2016 FINA World Cup Tokyo: Day Two Finals Recap

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Everything you need to follow along live with day two finals of the 2016 FINA World Cup Tokyo. Hit refresh for the latest coverage.

Women’s 100 Free:

Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark delivered the top time in finals of the women’s 100 free, stopping the clock at a 51.94.

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu finished second overall with a final time of 52.25, followed by Rikako Ikee and her time of 52.39.

Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus grabbed fourth with a time of 53.29, while the USA’s Kelsi Worrell was fifth with a 53.33.

Australia’s Carla Buchanan (53.37), Canada’s Michelle Williams (53.43), and Yui Yamane (53.48) completed the top eight.

Men’s 200 Free:

Kyle Chalmers of Australia successfully defended his title in the men’s 200 free with a final time of 1:42.42, flirting with the possibility of taking down the existing World Junior record of 1:41.95.

Yuuki Kobori touched second with a final time of 1:43.23, followed by Japan’s Daiya Seto and his time of 1:44.11.

Australia’s Clyde Lewis took fourth overall with a final 1:44.37, just ahead of Belgium’s Pieter Timmers‘ 1:44.45.

Great Britain’s James Guy (1:44.63), Tsubasa Amai (1:44.95), and Katsuhiro Matsumoto (1:45.82) rounded out the top eight.

Women’s 50 Breast:

Alia Atkinson of Jamaica scorched the competition in finals of the women’s 50 breaststroke with a final time of 28.64. Atkinson’s time erases Jessica Hardy’s World Record of 28.80 from 2009.

Russia’s Yulia Efimova posted a second place finish of 29.19, followed by the American duo of Molly Hannis (29.57) and Breeja Larson (30.27).

Miho Teramura grabbed fifth with a 30.28, while Canada’s Rachel Nicol took sixth with a 30.75.

Rie Kanetou finished seventh with a 30.94, with Misaki Sekiguchi picking up eighth with a 31.01.

Men’s 100 Breast:

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov and Brazil’s Felipe Lima battled for the title in finals of the men’s 100 breaststroke, touching a slim .03 seconds apart. Lima led at the 50-meter mark turning with a 26.56 over Morozov’s 26.69, but a strong second 50-meters from Morozov led to a gold medal finish.

Morozov touched the wall first with a 56.80 over Lima’s 56.83.

Yoshiki Yamanaka completed the podium with a third-place finish of 57.65, followed closely by Japan’s Ippei Watanabe and his time of 57.81.

Fifth place was picked up by Kabuki Kohinata (58.18), while Yuusuke Nakamura finished sixth with a time of 58.51.

Kazuki Hayashi and Hayato Watanabe posted seventh and eighth place finishes of 58.62 and 58.67 respectively.

Men’s 100 Fly:

Chad le Clos of South Africa delivered the fastest time of the men’s 100 fly finals, posting a 49.45 to earn his first gold medal of the session.

Takeshi Kawamoto picked up silver with a 49.93 to be the only other athlete under the 50-second mark, while Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich turned in a 50.78 for third.

Japan’s Daiya Seto clocked a close 50.80 for fourth, followed by Australia’s Tommaso D’Orsogna and his time of 51.09.

Kouhei Kawamoto (51.12), Australia’s David Morgan (51.24), and Japan’s Masato Sakai (51.63) were sixth through eighth.

Women’s 100 Back:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary nabbed her first gold medal of the session with a top showing in the women’s 100 back with a 55.59 finish.

Australia’s Emily Seebohm delivered a second place finish of 56.59, just ahead of Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina and her time of 56.86.

Emi Moronuki grabbed fourth with a 57.20, followed by Sayaka Akase’s 57.28.

Miyuki Takemura (57.52), Masumi Takaba (58.65), and Regan Elisabeth Smith (58.68) completed the top eight.

Men’s 50 Back:

Junya Koga maintained his spot atop the leaderboard in finals of the men’s 50 back with a 23.17 finish.

Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich touched a close second with a 23.22, while Spain’s Miguel Ortiz-Canavate grabbed the bronze with a 23.42.

Mitch Larkin of Australia picked up a fourth place finish of 23.47, followed closely by Russia’s Stanislav Donetc and his time of 23.49.

Romania’s Robert Glinta (23.74), Junki Yasuda (24.14), and Yumma Edo (24.33) posted sixth through eighth.

Women’s 200 Fly:

Not long after winning the women’s 100 back Katinka Hosszu was back in the water and powered to a second gold medal in the women’s 200 fly with a 2:03.92 finish.

Australia’s Madeline Groves delivered a second place finish of 2:04.65, while Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos took third overall with a 2:06.54.

Miyu Nakano posted a fourth place finish of 2:07.35, followed by Suzuka Hasegawa’s 2:07.57.

Canada’s Katerine Savard (2:09.06), Yai Watanabe (2:09.54), and Nao Kobayashi (2:10.71) finished sixth through eighth.

Women’s 200 IM:

Japan’s Daiya Seto posted the top time in finals of the men’s 200 IM with a 1:52.48 finish.

Philip Heintz of Germany touched second with a final time of 1:53.04, just ahead of the USA’s Josh Prenot and his final time of 1:53.85.

Fourth place was picked up by Takeharu Fujimori and his 1:54.05, followed by Keita Sunama’s 1:54.39.

