Editorial Coverage provided by 
In a similar fashion to last summer, Simone Manuel ran down the World Record holder on the last 25 of the 100 free final. Last year it was Cate Campbell, this time it was Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden. Manuel split a 27.06 to run down Sjostrom to win the gold medal at 52.27 for a new American Record. Sjostrom was second at 52.31 and Denmark’s Pernille Blume was third at 52.69.
USA’s Mallory Comerford (52.77), Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.78), Canada’s Penny Oleksiak (52.94), Australia’s Bronte Campbell (53.18) and Australia’s Emma McKeon (53.21) also competed in the stacked A-final that included five swimmers who had won gold individually at the Olympics.
This is the United States’ third overall gold medal in the 100 free on the women’s side and the first since 1998. Manuel joins Nicole Haislett (1991) and Jenny Thompson (1998) as winners in the event at the World Championships for the Americans.
Manuel interview:
Comerford interview:
Photo Courtesy:
- FINA CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE
- ULTIMATE SCHEDULE GUIDE
- QUALIFIED HIGH DIVERS
- MEDAL TABLE
- 2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
- LIVE RESULTS
- OPEN WATER LIVE RESULTS
- PSYCH SHEET
- DAY EIGHT FINALS HEAT SHEETS
- DAY ONE PRELIMS RESULTS
- DAY ONE FINALS RESULTS
- DAY TWO PRELIMS RESULTS
- DAY TWO FINALS RESULTS
- DAY THREE PRELIMS RESULTS
- DAY THREE FINALS RESULTS
- DAY FOUR PRELIMS RESULTS
- DAY FOUR FINALS RESULTS
- DAY FIVE PRELIMS RESULTS
- DAY FIVE FINALS RESULTS
- DAY SIX PRELIMS RESULTS
- DAY SIX FINALS RESULTS
- DAY SEVEN PRELIMS RESULTS
- DAY SEVEN FINALS RESULTS
- DAY EIGHT PRELIMS RESULTS
- DAY EIGHT FINALS RESULTS
And here’s a photo of Hosszu watching from the stands to illustrate our story! ??♂️
This is Katinka from Hungary.
Wrong photo
Yes! Way to swim simone!????!
Betsy Bacher Mulvehill…..????♀️?♀️?♀️
That’s awesome!!!!!