2025 Mare Nostrum Monaco: Day One Finals Live Recap

2025 MARE NOSTRUM – MONACO

• Saturday, May 17th & Sunday, May 18th
• Prelims at 9am local (3am ET)/Finals at 5pm local (11am ET)
• Prince Albert II Nautical Center
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• Day 1 Prelims Recap
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Nothing too crazy took place during this morning’s prelims of the first stop of the 2025 Mare Nostrum Tour in Monaco. However, with names like Tom Dean, Lewis Clareburt, Maxime Grousset and Benedetta Pilato among tonight’s lineup, we’re expecting the action to be taken up several notches.

For some, this competition represents a qualification opportunity for this summer’s World Championships. For others who have already qualified, this is a tune-up competition and a chance to hone their craft with Singapore on the horizon for July.

Refresh this post often to stay updated on the latest and greatest results as they unfold throughout this evening’s session.

Men’s 400 Free – Final

• World record: 3:39.96 – Lukas Märtens (GER), 2025
• Mare Nostrum record: 3:41.71 – Ian Thorpe (AUS), 2001
• Monaco record: 3:41.71 – Ian Thorpe (AUS), 2001
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 3:48.15

GOLD – Attila Kovacs (HUN), 3:50.08
SILVER – Fabio Dalu (ITA), 3:53.60
BRONZE – Kamil Sieradzki (POL), 3:56.88

Our first final of the men’s 400m freestyle was on the subdued side, with no competitor dipping under the 3:50 barrier.

Hungarian Attila Kovacs bumped himself up from 2nd seed to gold tonight, registering a result of 3:50.08.

Italian Fabio Dalu was next in line at 3:53.60 while Poland’s Kamil Sieradzki maintained his 3rd position in 3:56.88 for bronze.

The men were chasing a World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 3:48.15 needed for Singapore. For comparison, one has to be as quick as 3:47.86 to crack the list of top 25 performers in the world on the season.

Women’s 400 IM – Final

• World record: 4:24.38 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2024
• Mare Nostrum record: 4:30.75 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2016
• Monaco record: 4:32.87 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2019
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 4:43.06

GOLD – Cyrielle Duhamel (FRA), 4:41.56
SILVER – Sara Franceschi (ITA), 4:43.87
BRONZE – Eszter Szabo Feltothy (HUN), 4:46.69

French swimmer Cyrielle Duhamel put up the 6th-swiftest performance of her career en route to winning the women’s 400m IM final.

The 25-year-old Olympian stopped the clock at 4:41.56 to clear the field by over 2 seconds, beating the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 4:43.06 in the process.

Duhamel’s lifetime best remains at the 4:39.38 registered at the 2023 French Championships. She’ll need to repeat this caliber of performance at next month’s edition of the French nationals in order to solidify her slot on the nation’s roster for Singapore.

Italy’s Sara Franceschi logged a time of 4:43.87 as the silver medalist while Hungarian Eszter Szabo Feltothy rounded out the podium in 4:46.69. Franceschi already qualified for the World Championships in this event.

Men’s 200 Breast – Final

• World record: 2:05.48 – Qin Haiyang (CHN), 2023
• Mare Nostrum record: 2:07.23 – Arno Kamminga (NED) – 2021
• Monaco record: 2:07.56 – Ippei Watanabe (JPN), 2018
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 2:10.32

GOLD – Kirill Prigoda (NAB), 2:09.90
SILVER – Adam Chillingworth (HKG), 2:13.14
BRONZE – Biel Martin Sole (ESP), 2:15.67

Racing as a neutral athlete, Russia’s Kirill Prigoda won the men’s 200m breaststroke decisively, producing a winning effort of 2:09.90.

Hong Kong’s national record holder Adam Chillingworth secured silver over 3 seconds back in 2:13.14 followed by Spain’s Biel Martin Sole who bagged bronze in 2:15.67.

29-year-old veteran Prigoda has already been as quick as 2:08.55 this season, a time he scored at the Russian Championships last April to qualify for the World Championships. That prior performance rendered the Olympian ranked 5th in the world this season and the top European thus far.

Women’s 100 Breast – Final

• World record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King (USA), 2017
• Mare Nostrum record: 1:04.82 – Yuliya Efimova (RUS), 2017
• Monaco record: 1:05.20 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 1:06.87

GOLD – Anna Elendt (GER), 1:07.10 & Alina Zmushka (NAA), 1:07.10
BRONZE – Yuliya Efimova (NAB), 1:07.24

It was a tight battle from start to finish in this women’s 100m breaststroke, with a tie ultimately resulting between Germany’s Anna Elendt and Belarusian neutral athlete Alina Zmushka.

