Yuliya Efimova 200 Breaststroke World Championships – Post Race Interview

Swimswam / Braden Keith coverage of the 200 backstroke at the 2013 FINA World Championships:

After both Rikke Moeller Pedersen of Denmark and Olympic silver medalist Yuliya Efimova posted times under 2:20 in the semi-finals the women’s 200 breaststroke was the most anticipated race of the evening.

Pedersen, who broke the world record in the semi-final led the race for 150 meters that was when Efimova made her charge. Efimova tralied Pedersen by 27 one-hundredths of a second at the final turn, but came off the wall determined to collect her first world championship.

Efimova split 35.81 in the final 50 meters winning the event in a time of 2:19.45, which is the second fastest time ever swum in the event.

Splits:

Pedersen’s world record –   31.80/1:07.27 (35.47)/1:42.89 (35.62)/2:19.11 (36.22)

Efimova’s winning time –    32.86/1:08.30 (35.44)/1:43.60 (35.30)/2:19.41 (35.81)

Pedersen posted a 36.75 for her final split and finished second in a time of 2:20.08

American Micah Lawrence, who finished sixth at the Olympics, collected the bronze finishing in a time of 2:22.37.

Rio Kaneto of Japan finished fourth in a time of 2:22.96.

Ukrainian Viktoriya Solnceva finished fifth in a time of 2:23.01. Solnceva has made great strides in Barcelona first breaking the Ukrainian national record in the semi-finals finishing in a time of 2:24.19 and lowering it again in the finals by over a second

After turning in eighth at the 100 in a time of 1:10.40 Marina Garcia Urzainqui of Spain finished the race extremely strong swimming her final 50 in a time of 36.27, which was the second fastest, next Efimova, in the field.

Australian Sally Foster finished seventh in a time of 2:24.01.

Canadian Martha McCabe who won the bronze in 2011 finished eighth in a time of 2:25.21.

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Gold Medal Mel Stewart

MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

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