2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th
- Budapest, Hungary
- LCM (50m)
- Full Competition Schedule
- Meet Info
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- Pick ’em Contest
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After solidifying himself as the favorite yesterday in the semi-finals with a European and Championship record of 2:07.14, Russia’s Anton Chupkov backed it up tonight, breaking those records again winning the gold medal.
Chupkov clocked in at 2:06.96, the 2nd fastest swim in history and the 2nd-ever swim under the 2:07 barrier. His performance yesterday made him the 3rd fastest performer in history, and he now passes Japan’s Akihiro Yamaguchi (2:07.01) for #2 on the list. Also of note is his back-end speed, as his final 100 of 1:04.65 was almost 1.3 seconds faster than the next fastest (1:05.92). That came after he turned 7th at the halfway mark.
Japan won silver and bronze tonight, as Yasuhiro Koseki took silver in 2:07.29 and world record holder Ippei Watanabe nabbed bronze in 2:07.47.
Top Ten Performances Of All-Time – Men’s 200 Breast
| Fastest Performances Ever | ||
| 1 | Ippei Watanabe | 2:06.67 |
| 2 | Anton Chupkov | 2:06.96 |
| 3 | Akihiro Yamaguchi | 2:07.01 |
| 4 | Anton Chupkov | 2:07.14 |
| 5 | Josh Prenot | 2:07.17 |
| 6 | Yasuhiro Koseki | 2:07.18 |
| 7 | Ippei Watanabe | 2:07.22 |
| 8 | Daniel Gyurta | 2:07.23 |
| 9 | Daniel Gyurta | 2:07.28 |
| 10 | Yasuhiro Koseki | 2:07.29 |
Splitting a 31 on the final 50 is kind of freaky. No wonder he blew by everyone.
Russia has been good in the breaststroke historically.
Open wide the 2:06 floodgates.
Soon we will see Peaty here..