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- June 18-25, 2022 (pool swimming)
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A pair of Brazilian swimmers both swam well-under the former National Record in the women’s 1500 free on Sunday morning, as the Brazilian women continue to make history at this week’s World Championships in Budapest.
Beatriz Dizotti qualified for the final in 6th place with a time of 16:08.35, while Viviane Jungblut qualified 7th in 16:09.27. Along with Chile’s Kristel Kobrich, South America has three women in the 1500 free final, which may have never happened before.
The former record of 16:14.00 was held by Jungblut and swum last summer in an Olympic time trial qualifier. When Jungblut swam that time last year, she in turn cut 8 seconds off her own Brazilian Record in the event, which shows just how much this event has progressed in a short time for Brazil.
While no splits are available for Jungblut’s previous National Record in the event, a side-by-side comparison of Dizotti and Jungblut from Sunday morning shows just how differently they swam their races. Dizotti was the model of a “classic” 1500, with very consistent splitting though the middle section of the race and a small kick at the end. Jungblut, meanwhile, had splits that were a little more sporadic, though overall she pushed herself harder in the early stages of the event, and paid for it in her splitting later.
Splits Comparison, Sunday’s Prelims, Women’s 1500 Free
| Dizotti | Jungblut | |
| 100m | 61.74 | 63.66 |
| 200m | 64.43 | 65.28 |
| 300m | 64.91 | 64.23 |
| 400m | 64.98 | 63.99 |
| 500m | 64.70 | 63.97 |
| 600m | 64.69 | 64.20 |
| 700m | 64.82 | 64.32 |
| 800m | 64.93 | 64.42 |
| 900m | 64.91 | 64.59 |
| 1000m | 64.90 | 64.99 |
| 1100m | 64.86 | 65.18 |
| 1200m | 64.65 | 65.19 |
| 1300m | 64.95 | 65.69 |
| 1400m | 65.08 | 65.60 |
| 1500m | 63.80 | 63.96 |
| 16:08.35 | 16:09.27 |
On Saturday, the women’s 400 free relay placed 6th and the men placed 7th, which marks the first time that a women’s relay for Brazil has placed higher than the matching men’s relay.
Now, on Sunday, Brazil put two women into the final of the 1500 free for the first time ever. Their only other finalist since the event was added to the World Championship schedule in 2001 came in the inaugural edition, where Nayara Ribeiro finished 8th.
The relative results of the Brazilian women as compared to the much-more-successful Brazilian men has been a topic of conversation for a long time, largely focused around the differing cultural attitudes toward women’s bodies and fears around developing “swimmers shoulders” in the country.
Dizotti and Jungblut both represented Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics in this race as well. Dizotti finished 24th in 16:29 and Jungblut finished 20th in 16:21.
Delfina Pignatiello of Argentina, who recently said she was “taking a step away from” competitive swimming (clarifying that she didn’t mean retiring), still holds the South American Record in the event in 15:51.68.
American Katie Ledecky, the World Record holder in the race, leads all swimmers into finals with her time of 15:47.02. The final of the 1500 free will be on Monday.
