2025 MARE NOSTRUM – CANET
- Saturday, May 24th & Sunday, May 25th
- Prelims at 9am local (3am ET)/Finals at 5:30pm local (11:30am ET)
- Canet, France
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- Entries
- Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Recap
- Live Results
We entered the final day of the final stop of the 2025 Mare Nostrum Tour with action taking place tonight from Canet, France.
MEN’S 50 BREAST – FINAL
- World record: 25.95 – Adam Peaty (GBR), 2017
- Mare Nostrum record: 26.33 – Felipe Lima (BRA), 2019
Canet record: 26.71 – Adam Peaty (GBR), 2019- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 27.33
GOLD – Ilya Shymanovich (NAA), 26.59 *Meet Record
SILVER – Kirill Prigoda (NAB), 27.60
BRONZE – Shin Ohashi (JPN), 27.63
Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich, competing as a neutral athlete here, successfully completed his sweep of the men’s 50m breaststroke event across the Monaco, Barcelona and Canet stops.
30-year-old Shymanovich stopped the clock at a super speedy 26.59 to take the gold, knocking down British Olympic champion Adam Peaty‘s meet record of 26.71 in the process.
Tonight’s effort represents Shymanovich’s fastest outing of the Mare Nostrum Tour, matching the identical 26.59 time he logged in Monaco. His season-best remains at the world-leading 26.37 nabbed at April’s Dubai Open.
Rocketing up from the 5th seed to the silver medal position was Kirill Prigoda who got to the wall over a second later in 27.60. Prigoda of Russia is also racing as a neutra athlete.
16-year-old Shin Ohashi was impressive in 27.63 for bronze, slightly off his lifetime best of 27.55 registered for the 2nd seed this morning.
WOMEN’S 50 BREAST – FINAL
- World record: 29.16 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2023
- Mare Nostrum record: 29.75 – Lara van Niekerk (RSA), 2023
- Canet record: 29.88 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2015
- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 30.75
GOLD – Anna Elendt (GER), 30.63
SILVER – Imogen Clark (GBR), 30.81
BRONZE – Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR), 30.84
The top 4 performers in the women’s 50m breast all dipped under the 31-second threshold, led by German national record holder Anna Elendt.
The 23-year-old former University of Texas Longhorn raced her way to gold in 30.63 to hold a narrow advantage over British national record holder Imogen Clark who settled for silver in 30.81.
Israeli Anastasia Gorbenko was immediately behind in 30.84 and Russian Olympic medalist Yuliya Efimova, a neutral athlete here, fell to 4th in 30.96.
This is Elendt’s second consecutive Mare Nostrum victory in this event, doubling up on the 30.82 she established in Barcelona. Elendt finished 2nd at the first stop in Monaco where the 50’s of each stroke were contested in a skins format with knockout rounds. She ultimately earned runner-up in 30.28 behind Italy’s Benedetta Pilato (29.90) at that competition to rank 5th in the world this season.
MEN’S 50 FLY – FINAL
- World record: 22.27 – Andrii Govorov (UKR), 2018
- Mare Nostrum record: 22.53 – Andrii Govorov (UKR), 2018
- Canet record: 22.94 – Andrii Govorov (UKR), 2016
- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 23.36
GOLD – Oleg Kostin (NAB), 23.06
SILVER – Adilbek Mussin (KAZ), 23.43
BRONZE – Thomas Verhoeven (NED), 23.45
Neutral athlete Oleg Kostin, the 33-year-old Russian veteran, snagged this men’s 50m fly victory in a solid result of 23.06.
That held a healthy advantage over Kazakhstani swimmer Adilbek Mussin who scored silver in 23.43 just .02 ahead of Dutch Olympian Thomas Verhoeven and his effort of 23.45.
Kostin owns the Russian national record in this event, courtesy of the 22.62 he put on the books at the 2023 World Championships. His season-best remains at the 22.85 notched in Monaco to rank 3rd in the world.
Of note, Sweden’s Oskar Hoff clocked a time of 23.53 to take the B-Final in a mark which would have rendered him the 6th-place finisher in the A-final. His result this evening was only .03 off the national record he established on this Tour last year.
WOMEN’S 50 FLY – FINAL
- World record: 24.43 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2014
- Mare Nostrum record: 24.76 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
- Canet record: 24.95 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 26.23
GOLD – Tessa Giele (NED), 25.98
SILVER – Melanie Henique (FRA), 26.03
BRONZE – Sara Junevik (SWE), 26.16
In a big improvement over her 8th-place finish in this 50m fly event a few days ago in Barcelona, 22-year-old Tessa Giele nailed tonight’s final with a gold medal-worthy time of 25.98.
