DOHA – No one has been able to stop Spain’s Mireia Belmonte Garcia at the FINA World Short Course Championships. Tonight, she set a pair of world records, including a 4:19 in the 400 IM.
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Women’s 400 IM
The early swimmer of the meet already looks to be Spain’s Mireia Belmonte Garcia after her second world record in two tries at the the FINA World Short Course Championships.
Belmonte Garcia overhauled Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu once again, blasting a 4:19.86 for her second victory of the night by way of a world record. That time crushed Hosszu’s world record of 4:20.85 from 2013 as well as her meet mark of 4:21.05 from this morning.
Belmonte Garcia now owns four short course world records with top times in the 400 free, 800 free, 200 fly and 400 IM. Hosszu now drops to two global marks with the 100 and 200 IM still on her resume.
Belmonte Garcia is the second woman to win a pair of gold medals in the 400 IM in a career as she also topped the 2010 edition. Yana Klochkova holds three wins from 1999, 2000 and 2002.
Belmonte’s coach Fred Vergnoux told a Swimming World correspondent that they are still experimenting with her taper. This time, they came straight from altitude camp.
Hosszu picked up her second silver of the night, as she still has a potential eight more finals to come after scheduling 10 events this week. Depending on how the rest of the week goes, there will likely be questions regarding over-scheduling.
Great Britain’s Hannah Miley, the reigning champion, took bronze in 4:24.74, while USA’s Elizabeth Beisel placed fourth in 4:25.56.
Japan’s Miho Takahashi (4:27.61), USA’s Caitlin Leverenz (4:28.74), Czech Republic’s Barbora Zavadova (4:30.95) and Japan’s Sakiko Shimizu (4:32.92) also swam in the finale.
| Name | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmonte Garcia | 1:00.02 | 2:06.53 | 3:20.27 | 4:19.86 |
| Hosszu | 1:00.34 | 2:04.39 | 3:20.29 | 4:22.94 |
| Miley | 1:02.16 | 2:09.18 | 3:23.27 | 4:24.74 |
Did you see Hosszu take two dolphins kicks off the wall on her third breaststroke turn? DQ!!!!
Brilliant Feat by Awesome Mireia Belmonte. She gets on better and better everyday. Hungarian Hosszu cannot do anything to stop the Spanish Queen. The only chance Hosszu has to win is at micky mouse distances where luckily Mireia is not interested in, otherwise we would have another blasting tale who is best.