Tetsuya Iwata (1:55.89), Australia’s Clyde Lewis (1:56.88), and Juran Mizohata (1:57.76) turned in sixth through eighth place finishes.

Women’s 400 Free:

The Hungarian duo of Boglarka Kapas and Katinka Hosszu topped the podium of the women’s 400 free. Kapas posted the only sub-four minute time at a 3:59.15, followed by Hosszu’s second place finish of 4:01.84.

China’s Dong Jie turned in a third place finish of 4:02.76, followed by Chihiro Igarashi and her time of 4:04.13.

The Netherlands’ Sharon van Rouwendaal touched fifth with a 4:04.35, while Australia’s Kiah Melverton was sixth with a 4:07.39.

Aya Takano and the USA’s Sierra Schmidt finished seventh and eighth with times of 4:07.83 and 4:09.32 respectively.

Men’s 50 Free:

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov continued to defend his title in the men’s 50 free with the only sub-21 second swim of the event. Morozov stopped the clock at a 20.73 for his second gold medal of the day.

Benjamin Proud of Great Britain finished second with a time of 21.25, while South Africa’s Roland Schoeman and Japan’s Shinri Shioura tied for third with matching times of 21.42.

The USA’s Anthony Ervin posted a fifth place finish of 21.44, followed by Kenta Ito and his time of 21.48.

Junya Koga took seventh with a 21.62 and Kousuke Matsui was eighth with a 21.71.

Women’s 200 Breast:

Rie Kanetou outlasted the competition in finals of the women’s 200 breaststroke, stopping the clock at a 2:16.75 for the gold.

Russia’s Yulia Efimova turned in a 2:17.37 for second, followed by the USA’s Breeja Larson and her time of 2:19.69.

Reona Aoki touched fourth with a 2:21.08, just ahead of Kako Ishida’s 2:22.18.

Misaki Sekiguchi (2:22.54), the USA’s Molly Hannis (2:23.88), and Shiori Asaba (2:23.89) were sixth through eighth.

Women’s 100 IM:

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu led the women’s 100 IM from start-to-finish, earning her third gold medal of the session with a 57.47.

The young Rikako Ikee posted a second place finish of 58.24, good for a new World Junior Record. Previously the record had been set at a 58.36.

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson grabbed third overall with a 58.32 showing, followed by Australia’s Emily Seebohm and her time of 58.57.

Miho Teramura turned in a time of 59.27 for fifth, just ahead of Rika Oomoto’s 1:00.67.

The Austrian duo of Lisa Zaiser and Lena Kreundl completed the heat with times of 1:00.73 and 1:01.17 respectively.

Men’s 200 Back:

The men’s 200 back final was highlighted by a tight race between Masaki Kaneko and Australia’s Mitch Larkin. Kaneko jumped out to an early lead, but Larkin hung close, slowly trying to close the gap. Kaneko, however, held off the charging Australian with out-touching him 1:49.89 to 1:49.91.

Hayate Matsubara picked up third overall with a time of 1:52.54, followed closely by Colombia’s Omar Pinzon Garcia and his time of 1:52.86.

Romania’s Robert Glinta (1:52.97), Syunya Nishimura (1:54.52), Yuuma Edo (1:55.71), and Meguru Hotta (1:56.75) were fifth through eighth.

Women’s 50 Fly:

Jeanette Ottesen collected her second gold medal of the session with a top showing in finals of the women’s 50 fly. The Danish Olympian stopped the clock at a 25.05 to flirt with a sub-25 second swim.

Fresh off a new World Junior Record in the 100 IM, Rikako Ikee picked up second with a 25.73. Ikee’s time sits well under the existing World Junior record of 26.05, which was set in 2015 by Russia’s Elizaveta Permiakova.

Australia’s Emily Seebohm turned in a 25.79 for the bronze medal, followed by the USA’s Kelsi Worrell and her time of 25.82.

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson and Canada’s Katerine Savard delivered matching times of 26.18 to tie for fifth place overall, while Yukina Hirayama (26.28) and Asuka Kobayashi (26.61) were seventh and eighth.

Men’s 1500 Free:

Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine successfully defended his title in the men’s 1500 free with a top showing of 14:26.39.

Picking up second was Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta with a time of 14:30.18, followed by Germany’s Poul Zellmann and his time of 14:46.60.

Ayatsugu Hirai finished fourth overall with a 14:49.01, just ahead of Syogo Takeda’s 14:50.87.

The USA’s Andrew Joseph Abruzzo turned in a sixth place finish of 14:51.67, while Australia’s Joshua Parrish touched seventh with a 14:56.75.

Japan’s Masato Sakai was eighth with a 14:57.98.

Women’s 400 IM:

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary claimed her final gold medal of the Tokyo stop with a 4:28.46 showing in the women’s 400 IM.

Hosszu was followed to the wall by Yui Ohhashi (4:30.27) and the USA’s Brooke Forde (4:31.40).

Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos finished fourth overall with a time of 4:31.59, while Wakaba Tsuyuuchi touched fifth with a 4:33.06.

Vietnam’s Anh Vien Nguyen (4:34.50), Miho Takahashi (4:35.88), and Anna Sasaki (4:36.46) were sixth through eighth.

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