That represented the sole time of the field under the 26-barrier, with Melanie Henique of the host nation next to the wall in 26.03 followed by Sweden’s Sara Junevik who also landed on the podium in 26.16.
Giele’s result tonight checks in as just the 6th occasion in which she’s been under 26 seconds, within striking distance of her lifetime best of 25.85 produced last year.
As a refresher, Henique is the reigning World Championships silver medalist in this event after hitting 25.44 to finish behind winner Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) who grabbed gold in Doha in 24.63.
Junevik is the only carryover from Barcelona’s podium, repeating as bronze medalist, although her previous time of 25.98 from a few days ago would have tied Giele for the gold here.
MEN’S 1500 FREE – FINAL
- World record: 14:30.67 – Bobby Finke (USA), 2024
- Mare Nostrum record: 15:00.58 – Grant Hackett (AUS), 2007
- Canet record: 15:00.71 – Florian Wellbrock (GER), 2016
- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 15:01.89
GOLD – Daniel Wiffen (IRL), 14:54.81 *Mare Nostrum Record
SILVER – Andri-Theodor Proca (ROU), 15:01.66
BRONZE – Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN), 15:02.53
A big-time Mare Nostrum Tour record bit the dust tonight, as Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen of Ireland established a new standard en route to winning this men’s 1500m freestyle final.
23-year-old Wiffen of Loughborough crushed a gold medal-worthy result of 14:54.81, overtaking the longstanding Mare Nostrum record of 15:00.58 Aussie legend Grant Hackett put on the books in 2007.
Romania’s Andri-Theodor Proca secured silver in 15:01.66 to get his nation on the board while Tunisian Ahmed Jaouadi rounded out the podium in 15:02.53.
Wiffen’s outing here was a solid in-season follow-up to his season-best of 14:42.71 logged at April’s Irish Open to qualify him for the World Championshps and as well as insert him into the world rankings in the 4th slot.
As for Romanian Andri-Theodor Proca, his time tonight represented a monster personal best, ripping his previous PB of 15:23.25 to shreds. That former outing rendered him the 4th place finisher at last year’s European Junior Championships.
WOMEN’S 400 FREE – FINAL
- World Record: 3:55.38 – Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 2023
- Mare Nostrum Record: 4:02.84 – Camille Muffat, (FRA), 2013
- Canet Record: 4:02.97 – Camille Muffat, (FRA), 2012
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Cut: 4:10.23
GOLD – Barbora Seemanova (CZE), 4:08.71
SILVER – Francisca Soares Martins (POR), 4:09.74
BRONZE – Sarah Dumont (BEL), 4:11.80
After Wiffen’s head-turning performance, this women’s 400m free was a little on the subdued side, with just two competitors clearing the 4:10 barrier.
Czech national record holder Barbora Seemanova got the job done, capturing gold in 4:08.71.
That beat runner-up Francisca Soares Martins of Portugal by over a second, with Martins earning runner-up status in 4:09.74.
Belgian Sarah Dumont bagged the bronze in 4:11.80.
25-year-old Seemanova owns the Czech national standard, courtesy of the 4:03.41 she notched at last year’s AP Race International, the now-annual competition named after Olympic champion Peaty and is being held this same weekend.
MEN’S 100 BACK – FINAL
- World record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 2022
- Mare Nostrum record: 53.00 – Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 2022
- Canet record: 53.00 – Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 2022
- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 53.94
GOLD – Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (FRA), 53.38
SILVER – Jules Andre (FRA), 54.78
BRONZE – Mewen Tomac (FRA), 54.79
24-year-old host nation swimmer Yohann Ndoye-Brouard soared to gold in the men’s 100m backstroke, stopping the clock at 53.38 to handily defeat the field this evening.
Teammate Jules Andre was the next-closest competitor in 54.78 followed by Cal Bear Mewen Tomac who earned 3rd place in 54.79.
Ndoye-Brouard opened in 26.25 and brought it home in 27.13 as a follow-up to his 50m back gold here last night.
His outing improves his previous season-best of 53.39 by .01 as he’s on his way to the all-important French Elite Championships on the calendar for next month.