The pair touched simultaneously in 1:07.10 to share gold while fellow Russian Yuliya Efimova wound up with the bronze only .14 behind in 1:07.24.

Elendt opened in 31.88 to Zmushka’s 31.84 and closed in 35.22 to Zmushka’s 35.26. Efimova split 32.17/35.07 for her 3rd place result.

Former Texas Longhorn Elendt has been on fire this season, scoring a new German national record of 2:23.54 at the German Championships earlier this month. It was there she ripped a season-best of 1:05.72 in the 100m breast as the 3rd-swiftest performance of her career.

Of note, Lisa Angiolini of Italy, Anastasia Gorbenko of Israel and Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong were all entered in this event but were no-shows for the prelims. Gorbenko was racing at the Israeli National Championships earlier this week.

Men’s 100 Free – Final

• World record: 46.40 – Pan Zhanle (CHN), 2024
• Mare Nostrum record: 47.91 – Hwang Sunwoo (KOR), 2024
• Monaco record: 47.91 – Hwang Sunwoo (KOR), 2024
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 48.34

GOLD – Nandor Nemeth (HUN), 49.06
SILVER – Manuel Frigo (ITA), 49.45
BRONZE – Kamil Sieradzki (POL), 49.51

The men’s 100m free was underwhelming, with no one among the pack clearing the 49-second threshold.

Hungary’s former national record holder in this event Nandor Nemeth was the top performer, touching in a time of 49.06.

Italy’s Manuel Frigo produced 49.45 as the silver medalist and Poland’s Kamil Sieradzki followed up his 400m free bronze with another 3rd place finish. He clocked 49.51.

British Olympic champion Tom Dean found himself in 4th in a time of 49.52.

These outings were far from the men’s season bests, with Frigo having been as quick as 48.34 from last month’s Italian Trials. Dean was 48.40 at the Aquatics GB Championships also last month.

Top-seeded Sean Niewold of the Netherlands (49.35) dropped the final.

Women’s 200 Free – Final

• World record: 1:52.23 – Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 2024
• Mare Nostrum record: 1:54.53 – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 2024
• Monaco record: 1:54.53 – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 2024
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 1:58.21

GOLD – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 1:56.45
SILVER – Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR), 1:59.20
BRONZE – Panna Ugrai (HUN), 2:00.96

27-year-old multi-Olympic medalist Siobhan Haughey dominated the women’s 200m free, putting up a solid in-season swim of 1:56.45.

Haughey split 27.32/29.39/29.93/29.81 to get the job done in style, turning in a season-best result in the process. Her time easily cleared the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 1:58.21 and places her in slot #8 among the top 10 performers in the world this season.

Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko, fresh off competing in her native country earlier this week, touched in 1:59.20 as the only other sub-2:00 swimmer

Hungarian Panna Ugrai rounded out the podium in 2:00.96.

Men’s 200 Fly – Final

• World record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
• Mare Nostrum record: 1:53.89 – Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
• Monaco record: 1:53.94 – Kristof Milak (HUN), 2024
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 1:56.51

GOLD – Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:57.03
SILVER – Polat-Uzer Turnali (TUR), 1:57.72
BRONZE – Richard Marton (HUN), 1:58.24

Italy got on the board again, courtesy of Alberto Razzetti‘s victory in the men’s 200m fly.

25-year-old Razzetti registered a time of 1:57.03 for the gold, ahead of Turkey’s top-seeded Polat-Uzer Turnali who downgraded to silver in 1:57.72.

Hungarian Richard Marton captured bronze in 1:58.24 and New Zealand Olympian Lewis Clareburt wound up 4th in 1:59.63.

Razzetti became the Italian national champion last month after he achieved a result of 1:55.06 to rank 5th in the world.

Women’s 100 Fly – Final

• World record: 55.48 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2016
• Mare Nostrum record: 55.76 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
• Monaco record: 56.20 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 58.33

GOLD – Louise Hansson (SWE), 57.91
SILVER – Tessa Giele (NED), 58.03
BRONZE – Lilou Ressencourt (FRA), 58.36

Olympian Louise Hansson of Sweden showed us a spark in this women’s 100m butterfly, nailing a gold medal-worthy time of 57.91.

