2026 AP Race London International: Day Two Finals Live Recap

2026 AP RACE LONDON INTERNATIONAL

• Saturday, May 23rd – Monday May 25th
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This morning’s heats on day two of the 2026 AP Race London International have set the stage for some potentially explosive finals this evening at the London Aquatic Centre, with multiple Olympians and world champions diving in alongside rising talent from around the world.

Last night, 17-year-old Linda Roth of Germany ripped a monster new lifetime best en route to capturing the women’s 400m freestyle silver and she is primed to do additional damage on day two.

The European Junior Championships-bound teen captured the top seed in the 200m free in this morning’s prelims, rocking a big-time PB of 1:57.52.

That holds an over-second advantage ahead of the likes of Madison Mintenko of the United States (1:58.69) and a pair of British Freyas in national record holder Freya Colbert (1:58.80) and Olympic teammate Freya Anderson (1:58.84). American Anna Moesch is also in the mix, holding steady at the 5th-seed in 1:59.00 in a follow-up to her head-turning 50m free PB from yesterday.

Additional Americans to watch tonight include Ryan Erisman in the men’s 400m free, owning the 3rd seed (3:50.82) behind top-seeded Petar Mitsin of Bulgaria (3:49.07) and Germany’s weapon Oliver Klemet (3:50.13). Jack McMillan, Tyler Melbourne-Smith, James Guy and Daniel Wiffen are also among the 4free finalists.

The stars n’ stripes’ Jonny Kulow topped the men’s 100m free prelims in a swift 48.68 as one of two sub-49-second swims of the morning.

Joining him under the barrier was 19-year-old Jacob Mills, who hit 48.91, with Matt Richards, Gabriel Shepherd, London Rising and Tom Dean ready to rumble.

The women’s 100m back saw Charlotte Crush of the United States hit the sole time of the field under a minute, clocking 59.95, as Audrey Deriveaux is slated to battle fellow teenager Amalie Smith of the host nation in the 400m IM. Smith captured the pole position in 4:41.69, with Derivaux right behind.

We’ll see if Estonian Ralf Tribuntsov can lower his national record even further in the final of the men’s 50m back, having already erased his former mark of 24.87 from last year with a quicker top-seeded effort of 24.86.

Finally, Adam Peaty, Olympic champion and world record holder, enters tonight as the 3rd seed in the 100m breaststroke in 59.97.

He’ll be flanking top-seeded Oliver Dawson of Canada, who registered 59.55, followed by American Alexi Avakov, who touched in 59.90 this morning.

MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• British Record – 3:43.75, James Guy, 2015
• European Record – 3:39.96, Lukas Märtens (GER), 2025
• Meet Record – 3:42.98, Lukas Märtens (GER), 2025

GOLD – Oliver Klemet (GER), 3:44.01
SILVER – Ryan Erisman (USA), 3:44.03
BRONZE – James Guy (GBR), 3:47.35

What a race to kick off day two action at the 2026 AP Race London International, as the top two men’s 400m freestyle performers were separated by just .02 by the time they roared to the wall.

As the dust settled, it was 24-year-old Oliver Klemet of Germany who upgraded his 1500m freestyle bronze from last night to shiny gold in a super solid performance of 3:44.01.

That finished just a fingernail ahead of 20-year-old American Ryan Erisman who settled for silver in 3:44.03, with British national record holder James Guy rounding out the podium in 3:47.35.

Klemet led at the halfway mark, posting 1:50.00 to Erisman’s 1:51.25 before the American turned on the jets to make a run at the German until the final touch.

Klemet’s personal best remains at the 3:42.81 he logged at a domestic meet in 2024 to rank as Germany’s #3 performer of all time, while Erisman’s mark tonight laid waste to his previous PB of 3:46.01 notched at last summer’s National Championships. The Cal Bear now ranks as the 8th-swiftest American performer in history.

Additional finishers included top-seeded Petar Mitsin of Bulgaria downgraded to 4th in 3:48.69, as Olympian Jack McMillan of GBR placed 5th in 3:49.68.

Irish Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen was relegated to 7th in 3:51.95.

