2015 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Pool swimming: Sunday, August 2nd – Sunday, August 9th
- Prelims 9:30AM/Finals 5:30PM (Local Time)
- Prelims 2:30AM EST / Finals 10:30am EST
- Kazan Arena Stadium
- Kazan, Russia (UTC+3 hours)
- Full coverage
- All sport medal tables
- Live stream (Universal Sports)
- Schedule and Results
Men’s 100m Breaststroke – FINALS
- 2013 World Champion: Christian Sprenger, AUS – 58.79
- World Record: 57.92 – Adam Peaty, GBR – 2015
- Championship Record: 58.18 – Adam Peaty, GBR – 2015
GOLD: Adam Peaty, GBR 58.52
SILVER: Cameron Van Der Burgh, RSA 58.59
BRONZE: Ross Murdoch, GBR 59.09
The men’s 100 breaststroke was a huge event for the British World Championship Team, claiming two of the three spots on the podium. World Record Holder Adam Peaty won the men’s 100 breaststroke with a time of 58.52, touching out South Africa’s Cameron Van Der Burgh by .07 seconds. They finished roughly a half second ahead of the bronze medalist, Ross Murdoch of Great Britain. Murdoch finished with a final time of 59.09.
Dimitry Balandin just missed the podium, finishing fourth with a time of 59.42. Baladin got his hands on the wall just ahead of Australia’s Jake Packard, who finished fifth at 59.44.
Giedrius Titenis and Kirill Prigoda were the final two swimmers under 1 minute in sixth and seventh place.
Women’s 100m Butterfly – FINALS
- 2013 World Champion: Sarah Sjostrom, SWE – 56.53
- World Record:
55.74 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE – 2015 - Championship Record:
55.74 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE – 2015
GOLD: Sarah Sjostrom, SWE – 55.64 WR
SILVER: Jeanette Ottesen, DEN – 57.05
BRONZE: Lu Ying, CHN – 57.48
Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden managed to break her own world record from Semi-finals yesterday with a monster 55.64 in the women’s 100 butterfly. She ran away from the silver medalist, Jeannette Ottesen of Demnark, who finished with a 57.05. The Bronze medal went to China’s Lu Ying, who finished third with a time of 57.48.
Emma Mckeon (AUS) and Katarine Savard (CAN) just missed the podium, finishing fourth and fifth at 57.67 and 57.69, respectively.
Xinyi Chen (CHN) and Alexandra Nathalie Wenk (GER) were the final two swimmers to finish under 58 seconds, finishing sixth and seventh at 57.85 and 57.94.
Men’s 100m Backstroke – Semi-finals
- 2013 World Champion: Matt Grevers, USA – 52.93
- World Record: 51.94 – Aaron Peirsol, USA – 2009
- Championship Record: 52.19 – Aaron Peirsol, USA – 2009
Mitchell Larkin broke the Australian and Oceanic records to claim the top seed in the men’s 100 backstroke with a time of 52.38. Larkin leads the field by nearly a half second and is the new favorite to win the event tomorrow.
Camille LaCourt of France and Matt Grevers of the United States were the only other swimmers to finish under 53 seconds during the semi-finals. LaCourt had the second fastest time of 52.70, and Grevers was third in 52.73, which is faster than his winning time from 2013.
There was a tight group of four that finished between 53.13 and 53.19 for fourth through seventh. The final spot went to Chris Walker-Hebborn of Great Britain with his time of 53.39.
Irie Ryosuke – 53.13
Evgeny Rylov – 53.14
Xu Jiayu – 53.15
Liam Tancock – 53.19
Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Semi-finals
- 2013 World Champion: Ruta Meilutyte, LTU – 1:04.35
- World Record: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU – 2013
- Championship Record: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU – 2013
In front of a home crowd, Russia’s Yuliya Efimova earned the top seed in the women’s 100 breaststroke ahead of the world record holder, Ruta Meilutyte. Efimova posted a leading time of 1:05.60, which is just faster than Meilutyte’s 1:05.64.
Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson leads a large group of swimmers that finished with 1:06’s. She is in third with a time of 1:06.21. Finishing behind her in the 1:06 range was Shi Jinglin (CHN), Kanako Watanabe (JPN), Jennie Johansson (SWE), and Arianna Castiglioni (ITA).
Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir of Iceland was the final qualifier with her time of 1:07.11
Men’s 50m Butterfly – FINALS
- 2013 World Champion: Cesar Ceilo, BRA – 23.01
- World Record: 22.43 – Rafael Munoz, ESP – 2009
- Championship Record: 22.67 – Milorad Cavic, SRB – 2009
GOLD: Florent Manaudou, FRA – 22.97
SILVER: Nicholas Santos, BRA – 23.09
BRONZE: Laszlo Cseh, HUN & Konrad Czerniak, POL – 23.15
Florent Manaudou of France claimed the Gold medal in the men’s 50 butterfly as the only swimmer to break 23 seconds in the final. Manaudou got his hands on the wall for the win in 22.97, finishing just ahead of Brazil’s Nicholas Santos at 23.09.
Hungary’s Laszo Cseh tied with Poland’s Konrad Czerniak at 23.15 for the bronze medal, putting four men on the podium for the men’s 50 butterfly.
Ukraine’s Andrii Govorov just missed the podium by .03 seconds, finishing in fifth place with a time of 23.18.
The 2013 World Champion, Cesar Cielo, earned a sixth place finish with his time of 23.21. Joseph Schooling broke the Asian record with his time of 23.25, which was good for seventh place.
Benjamin Proud of Great Britain rounded out the final with an eighth place time of 23.39.
Women’s 100m Backstroke – Semi-finals
- 2013 World Champion: Missy Franklin, USA – 58.42
- World Record: 58.12 – Gemma Spofforth, GBR – 2009
- Championship Record: 58.12 – Gemma Spofforth, GBR – 2009
After posting the fastest time during the prelims of the women’s 100 backstroke, Katinka Hosszu scratched from the event, opening it up again for the Australian Emily Seebohm. Seebohm took advantage of her semi-final swim, posting the fastest time of the session with a time of 58.56. Mie Nielsen posted the second fastest time of the semi-final heats with a 58.84.
Seebohm’s teammate, Madison Wilson, qualified in third with her time of 59.05. Fu Yuanhui finished just ahead of the 2013 World Champion, Missy Franklin, for fourth place with her time of 59.33. Franklin finished fifth with a 59.42.
Anastasiia Fesikova (RUS), Kathleen Baker (USA), and Lauren Quigley (GBR) were the final three swimmers to qualify for the finals.
Men’s 200m Freestyle – Semi-finals
- 2013 World Champion: Yannick Agnel, FRA – 1:44.20
- World Record: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann, GER – 2009
- Championship Record: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann, GER – 2009
Ryan Lochte of the United States was on a mission, powering through his semi-final swim to claim the top seed in the men’s 200 freestyle from the outside lane. Lochte utilized his new underwater kick-out technique and finished with a final time of 1:45.36. James Guy of Great Britain posted the second fastest time of the session, breaking the British record with his time of 1:45.43 in the process.
The rest of the field was very tight. Third place through eighth place all finished between 1:46.09 and 1:46.45.
Australia’s Cameron McEvoy is sitting in third, and he is followed by Chad Le Clos (RSA), Sun Yang (CHN), Paul Biedermann (GER), Sebastiaan Verschuren (NED), and Alexsandr Krasnykh (RUS).
Women’s 200m IM – FINALS
- 2013 World Champion: Katinka Hosszu, HUN – 2:07.92
- World Record:
2:06.15 – Ariana Kukors, USA – 2009 - Championship Record:
2:06.15 – Ariana Kukors, USA – 2009
GOLD: Katinka Hosszu, HUN – 2:06.12 WR
SILVER: Kanako Watanabe, JPN – 2:08.45
BRONZE: Siobhan Marie O’Connor, GBR – 2:08.77
Katinka Hosszu put on a show, breaking Ariana Kukors’ World Record from 2009 of 2:06.15 to win the women’s 200 IM World Championship title. Hosszu finished with a final time of 2:06.12, braking Kukor’s World Record by .03 seconds.
Kanako Watanabe of Japan reached in for silver with her time of 2:08.45. She held of Great Britain’s Siobhan Marie O’Connor, the Bronze medalist, who finished with her time of 2:08.77.
Maya DiRado of the United States just missed the podium with her fourth place time of 2:08.99.
There was a gap before the fifth place finisher, Hannah Miley of Great Britain, touched the wall. Miley finished with a time of 2:10.19. Canada’s Sydney Pickrem and United State’s Melanie Marsalis finished sixth and seventh at 2:10.32 and 2:10.42, respectively.
China’s Ye Shiwen struggled through the final, earning an eighth place finish with her final time of 2:14.01.
Kanako Watanabe deserves props for her double. 5th through to the 100 breast final and then pops off a 2:08.5 200 IM for silver by blasting the back half and a 30.1 free split. If she can improve her backstroke, she could go 2:07.
