2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th
- Budapest, Hungary
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For the second year in a row, Team USA’s Simone Manuel won the gold medal in the women’s 100m freestyle on the world’s biggest stage, beating the reigning World Record-holder in the process. In the summer of 2016, Manuel won Olympic gold over Cate Campbell, who had broken the World Record at the Australian Grand Prix in July, just prior to heading off to Rio. Now in Budapest, Manuel has done it again. In Friday night’s 100 free final, she faced Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström who had taken down the WR on Sunday while leading off the Swedish 400 free relay in 51.71. But once again, the unflappable Manuel stepped up to the block and proceeded to dispose of the World Record-holder to take home the gold medal.
Watch the race, courtesy of NBC Sports, below. It is interesting to note the different stroke styles used by Manuel and Sjöström. Manuel swims her freestyle with a straight-arm recovery, while Sjöström has a much higher elbow.
Write-up from Lauren Neidigh:
WOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINAL
- World Record: Sarah Sjostrom, 51.71, 2017
- Championship Record: Sarah Sjostrom, 51.71, 2017
- Junior World Record: Penny Oleksiak, 52.70, 2016
- GOLD: Simone Manuel, USA, 52.27
- SILVER: Sarah Sjostrom, SWE, 52.31
- BRONZE: Pernille Blume, DEN, 52.69
In one of the most stacked races we’ll see this week, newly-minted world record holder Sasrah Sjostrom stormed out to the lead and was under the world record mark at the 50. Olympic gold medalist Simone Manuel started closing on Sjostrom over the second lap, and powered ahead in the final few strokes to touch out Sjostrom and take the gold medal in a new American Record time of 52.27.
Sjostrom finished in 52.31, exactly six-tenths off of the world record time she set leading off Sweden’s 4×100 free relay earlier this week. Denmark’s Pernille Blume was a few-tenths behind the two leaders, touching in 52.69. Mallory Comerford, who had set the American Record leading off the USA’s relay, couldn’t quite match her time either, and touched fourth in 52.77.
Ranomi Kromowidjojo, 2012 Olympic gold medalist, and Penny Oleksiak, who tied Manuel for gold last year, finished 5th and 6th, at 52.78 and 52.94 respectively. The two Aussies, Bronte Campbell (2015 world champion in this event) and Emma McKeon touched in 53.18 and 53.21 to round out the field.
Simone Manuel won 5 golds and a bronze but no one noticed. 100 free gold. 400 Medley Relay gold. 400 Free Relay gold. Both 400 mixed relays gold. 50 free bronze.
Simone Manuel doesn’t forgive mistakes. For the second time in a row she beats a swimmer who has personal best of more than a half of a second faster than her one. I don’t think such type of luck can last long.
American Women’s sprinting has found their Nathan Adrian, only Simone’s magic touch is much stronger.
I think Simone managed her breathing better than Sarah. Simone may not have been out as fast, but Simone had more oxygen intake to carry her through to the finish. Sarah was taking a lot of stroke without breathing the entire race and some of those breaths that she took slowed her tempo down a lot.
The coaches were right with their relay selection after all. Great job Simone!
If Sarah didn’t take that breath before the finish the outcome would ve different 🙁
Well she did and that’s swimming…
Simone won get over it.
The difference in kicks between Manuel and Sjostrom in the last 5-10 meters is striking.
Manuel = Giant slayer
It’s awful quiet out here compared to after the Mixed 4×100 medley relay
Sure is. Comeford’s performed admirably in her first major international meet, but Simone is 5-for-5 against her in the 100 free in Budapest this week.
Anyone being objective would have seen that Manuel has been out-performing Comerford in Budapest. Considering this is her first major international competition, Comerford has really risen to the challenge, she finished 4th place in the 100 free final, better finish and time than Weitzeil in Rio. She was also part of the 4×200 gold medal relay team. US sprinting is in solid hands, and with both of their performances, I am sure many others will be inspired to great performances. Who knows, maybe at the next major competition, Team USA can go in as the favorites for women’s 4×100 relay even if Cate Campbell is back to competition.
OMG…I had forgotten about Abbey. I still have faith that she will regain her old form. And when she does….go USA relay. ?
@E GAMBLE:
Two times today you shamed me that on the page “dedicated” to one person I was talking about another one. And I was almost ready to admit my guilt and told to myself:” That is The Teacher! You have to follow this person. He knows The Rules of commenting on anonymous website”.
And suddenly – Bum!!!! On the page about Simone Manuel you are talking about Abbey Weitzeil. How could you do that? How can I trust people after that ?!.
You broke my heart!!!
You broke my heart !!!!
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Lighten up, Francis.
It will be interesting to see whether Missy Franklin regains her old form in the freestyle events.
Definitely. Amazing to think there are now 2 US ladies who can go 52s consistently in the 100 free. Seems like the Americans were knocking on that door a number of years.
Comerford’s future may be 100 m butterfly in lieu of the 200 m freestyle.
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