Klemet had already been as fast as 3:43.14 from last month to check in as the world’s #4 performer on the season, as Erisman now inserts himself into slot #5, booting Guy, who had held that position as a result of the 3:44.04 he notched at the Aquatics GB Championships.

WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• British Record – 1:54.98, Freya Colbert, 2026
• European Record – 1:52.98, Federica Pellegrini (ITA), 2009
• Meet Record – 1:55.12, Barbora Seemanova (CZE), 2024

GOLD – Anna Moesch (USA), 1:55.81
SILVER – Freya Colbert (GBR), 1:56.81
BRONZE – Madison Mintenko (USA), 1:57.69

The American women continued to carry Erisman’s momentum into their 200m freestyle final, as the stars n’ stripes reaped gold and bronze in the main event.

21-year-old Anna Moesch, a World Championships relay swimmer for the U.S., stopped the clock at a rapid 1:55.81 to beat the next-closest swimmer, Freya Colbert, by exactly a second.

Colbert, the woman who produced a new British national record of 1:54.98 last month, snagged the silver in 1:56.81, with Madison Mintenko of the U.S. bagging the bronze in 1:57.69.

Moesch’s outing this evening represents a new lifetime best, obliterating the 1:56.55 established just earlier this month. Her new PB now renders Moesch as the 12th-swiftest American of all time in this women’s 2free event and she ranks just outside the list of top 5 performers on the globe thus far this season.

Of note, Freya Anderson of GBR fell to 5th in 1:58.11 and 17-year-old Linda Roth of Germany, who set a new personal best of 1:57.52 out of the heats, added time to ultimately place 7th in 1:58.88.

MEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

• British Record – 1:55.28, Duncan Scott, 2021
• European Record – 1:52.69, Leon Marchand (FRA), 2025
• Meet Record – 1:58.00, Tom Dean (GBR), 2023

GOLD – Evan Jones (GBR), 1:59.14
SILVER – Max Litchfield (GBR), 2:00.65
BRONZE –Daniel Ransom (GBR), 2:00.68

It was a lackluster men’s 200m IM final, where just one competitor cleared the 2:00 barrier this evening.

Host nation swimmer Evan Jones was the first to touch, putting a time of 1:59.14 on the board for gold.

That held off 400m IM silver medalist from yesterday and three-time Olympian Max Litchfield, his British teammate, to score silver in 2:00.65.

Daniel Ransom made it a British podium sweep with a mark of 2:00.68.

American Michael Hochwalt, last night’s 400m IM victor, fell short of the podium in 4th in 2:01.41, followed by 2020 Olympic Games 200m free champion Tom Dean, who earned 5th in 2:01.95.

Of note, two-time Olympic silver medalist in this event, Duncan Scott, was entered in the race but did not compete in this morning’s prelims.

WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

• British Record – 1:04.96, Angharad Evans, 2026
• European Record – 1:04.35, Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013
• Meet Record – 1:05.54, Angharad Evans (GBR), 2024

GOLD – Angharad Evans (GBR), 1:05.13 * Meet Record*
SILVER – Eneli Jefimova (EST), 1:06.37
BRONZE – Theodora Taylor (GBR), 1:08.19

British national record holder and Olympian Angharad Evans is having one heck of a meet, delivering on her 200m breast gold from last night with another win in this 100m breast sprint.

The University of Stirling star rocked a speedy time of 1:05.13 to touch over a second ahead of the competition.

Her time this evening represents the 2nd-fastest of her career, one which boasts the GBR standard of 1:04.96 she put on the books at last month’s Aquatics GBR Championships to rank #1 in the world at the moment. She also downed her own meet record of 1:05.54, which she turned in at the 2024 edition of this meet.

Of note, Evans also ripped a medley relay split of 1:04.81 yesterday to demonstrate again that she is undoubtedly on form.

Estonian national record holder Eneli Jefimova was within a second of her best-ever with a silver medal-worthy result of 1:06.37, with British teenage ace Theodora Taylor, a multi-European Junior Championships medalist, rounding out the podium in 1:08.19.

The fastest American was Piper Enge, who earned 4th in 1:08.42 in tonight’s event.

MEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• British Record – 24.04, Liam Tancock, 2009
• European Record – 23.55, Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2023
• Meet Record – 24.82, Miroslav Knedla (CZE), 2025

GOLD – Ralf Tribuntsov (EST), 24.81 *Meet Record*
SILVER – Jakub Krischke (CZE), 24.96
BRONZE – Mantas Kauspedas (LTU), 25.17

Estonia’s Ralf Tribuntsov just put up the fastest time of his career at the age of 32, reaping gold in this men’s 50m back final in a mark of 24.81, a new meet record.

That lowered his own newly minted national record of 24.86 notched in the prelims of this event, to rank as his nation’s top performer of all time.

Czech Republic’s Jakub Krischke was also under the 25-second barrier in 24.96, good enough for silver, with Lithuanian national record holder Mantas Kauspedas earning bronze in 25.17.

British backstroking ace Ollie Morgan was entered in this event but was absent from the morning heats.

WOMEN’S 400 IM – FINAL

• British Record – 4:31.33, Hannah Miley, 2009
• European Record – 4:26.36, Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2016
• Meet Record – 4:37.99, Katie Shanahan (GBR), 2025

GOLD – Amalie Smith (GBR), 4:35.18 *Meet Record*
SILVER – Audrey Derivaux (USA), 4:37.27
BRONZE – Alba Vazquez (ESP), 4:38.52

16-year-old Amalie Smith busted out the fastest time of her young career en route to grabbing gold in this women’s 400m IM event.

The prodigy delivered a time of 4:35.18 to overtake her own previous PB and British Age Record of 4:35.46 notched just last month at the Aquatics GB Championships. It also beat the 4:35.49 she put on the books for silver at the 2025 World Junior Championships.

Her effort this evening keeps her positioned as the 4th-fastest British woman in history, with a long career ahead of her.

American Audrey Derivaux was also a formidable force in this final, hitting a time of 4:37.27 to notch a new personal best. Entering this competition, the 16-year-old’s PB rested at the 4:39.67 from last year’s World Junior Championships, so she knocked well over a second off that result to snag the silver tonight.

Spain’s Alba Vazquez also landed on the podium in 4:38.52, good enough for bronze.

Smith now ranks 6th in the world on the season.

MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• British Record – 47.45, Matt Richards, 2023
• European Record – 46.51, David Popovici (ROU), 2025
• Meet Record – 48.17, Matt Richards (GBR), 2023

GOLD – Matt Richards (GBR), 48.04 *Meet Record*
SILVER – Jacob Mills (GBR), 48.49
BRONZE – Jonny Kulow (USA), 48.53

Despite leading the pack out of the heats with an AM swim of 48.68, Jonny Kulow of the United States dipped down to the bronze medal position, hitting a mark of 48.53 in tonight’s men’s 100m freestyle final.

It was Olympic multi-medalist Matt Richards who wouldn’t be denied the gold, logging 48.04 for the swift victory and new meet record.

That gave him the edge over teammate Jacob Mills, who earned the runner-up position in 48.49.

Richards owns the British national record at the 47.45 PB he delivered in 2023, while Mills’ effort of 47.72 from this year’s Aquatics GB Championships made him GBR’s #3 performer of all time in this sprint.

WOMEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• British Record – 15:47.26, Jazmin Carlin, 2013
• European Record – 15:31.79, Simona Quadarella (ITA), 2025
• Meet Record – 16:00.20, Isabel Gose (GER), 2024

GOLD – Isabel Gose (GER), 16:01.34
SILVER – Airi Ebina (JPN), 16:02.22
BRONZE – Mila Nikanorov (USA), 16:16.36

Yesterday’s winner in the women’s 400m free, Isabel Gose of Germany, turned in a time of 16:01.34 to win this 1500m free and add to her nation’s hardware haul.

The Olympic bronze medalist in this event was just outside the 16:00.20 meet record she established at the 2024 edition of the AP Race London International.

Japan’s Aiori Ebina scored her nation’s first medal of this competition, logging 16:02.22 for silver, as USA’s Mila Nikanorov rounded out the podium in 16:16.36.

MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

• British Record – 1:54.58, Michael Rock, 2009
• European Record – 1:50.34, Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
• Meet Record – 1:57.08, Ondrej Gemov (CZE), 2025

GOLD – Kregor Zirk (EST), 1:57.79
SILVER – Jan Jurcik (CZE), 1:58.54
BRONZE – Ed Mildred (GBR), 1:58.58

Nothing too crazy transpired in the men’s 200m fly final, as the top three finishers were all well outside the 1:55 barrier.