Hansson opened in 26.99 and closed in 30.92 to hold off Dutch ace Tessa Giele who finished just over a tenth behind in 58.03.

French and Cal Bear Lilou Ressenourt rounded out the podium in 58.36.

Hansson’s season-best remains at the 57.35 put up at the Swim Open Stockholm, while Giele has been as speedy as the 57.17 nabbed at the Bergen Swim Festival.

As for 21-year-old Ressencourt, her time tonight overtakes her previous season-best 58.60 from the Giant Open.

Men’s 100 Back – Final

• World record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 2022
• Mare Nostrum record: 53.00 – Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 2022
• Monaco record: 53.08 – Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 2014
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 53.94

GOLD – Ksawery Masiuk (POL), 53.81
SILVER – Kliment Kolesnikov (NAB), 54.08
BRONZE – Christian Bacico (ITA), 54.14

Poland’s Ksawery Masiuk was the top performer in the men’s 100m back, turning in a time of 53.81 to clear the ‘A’ standard of 53.94.

University of Texas commit Masiuk has already qualified for Singapore, courtesy of the 52.55 notched in Lublin last month to rank 7th in the world.

The top swimmer on the planet at the moment, Kliment Kolesnikov of Russia, raced his way to a casual 54.08 for silver, well off the 52.04 head-turner clocked at the Russian Championships.

Italian national champion Christian Bacico bagged the bronze this evening in 54.14.

Women’s 200 Back – Final

• World record: 2:03.14 – Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023
• Mare Nostrum record: 2:06.66 – Emily Seehbohm (AUS), 2017
• Monaco record: 2:07.02 – Kathleen Baker (USA), 2018
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 2:11.08

GOLD – Laura Bernat (POL), 2:09.87
SILVER – Anastasia Shkurdai (NAA), 2:09.88
BRONZE – Pauline Mahieu (FRA), 2:11.58

Just .01 separated our top 2 finishers in this women’s 200m back, with Poland’s Laura Bernat eking out the victory ahead of Belarus’ Anastasia Shkurdai.

The former touched in 2:09.87 to the latter’s 2:09.88, with both women easily clearing the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 2:11.08 in the process.

Bernat’s performance here was within striking distance of her lifetime best and Polish national record of 2:08.96 she put on the books at the 2023 World Championships.

Shkurdai has been as fast as 2:06.95 in her career, also from 2 years ago.

Men’s 200 IM – Final

• World record: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte (USA), 2011
• Mare Nostrum record: 1:56.31 – Hugo Gonzalez (ESP), 2021
• Monaco record: 1:57.43, Matt Sates (RSA), 2022
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 1:59.05

GOLD – Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 2:00.49
SILVER – Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 2:00.77
BRONZE – Gian-luca Gartmann (SUI), 2:02.36

Topping his second podium of the evening, Alberto Razzetti doubled up on his 200m fly gold with the top spot in this men’s 200m IM.

Razzetti cruised to the wall in 2:00.49 to lead Kiwi national record holder Lewis Clareburt who was less than half a second behind in 2:00.77.

Swiss swimmer Gian-luca Gartmann was the bronze medalist in 2:02.36.

Razzetti’s season-best remains at the World Championships-qualifying 1:58.05 from last month.

Men’s 50 Fly – Quarterfinal

• World record: 22.27 – Andriy Govorov (UKR), 2018
• Mare Nostrum record: 22.53 – Andriy Govorov (UKR), 2018
• Monaco record: 22.53 – Andriy Govorov (UKR), 2018
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 23.36

Top 8:

1. Abdelrahman Elaraby (EGY), 23.03
2. Maxime Grousset (FRA), 23.11
3. Oleg Kostin (NAB), 23.11
4. Roman Shevliakov (NAB), 23.27
5. Sean Niewold (NED), 23.42
6. Grigori Pekarski (NAA), 23.44
7. Michel Arkhangelsky (FRA), 23.74
8. Alexandre Philipps (FRA), 23.85

Women’s 50 Fly – Quarterfinal

• World record: 24.43 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2014
• Mare Nostrum record: 24.76 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
• Monaco record: 24.89 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2023
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 26.23

Top 8:

