Monday 10 August 2015

10-8-15 world swimming championship


WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP

Here are a few of the results at the end of this year’s world swimming championship if this is the wrong date then I apologise I should have written some of them down

MEN’S 200M IM – FINALS

GOLD: Ryan Lochte, USA – 1:55.81

 SILVER: Thiago Pereira, BRA – 1:56.65

 BRONZE: Wang Shun, CHN – 1:56.81

Ryan Lochte secured his fourth consecutive World Title in the men’s 200 IM with a time of 1:55.81, earning an much needed medal for the United States. Thiago Pereira of Brazil earned the silver medal with a 1:56.65 and Wang Shun of China earned the bronze with a 1:56.81.

Dan Wallace was in third place with 50 meters to go, but was ran down and bumped off of the podium. He finished fourth with his time of 1:57.59. Conor Dwyer was the only to finish under 1:58. He touched fifth with a final time of 1:57.96.


MEN’S 100M FREESTYLE – FINALS

GOLD: Ning Zetao, CHN – 47.84

 SILVER: Cameron McEvoy, AUS – 47.95

 BRONZE: Federico Grabich, ARG – 48.12

Ning Zetao of China earned the Gold Medal in the men’s 100 freestyle with a time of 47.84. He held off the top swimmer from the Semi-finals, Cameron McEvoy, for the title. McEvoy earned the silver medal with a time of 47.95. The bronze medal went to Federico Grabich of Argentina at 48.12.

Santo Condorelli, the youngest swimmer in the final representing Canada just missed the podium, finishing in fourth with a 48.19.

WOMEN’S 200M BUTTERFLY – FINALS

GOLD: Natsumi Hoshi, JPN – 2:05.56

 SILVER: Cammile Adams, USA – 2:06.40

 BRONZE: Zhang Yufei, CHN – 2:06.51 JR WR


Natsumi Hoshi ran away with the women’s 200 butterfly, winning the gold medal with her time of 2:05.56. Cammile Adams picked up the silver medal with her time of 2:06.40, and China’s Zhang Yufei broke her own Jr World Record en route to winning the bronze medal with her time of 2:06.51.

http://swimswam.com/2015-fina-world-championships-day-5-finals-live-recap/

 

 

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