Estonian national record holder Kregor Zirk got the job done for gold, hitting 1:57.79 as the decisive victor.

Czech Republic swimmer Jan Jurcik was next to the wall in 1:58.54, with British ace Ed Mildred earning bronze in 1:58.58.

WOMEN’S 50 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

• British Record – 25.20, Francesca Halsall, 2014
• European Record – 24.43, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2014
• Meet Record – 25.92, Rikako Ikee (JPN), 2025

GOLD – Angelina Köhler (GER), 25.61
SILVER – Tamara Potocka (SVK), 25.80
BRONZE – Brady Kendall (USA), 25.89

Three swimmers dipped beneath the 26-second barrier in this women’s 50m butterfly final, with Germany’s world champion Angelina Köhler getting it done for gold in 25.61 for a new meet record.

That got her to the wall just a hair ahead of Slovak Tamara Potocka, who turned in a time of 25.80 as the silver medalist.

American Brady Kendall earned 3rd place in 25.89.

Köhler’s outing here represents the 4th-swiftest of her career, one which owns a lifetime best of 25.50 from a 4th-place finish at the 2025 World Championships. However, her season-best rests at the 25.57 produced at March’s Giant Open in France to rank as the 6th-fastest woman in the world right now.

WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• British Record – 58.08, Kathleen Dawson, 2021
• European Record – 58.08, Kathleen Dawson (GBR), 2021
• Meet Record – 59.74, Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL), 2025

GOLD – Charlotte Crush (USA), 1:00.09
SILVER – Lane Francis (USA), 1:00.37
BRONZE – Lauren Cox (GBR), 1:00.46

The women’s 100m backstroke final was on the subdued side, with no competitor clearing the 1:00 barrier.

American Charlotte Crush logged a time of 59.95 this morning to grab the top seed; however, she added slightly to hit 1:00.09, still good enough for gold.

American teammate Lane Francis turned in a time of 1:00.37, with British ace Lauren Cox bagging the bronze in 1:00.46.

MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

• British Record – 56.88, Adam Peaty, 2019
• European Record – 56.88, Adam Peaty (GBR), 2019
• Meet Record – 58.96, Arno Kamminga (NED), 2024

GOLD – Adam Peaty (GBR), 59.15
SILVER – Oliver Dawson (CAN), 59.33
BRONZE – Alexei Avakov (USA), 59.58

The top four men of this 100m breaststroke final all cleared the 1:00 barrier, led by the meet’s namesake swimmer Adam Peaty.

31-year-old Peaty stopped the clock at a super respectable outing of 59.15 to get to the wall first, relegating Oliver Dawson of Canada to the silver medal position.

Dawson, however, notched a new Canadian national record for his effort, lowering the 59.55 he established during this morning’s heats.

American Alexei Avakov captured 3rd place honors in 59.58, just off his lifetime best of 59.45 from last December.

Filip Nowacki was also under the minute threshold in 59.63 for 4th place, the 5th-best time of the 21-year-old’s young career.

As a reminder, Peaty already ranks 5th in the world in this event, courtesy of the 58.97 turned in at last month’s Aquatics GB Championships.

MIXED 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – FINAL

• British Record – 7:26.67, 2021
• European Record – 7:22.33 Benchmark
• Meet Record –

GOLD – GER, 7:33.60
SILVER – GBR, 7:36.45
BRONZE – WAL, 7:39.11

The German squad of Oliver Klemet, Jarno Baeschnitt, Linda Roth and Isabelle Gose collectively stopped the clock at a time of 7:33.60 to win this mixed 4x200m free relay by nearly two seconds.

Klemet opened in 1:48.28, handing off to Baeschnitt who logged 1:46.73 as the 2nd leg. Then Rotth registered 1:58.65 before Gose anchored in 1:59.64 for the gold.

On the GBR side, the team of Jack McMillan, Evan Jones, Abbie Wood and Leah Schlosshan hit 7:36.45 ahead of Wales, who secured bronze in 7:39.11.