Henrique Martins Posts World Top 3 50 Fly Time In Gwanju (Race Video)

2015 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES

As reported by SwimSwam Contributor Robert Gibbs:

MEN’S 50 FLY FINAL

Brazilian men now have the top three times in the world this year in this event.  Henrique Martins timed his finish just to right to touch the wall in 23.22.  That’s a personal best for him, and the third-fastest time in the world this year.

2014-2015 LCM Men 50 Fly

2Nicholas
DOS SANTOS
BRA22.9004/10
3Laszlo
CSEH
HUN23.0608/02
4Konrad
CZERNIAK
POL23.0708/02
5Cesar
Cielo
BRA23.1104/10
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Yauhen Tsurkin of Belarus had the fastest time in the semifinals, but was .01 slower this evening, still good for second with a 23.44.  The bronze medal went to Italy’s Piero Codia(23.48).  Russia’s Oleg Kostin came in fourth with a 23.57.  NCAA Division II star Matthew Josa of the United States placed fifth with a 23.81, followed by China’s Yang Shi (23.85).  Aleksandr Sadovnikov of Russia placed seventh (23.95) and the USA’s Andrew Seliskar finished eight with a 24.28.  Look for Seliskar to do much better in the 200 fly later this week.

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The writer formerly known as "Troy Gennaro", better known as Tony Carroll, has been working with SwimSwam since April of 2013. Tony grew up in northern Indiana and started swimming in 2003 when his dad forced him to join the local swim team. Reluctantly, he joined on the condition that …

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