1. Rikako Ikee (JPN), 25.77
2. Arina Surkova (NAB), 26.11
3. Sara Junevik (SWE), 26.23
4. Maty Ndoye-Brouard (FRA), 26.48
5. Louise Hansson (SWE), 26.58
6. Beryl Gastaldello (FRA), 26.77
7. Melanie Henique (FRA), 26.79
8. Anastasiya Kuliashova (NAA), 26.92

Men’s 50 Back – Quarterfinal

• World record: 23.55 – Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2023
• Mare Nostrum record: 24.45 – Michael Andrew (USA), 2019
• Monaco record: 24.45 – Michael Andrew (USA), 2019
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 25.11

Top 8:

1. Kliment Kolesnikov (NAB), 24.99
2. Ksawery Masiuk (POL), 25.25 & Ulises Sarabia (ARG), 25.25
3. –
4. Martin Santos (ESP), 25.53
5. Christian Bacico (ITA), 25.54
6. Simonoe Silveri (ITA), 25.96
7. Romeo-Cesar Fadda Sauvageot (FRA), 25.97
8. Max Halbeisen (AUT), 26.17

Women’s 50 Back – Quarterfinal

• World record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023
• Mare Nostrum record: 27.24 – Kylie Masse (CAN), 2024
• Monaco record: 27.37 – Anastasia Fesikova (RUS), 2018 & 27.37 Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 2023
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 28.22

Top 8:

1. Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 27.80
2. Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR), 28.00
3. Analia Pigree (FRA), 28.04
4. Paulie Mahieu (FRA), 28.19
5. Fanny Teijonsalo (FIN), 28.25
6. Tessa Giele (NED), 28.55
7. Adela Piskorska (POL), 28.60
8. Sara Curtis (ITA), 29.06

Men’s 50 Breast – Quarterfinal

• World record: 25.95 – Adam Peaty (GBR), 2017
• Mare Nostrum record: 26.33 – Felipe Lima (BRA), 2019
• Monaco record: 26.33 – Felipe Lima (BRA), 2019
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 27.33

Top 8:

1. Ilya Shymanovich (NAA), 26.99
2. Ludovico Blu Art Viberti (ITA), 27.02
3. Kirill Prigoda (NAB), 27.22
4. Ronan Wantenaar (NAM), 27.31
5. Valentin Bayer (AUT), 27.37
6. Daniel Kertes (SWE), 27.57
7. Bernhard Reitshammer (AUT), 27.72
8. Federico Rizzardi (ITA), 27.94

Women’s 50 Breast – Quarterfinal

• World record: 29.16 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2023
• Mare Nostrum record: 29.75 – Lara van Niekerk (RSA), 2023
• Monaco record: 29.75 – Lara van Niekerk (RSA), 2023
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 30.75

Top 8:

1. Benedetta Pilato (ITA), 30.42
2. Anna Elendt (GER), 30.56
3. Yuliya Efimova (NAB), 30.78
4. Skyler Smith (USA), 30.88
5. Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR), 30.92
6. Sophie Hansson (SWE), 31.09
7. Barbara Mazurkiewicz (POL), 31.17
8. Alina Zmushka (NAA), 31.37

Men’s 50 Free – Quarterfinal

• World record: 20.91 – Cesar Cielo (BRA), 2009
• Mare Nostrum record: 21.31 – Bruno Fratus (BRA), 2019
• Monaco record: 21.31 – Bruno Fratus (BRA), 2019
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 22.05

Top 8:

1. Szebasztian Szabo0 (HUN), 22.09
2. Maxime Grousset (FRA), 22.14
3. Ian-Yentu Ho (HKG), 22.21
4. Leonardo Deplano (ITA), 22.39
5. Nandor Nemeth (HUN), 22.39
6. Piotr Ludwiczak (POL), 22.42
7. Sean Niewold (NED), 22.48
8. Abdelrahman Elaraby (EGY), DNS

Women’s 50 Free – Quarterfinal

• World record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2023
• Mare Nostrum record: 23.82 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2023
• Monaco record: 23.82 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2023
• World Aquatics ‘A’ QT – 24.86

Top 8:

1. Milou van Wijk (NED), 24.73
2. Beryl Gastaldello (FRA), 25.04
3. Petra Senanszky (HUN), 25.06
4. Sara Curtis (ITA), 25.15
5. Analia Pigree (FRA), 25.31
6. Arina Surkova (NAB), 25.32
7. Gabriela Albiero (USA), 25.61
8. Lison Nowaczyk (FRA), 25.63