2016 Maria Lenk Trophy: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

2016 MARIA LENK TROPHY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Friday, April 15th – Wednesday, April 20th
• Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Prelims 9:30am local/8:30am EDT; Finals 5:30pm local/4:30pm EDT
• Brazilian Olympic Selection Criteria
• Maria Lenk Start List
• Meet Schedule
• Real-Time Results
• Qualifiers After Day 5

MEN’S 50 FREE- FINALS

• FINA ‘A’ Standard: 22.27
• Qualifiers from Brazil Open: Bruno Fratus (21.50), Italo Duarte (22.08), Marcelo Chierighini (22.17), Matheus de Santana (22.17)

1. Bruno Fratus – 21.74
2. Italo Duarte – 21.82
3. Cesar Cielo – 21.91

Bruno Fratus took the men’s 50 freestyle in a time of 21.74 just missing his season’s best of 21.50, which he recorded at the Brazil Open in December.

Cesar Cielo recorded a 21.99 in the prelims, which put him as the second swimmer behind Fratus to qualify for the Olympic team as long as no one went faster in the final. Unfortunately for the 2008 Olympic champion someone did. Italo Durate finished second in the final hitting the wall in a time of 21.82 while Cielo collected the bronze finishing in a time of 21.91.

Duarte thwarted Cielo’s opportunity to compete in his third Olympic Games.

WOMEN’S 50 FREE-FINALS

• FINA ‘A’ Standard: 25.28
• Qualifiers from Brazil Open: Graciele Herrmann (24.92), Etiene Medeiros (25.28)

1. Etiene Medeiros – 24.64
2. Lorrane Cristina – 24.95
3. Graciele Herrmann – 25.09

There were three women under the Olympic qualifying standard of 25.28. Etiene Medeiros won the event in a time of 24.64 followed by Lorrane Cristina who recorded a 24.95, Graciele Herrmann who posted a 25.09 and Larissa Oliveira who finished in a time of 25.18.

Medeiros, who tied the Olympic qualifying time at the Brazil Open, secured her spot with her performance on Wednesday evening. Her time of 24.64 was not far off her national record of 24.55 and places her just outside of the world’s top 10.

Although Cristina beat Herrmann and was under the qualifying standard Herrmann still maintains her spot on the team as Cristina was not able to beat her time of 24.92, which she put up at the Brazil Open.

MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY- FINALS

• FINA ‘A’ Standard: 52.36
• Qualifiers from Brazil Open: Henrique Martins (52.14), Marcos Macedo (52.17), Nicholas Santos (52.31)

1. Vinicius Lanza – 52.75
2. Thaigo Pereira – 52.77
3. Kaio de Almeida – 52.80

Vinicius Lanza took the men’s 100 butterfly in a time of 52.75, 39 one-hundredths of a second slower than the Olympic qualifying time. Lanza did go under the qualifying time in the prelims, posting a 52.22, but to make the Olympic team we would have had to go faster than 52.17, the time that Marcos Macedo recorded at the Brazil Open.

Thiago Pereira finished second, just two one-hundredths behind Lanza, touching in a time of 52.77. Kaio de Almeida finished third in a time of 52.80. Almeida is already on the Olympic team for the 200 butterfly.

It is now confirmed that the two athletes representing Brazil in Rio will be Henrique Martins and Marcos Macedo.

WOMEN’S 200 BACK- FINALS

• FINA ‘A’ Standard: 2:10.60
• Qualifiers from Brazil Open: N/A

Natalia de Luccas won the women’s 200 backstroke with relative ease hitting the wall over two seconds ahead of the field. Luccas took the event in a time of 2:13.91 more than three seconds over the Olympic qualifying time.

Florencia Perotti finished second in a time of 2:16.18 followed by Beatriz Silva who touched in a time of 2:16.22.

MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• FINA ‘A’ Standard: 15:14.77
• Qualifiers from Brazil Open: N/A

With an incredible final 100 meters Brandonn Cruz was almost able to catch Miguel Valente for the win in the men’s 1500 freestyle. More importantly than that Cruz’s final surge maybe what pushed both himself and Valente under the FINA ‘A’ Standard.

Valente won the event in a time of 15:14.40 followed by Cruz who hit the wall in a time of 15:14.58.

Going into the final 100 meters Valente had a lead of 4.71 seconds over Cruz. Cruz came home with a final 100 meters split of 57.63 (29.42/28.21).

The two pushed each other hard enough that they both snuck under the FINA ‘A’ Standard of 15:14.77 qualifying them for the Brazilian Olympic team.

Guilherme Costa finished third in a time of 15:26.94.

WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• FINA ‘A’ Standard: 8:33.97
• Qualifiers from Brazil Open: N/A

Viviane Eichelberger won the event in a time of 8:40.17. She was followed by Samantha Arevalo who posted an 8:42.04 and Ana Marcela de Jesus who finished in a time of 8:46.31.