I believe we all forgot to mention that David McKeon missed out on the final again…
i have not booked Davo on the Gulag Contemplation Retreat because it simply would not do any good . ihave decided Dave is on his 10th & final life – wherehe does not have to.earn anything more .heis just here to round out some experiences .
He is closer to Nirvana than all of he swim world . Namaste Dave .
For those weighing on MF’s physique . Though she has a child’s name & is still attached to the giggly thing , she has simply matured physically . People do grow up & out & athletes often later than average as their extreme early exercise & lack of emotional / social exposure retards development .
Also please stop fantasising about 13 year olds . Plenty of young girls swim very fast but puberty is the great leveller .a normal girl can add 20 kgs( 40lbs ) & 8″ hips in 1-2 years .they do not want you guys following them . Even for all the juniors / younger swimmers being put forth as being better than this US team .It… Read more »
Wow. It’s amazing how simultaneously interesting and rationale and bizarre these comments can be. I feel like one could either turn this into post-modern poetry or evidence for severe mental distress.
“extrovert loud boos”
I mean, what is there left to say about the Americans except, perhaps, that it is all Bob Bowman’s fault. 😉
Did anyone else think Mie Nielsen was beyond 15 m on her 1st 50?
Little correction from my day 2 thoughts above
Sun Yang and Biedermann looked at each other. Not Sun Yang and James Guy as I wrote.
Lochte like Lacourt in the 100 back have taken advantage of being in outside lanes.
They will not surprise anyone in final as both will be in the middle lanes.
Off topic but for the many fans of Michael Andrew on swimswam:
new PB in the 50 free prelims at US juniors in 22.56 for the 16-year-old teenager
Not bad about 30 minutes after swimming a 200 IM.
it is not off topic at all. us team desperately needs new blood. MP and lochte have been carrying the men’s team for the last decade and next year is their swam song. i doubt micheal Andrew will be ready to be on the team for Rio but he probably will in 2017 and beyond. bring in new blood !
Yes. Time to see new faces. With few exceptions, that US team looks old and tired this week.
I want to see the next generation take the US power in 2017.
Michael Andrew, Ryan Murphy, Jack Conger, Caeleb Dressel, Reece Whitley, Maxime Rooney, Kelsi Worrell, Katie McLaughlin, Cassidy Bayer, Amy Bilquist, Alex Walsh, Kathleen Baker, Regan Smith, Ella Eastin, Gunnar Bentz, Sean Grieshop, Andrew Seliskar, Carsten Vissering, Kevin Cordes, Caroline McTaggart, Abbey Weitzeil, Cierra Runge, Lilly King, Meghan Small and a few other names have all the talent to carry the US team.
And Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel will serve as veterans. 🙂
Re: Lochte’s turns. I think most modern coaches teach swimmers to push off the wall while on their backs. He is basically prolonging that moment. Should he medal in the final, will he be the oldest ever to medal in the 200 free at a WC? I think so, off the top of my head. But I might be wrong.
Has someone from the inside tried to explain the abysmal performance of the US 4×100 relay? Especially Ervin’s leg. Granted, for him the 100 was always the endurance race, and with age we knew it was always going to get worse, but 27 on the 2nd 50 is something unheard of at his level. What happened? Is he sick?
Hard to believe Ervin swam a 47.44 split 2 years ago.
But what I don’t understand is why the coaches put him on the team in prelims. I’m not a specialist but are there not precursor signs in training of such a disaster? They couldn’t anticipate? There are no final tests in the last days before the meet?
This is exactly what I thought Bobo. They must be able to tell the form of their athletes from the workouts. But it’s not an exact science. When Crocker went 50 in the first leg of the 2004 relay final, it turned out he was sick.
I found this on the Washington Post website:
“So what happened?
“Honestly don’t know,” Ervin said. “Jimmy looked pretty good coming in, I felt good going out. I died real bad at the end of my leg, which is not uncommon. I didn’t really see the rest of the relay, I was still kind of rolling around in a bit of a lactic acid blackout.
“We’re stunned by the overall results. Just got to go back and analyze it,” Ervin added, leaning over and gasping for air. “We all thought we were feeling good and confident. We thought we were going to send a little bit of a message this morning.”
If a 49.6 flying start puts you into a lactic acid blackout, then something was seriously wrong that day–either very out of shape, subtle/subclinical illness, prolonged jet lag, dehydration/inadequate nutrition, or some combo of these.