WOMEN’S 100 BACK – FINAL
- World Record: 57.13 – Reagan Smith (USA), 2024
- Mare Nostrum Record: 58.57 – Kylie Masse, (CAN), 2022
- Canet Record: 58.57 – Kylie Masse, (CAN), 2022
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Cut: 1:00.46
GOLD – Pauline Mahieu (FRA), 59.70
SILVER – Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 59.79
BRONZE – Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR), 59.97
It was a tight battle from start to finish in the women’s 100m back, with the top 3 performers separated by just .27 when all was said and done.
Pauline Mahieu carried on Ndoye-Brouard’s speed to give France a second consecutive gold. She nabbed the top spot in 59.70, only .09 ahead of Canadian Ingrid Wilm who touched next in 59.79.
Anastasia Gorbenko picked up Israel’s 2nd medal of the evening, courtesy of 59.97, good enough for bronze.
Tonight marks Wilms’ 3rd medal in the 100m back across the Tour. She won the event in Monaco in 59.62, then finished 2nd behind Gorbenko in Barcelona (59.25 for Gorbenko, 1:00.18 for Wilm).
We’ll see what Wilm has in store for us at teh Canadian Trials, which are on the agenda for June, while Mahieu will fight for a potential World Championships roster spot at the French Elite Championships.
MEN’S 200 BREAST – FINAL
- World record: 2:05.48 – Qin Haiyang (CHN), 2023
- Mare Nostrum record: 2:07.23 – Arno Kamminga (NED), 2021
- Canet record: 2:07.46 – Anton Chupkov (RUS), 2017
- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 2:10.32
GOLD – Shin Ohashi (JPN), 2:08.89
SILVER – Kirill Prigoda (NAB), 2:08.99
BRONZE – Adam Chillingworth (HKG), 2:13.16
Shin Ohashi was already the fastest 16-year-old 200m breaststroker in history as a result of his 2:09.04 logged in Barcelona but the teen took things to an entirely new level tonight.
The teen stopped the clock at 2:08.89 to dip under the 2:09 barrier for the first time in his young career, beating seasoned Russian Kirill Prigoda in the process.
In essentially the two-man race, Ohashi split 1:02.23/1:06.66 to get ahead of Prigoda who produced splits of 1:01.89/1:07.10 for a silver medal-garnering performance of 2:08.99.
Hong Kong national record holder Adam Chillingworth was well behind but still earned the bronze in 2:13.16.
Look for a follow-up post on Ohashi’s impressive performances.
WOMEN’S 200 BREAST – FINAL
- World Record: 2:17.55 – Evgeniia Chikunova, (RUS), 2023
- Mare Nostrum Record: 2:19.67 – Rikke Moeller Pedersen, (DEN), 2014
- Canet Record: 2:19.67 – Rikke Moeller Pedersen, (DEN), 2014
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Cut: 2:25.91
GOLD – Anna Elendt (GER), 2:23.73
SILVER – Alina Zmushka (NAA), 2:24.25
BRONZE – Ellie McCartney (IRL), 2:24.55
Two of the three podium swimmers from Barcelona repeated with medals in the women’s 200m breaststroke this evening.
Germany’s Anna Elendt followed up her 50m breast victory from earlier in the session with a gold here in 2:23.73, upgrading from silver in Barcelona, where she hit 2:24.26.
Neutral athlete Alina Zmushka of Belarus enjoyed gold in Barcelona in 2:23.30 but fell to silver here in 2:24.25, only .30 ahead of Ellie McCartney of Ireland who bagged bronze in 2:24.55. McCartney’s effort was about a second faster than her 2:25.46 from Barcelona.
MEN’S 200 FLY – FINAL
- World record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
- Mare Nostrum record: 1:53.89 – Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
- Canet record: 1:54.58 – Tomoru Honda (JPN), 2024
- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 1:56.51
GOLD – Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:56.05
SILVER – Richard Marton (HUN), 1:57.80
BRONZE – Federico Burdisso (ITA), 1:57.84
Italy went 1 & 3 in the men’s 200m fly final, with Alberto Razzetti getting the job done in 1:56.05, about a second off his season-best.
Countryman and Olympic bronze medalist in this event from the 2020 Olympic Games Federico Burdisso captured 3rd place in 1:57.84 with Hungarian Richard Marton splitting the pair in 1:57.80.
This was quite a bit quicker than this morning’s prelims, which saw zero swimmers delve under the 2:00 threshold.
Razzetti already won the 200m fly bronze in Barcelona in a slower 1:57.44 so the Italian improved significantly in just a few days.
