 2:06.15, while Great Britain’s Siobhan O’Connor took third in 2:07.21.
Kanako Watanabe (2:08.50), USA’s Elizabeth Beisel (2:08.55), Namiki Ueda (2:09.77), Emu Higuchi (2:10.77) and Tomoyo Fukuda (2:11.35) raced their way through the finale as well.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 400 free
South Africa’s Myles Brown cruised to victory in the middle distance event with a 3:37.96 for the win, while Great Britain’s James Guy picked up his first medal of the circuit with a silver-winning time of 3:40.82. Australia’s Thomas Fraser-Holmes cracked 200 points in the overall points standings with a third-place 3:41.30.
Australia’s David McKeon (3:41.48), Yuki Kobori (3:42.00), Germany’s Paul Biedermann (3:42.26), Naito Ehara (3:42.97) and Canada’s Ryan Cochrane (3:45.90) also competed in the championship heat.
[table “” not found /]Women’s 50 free
Great Britain’s Fran Halsall put a bit of a dent into Inge Dekker’s pocket book with a head-to-head win in the sprint free, 23.80 to 23.89, giving Halsall a second win on the night. Dekker hadn’t lost the 50 free on the circuit yet. Australia’s Marieke D’Cruz finished third in 24.42.
Miki Uchida (24.43), Australia’s Emma McKeon (24.77), Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros (24.79), Rikako Ikee (24.92) and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (25.99) closed out the heat.
Men’s 200 breast
Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta smoked the 200 breast finale with a time of 2:02.12, while Yasuhiro Koseki took a distant second in 2:03.38. Ippei Watanabe placed third in 2:04.46.
Yukihiro Takahashi (2:05.94), Naoki Taguchi (2:06.83), Kazuki Kohinata (2:06.87), Hayato Watanabe (2:07.20) and Akihiro Yamaguchi (2:08.51) put together the rest of the times in finals.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 100 IM
Kosuke Hagino, the top star in Japanese swimming, put on a show in the sprint medley with a 52.03 for the victory. Hiromasa Fujimori and Russia’s Sergiy Fesikov tied for second with matching times of 52.20.
Shinri Shioura (52.81), Trinidad and Tobago’s George Bovell (52.89), Takuro Fuji (52.97), Ryosuke Irie (53.79) and Keita Sunama (53.93) picked up the rest of the finishes in the finale.
Women’s 200 back
The Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu snared her third gold medal of the night with a 2:01.97 as she finished her evening with five medals total. Australia’s Madison Wilson placed second in 2:02.87 with Sayaka Akase taking third in 2:04.34.
Spain’s Duane Da Rocha (2:05.01), USA’s Kathleen Baker (2:05.69), USA’s Elizabeth Beisel (2:05.77), Canada’s Hilary Caldwell (2:06.14) and Yuriko Saito (2:06.82) rounded out the top eight.
[table “” not found /]Men’s 50 fly
South Africa’s Chad le Clos crushed the sprint fly with a 22.20, while compatriot Roland Schoeman took second overall in 22.66. Germany’s Steffen Deibler claimed third in 22.72.
Kohei Kawamoto (22.84), USA’s Giles Smith (22.92), USA’s Eugene Godsoe (22.98), Ranmaru Harada (22.99) and Takeshi Kawamoto (23.13) finished fourth through eighth.
Mixed 200 medley relay
Mikihouse’s Shiho Sakai (27.14), Yasuhiro Koseki (26.25), Kenta Ito (22.48) and Yayoi Matsumoto (24.64) won an exciting finale with a 1:40.51, while Toyo’s Kosuke Hagino (23.38), Akihiro Yamaguchi (26.53), Miki Uchida (25.79) and Yasuko Miyamoto (24.82) finished second in 1:40.52.
Konami’s Ema Kobayashi (27.79), Hiromasa Sakimoto (26.57), Rino Hosoda (26.09) and Takuro Fuji (21.86) placed third in 1:42.31.
Team USA finished fifth with Felicia Lee (26.67), Katie Meili (30.52), Alex Valente (24.04) and Giles Smith (21.30) putting up a 1:42.53.
Chuo (1:42.49), Russia (1:43.37), Kokushikan (1:43.44) and Nippon Sport Science (1:43.94) also swam in the fun finale.
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