2019 FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- All sports: Friday, July 12 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
- Pool swimming: Sunday, July 21 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
- The Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, Korea
- Meet site
- Competition Schedule
- FinaTV Live Stream
- Entry Lists
- Results
Reported by Lauren Neidigh.
MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – SEMIFINALS
- World Record:
Michael Phelps (United States), 2009, 49.82 - World Junior Record: Kristof Milak (Hungary), 50.62
- World Championships Record:
Michael Phelps (United States), 2009, 49.82 - 2017 Defending World Champion: Caeleb Dressel (United States), 49.86
Finals Qualifiers:
- Caeleb Dressel (USA), 49.50
- Andrei Minakov (RUS), 50.94
- Kristof Milak (HUN), 50.95
- Chad Le Clos (RSA), 51.40
- Marius Kusch (GER), 51.50
- Mehdy Metella (FRA), 51.62
- James Guy (GBR), 51.69
- Matthew Temple (AUS), 51.70
The USA’s Caeleb Dressel set his first World Record tonight. Dressel, who missed the World Record last Worlds by only 4 hundredths, cracked the record by tenths tonight in 49.50. The former mark was a 49.82 done by Michael Phelps in 2009. Dressel leads the way into finals by nearly a second and a half and now owns 6 of the 10 fastest times in history in this event. He’ll return to the pool shortly for semifinals of the 50 free.
Finishing behind Dressel in heat 2 was Russia’s Andrei Minakov, who set a new Russian Record in 50.94. Hungary’s Kristof Milak won the first semifinal heat in 50.95 to qualify 3rd. Milak broke Phelps’ 200 fly World Record earlier in the meet to win his first Worlds gold. Also qualifying for the final were Olympic 200 fly champion Chad Le Clos (RSA) and 2017 bronze medalist James Guy (GBR). Le Clos used his front end speed to take 2nd in heat 1 with a 51.40 behind Milak.
Decorated butterfly veteran Laszlo Cseh of Hungary wound up 10th in 51.86. He was one spot ahead of the USA’s Jack Conger, who put up a 51.91 for 11th.
If Tokyo doesn’t happen, he is going to be one of the most affected. 2016 was just one year too early. 2020 would have been perfect, with him at his peak. 2024 would not be the same.
And yes, I just stated the obvious.
Aside from losing out on potential historical achievements, I wonder what his Speedo deal includes, and how much of it’s loaded with performance bonuses tied to the Olympics. Basically, another year of anonymity in the sports world is not what Speedo was counting on.
Wow…
You really bringing COVID into the Dressel-bashing now? Cos that’s totally something he could control.
i forgot he took it out in 22.8
You would too with that pre-workout juice.
That never gets old! Thank you SwimSwam!
Is the full Womens 4x200m WR posted anywhere….I am Australian and I find that more interesting 🙂
Don’t worry, the aforementioned record will be short lived.
That story wouldn’t age well since it will be taken back soon 🙂
As if Katie Ledecky will be ill for Tokyo 2021. As for a hint, check out the all-time relay splits in the women’s 200 meter freestyle on the USA Swimming website. The search feature was added June 2020.
Manuel, Kedecky, McLaughlin are younger than McKeon, Throssell, Wilson.
Age doesn’t matter. We’ve already said that . There are many examples of female swimmers getting faster as they get older . But you won’t listen as always .
The health of Katie Ledecky does matter.
All the more reason to watch it now! 🙂
The women’s 4 x 100 meter medley relay was more impressive. Two world records in one race.
https://youtu.be/YXOWdBpvrFY
Well so did the women’s 4×200 according to you – you keep claiming USA broke the world record in that even though Australia won it.
If a pandemic is what you are clinging to then that record is in jeopardy.
So that’s what you’re counting on. LOL!
Agree on that. Paris 2024, baby!
In the meantime, enjoy this flashback:
https://youtu.be/Nfp_V3vZfpg
Do you remember all the smack longhorn had been talking that summer leading up to WR? Was a humbling day for the ol boy.
Speaking of former Texas Longhorns, what ever happened to Joseph Schooling? LOL!
He’s just lounging on a pile of money and shining that Olympic gold that Dressel doesn’t have.
this made me chuckle
I wonder what will be the next caveat.
He may have made his money, but something tells me he would have liked to at least be competitive on that stage after Rio. Dude won’t even final at the next Olympics.
“I like my heroes with WRs.”-Ol’ Longhorn. Back at “Ranking the most anticipated Trials races” I had asked if there were any specific comments that had a large impact. That one sure did in 2019 WC’s…everyone was talking about it
If you count the relays, ten of men’s supersuit world records are still intact.
Yeah, and I still like my heroes with individual Olympic gold. There are literally 13 guys with WRs. Do you have 13 recent/active men’s swim heroes? He’s one of them and, more importantly, just in one event. Three guys (Cielo, Biedermann, Peaty) hold 2 WRs each. And one guy (Peaty) holds two records in his stroke. And don’t give me the supersuit crap, because Peaty has burst that bubble in two events. As for the “in a class by himself,” that only applies to Peaty. And that dude can’t swim a 200 breast for sh*t, so that’s a knock.
Dressel with his 49.5 is easily in a class of his own. Nobody has been within .89 of it textile. He won Worlds by 1.17 seconds. Literally would be a body length ahead of Schooling.
Unfortunately, it’s yeah but, yeah but, yeah but from Ol’ Longhorn.
I thought you liked your heroes with world records? Keep moving those goal posts.
Hasn’t Peaty been like 2:08? Not in medal contention, but has a decent shot at finaling.
22.83 is just so dirty.
Confirmed. He’s a pretty good swimmer. 🙂
The man who will have to carry the male contingent of Team USA in calendar year 2021.