WOMEN’S 200 FLY – FINAL
- World Record: 2:01.81 – Liu Zige (CHN), 2009
- Mare Nostrum Record: 2:06.70 – Suzuka Hasegawa (JPN), 2017
- Canet Record: 2:06.94 – Suzuka Hasegawa (JPN), 2017
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Cut: 2:09.21
GOLD – Sarah Dumont (BEL), 2:10.40
SILVER – Kamonchanok Kwanmuang (THA), 2:11.46
BRONZE – Antonella Crispino (ITA), 2:11.70
Belgium’s Sarah Dumont earned her second piece of hardware on the evening, taking the women’s 200m fly in a time of 2:10.40.
That checked in as the 3rd-swiftest time of her career, one which boasts a lifetime best of 2:09.64 en route to winning gold at last year’s European Junior Championships.
Thai national record holder Kamonchanok Kwanmuang made her presence known with a silver medal-worthy 2:11.46 while Italian Antonella Crispino rounded out the podium in 2:11.70.
MEN’S 100 FREE – FINAL
- World record: 46.40 – Pan Zhanle (CHN), 2024
- Mare Nostrum record: 47.91 – Hwang Sunwoo (KOR), 2024
- Canet record: 48.14 – Fabien Gilot (FRA), 2009
- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 48.34
GOLD – Maxime Grousset (FRA), 48.88
SILVER – Manual Frigo (ITA), 48.89
BRONZE – Sergio De Celis Montalban (ESP), 49.24
Host nation Olympian Maxime Grousset was the top men’s 100m freestyle performer, putting up a winning effort of 48.88.
That got him to the wall just a hair ahead of Italy’s Manual Frigo who settled for silver in 48.89 as the only other sub-49-second performer.
Spanish swimmer Sergio De Celis Montalban also landed on the podium in 49.24 for bronze.
Grousset’s season-best remains at the 48.20 logged at the Pro Swim Series in Sacramento last month to check in as the 13th-swiftest performer in the world with the French Elite Championships on the horizon.
WOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINAL
- World Record: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
- Mare Nostrum Record: 52.08 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
- Canet Record: 52.08 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Cut: 54.25
GOLD – Barbora Seemanova (CZE), 53.74
SILVER – Beryl Gastaldello (FRA), 53.88
BRONZE – Louise Hansson (SWE), 55.14
Barbora Seemanova already took the gold in the women’s 400m free this evening but the star doubled up with another top finish in this 100m free.
The 25-year-old Olympian checked in with a time of 53.74, a mark just .24 outside her national record of 53.55 produced en route to becoming the 2024 European Championships gold medalist.
French ace Beryl Gastaldello turned in a time of 53.88 as tonight’s silver medalist, a new season-best by .04, while Sweden’s Louise Hansson captured bronze in 55.14.
MEN’S 200 IM – FINAL
- World record: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte (USA), 2011
- Mare Nostrum record: 1:56.31 – Hugo Gonzalez (ESP), 2021
- Canet record: 1:56.82 – Kosuke Hagino (JPN), 2015
- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 1:59.05
GOLD – Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 1:59.31
SILVER – Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:59.97
BRONZE – Jaouad Syoud (ALG), 2:01.89
After placing 4th in the men’s 200m fly, Olympian Lewis Clareburt of New Zealand upgraded to gold en route to winning this men’s 200m IM event.
Clareburt notched a time of 1:59.31 as one of two sub-2:00 swimmers.
Joining him was Alberto Razzetti of Italy, doubling up on his 2fly gold with a silver here in 1:59.97.
Algeria’s Jaouad Syoud earned the 3rd slot in the final with a time of 2:01.89.
WOMEN’S 400 IM – FINAL
- World record: 4:24.38 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2024
- Mare Nostrum record: 4:30.75 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2016
- Canet record: 4:33.51 – Hannah Miley (GBR), 2015
- World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 4:43.06
GOLD – Sara Franceschi (ITA), 4:40.28
SILVER – Emma Carrasco Cadens (ESP), 4:40.93
BRONZE – Camille Tissandie (FRA) 4:46.48
No fireworks were lit in the final of the women’s 400m IM, but Sara Franceschi of Italy did grab the gold in 4:40.28.
That was a huge improvement over her silver medal-garnering performance of 4:43.87 at the first stop in Monaco as well as the 4:44.73 she turned in just days ago in Barcelona for silver.
Barcelona gold medallist Emma Carrasco Cadens of Spain settled for silver this time around in 4:40.93, although she was quicker than her podium-topping effort of 4:41.29 from Barcelona.
Camille Tissandie of France earned bronze tonight in 4:46.48 to close out the competition.
