sixteenth FINA World Championships
DAY FOUR | Wednesday fifth August 2015
COMPETITION INSIGHTS
GOLD FOR EMILY AS CAMERON AND ADAM TRADE WORLD RECORDS
The joy continued on the World Championships because the third day of competitors provided up medals and world information in Kazan.
Emily Seebohm received gold within the 100m backstroke with Mie Nielsen in third whereas Rūta Meilutytė took silver within the 100m breaststroke and Paul Biedermann got here again roaring on the ultimate size to grab bronze within the 200m freestyle.
Adam Peaty and Cameron van der Burgh proceed their improbable face to face, buying and selling world information within the 50m breaststroke.
Emily Seebohm received silver on the final World Championships in 2013 and on the 2012 Olympics however in Russia she went one higher and got here again on the second size to assert gold in 58.26.
The Australian was delighted with the consequence, saying: “I’ve labored actually exhausting to take care of the strain of being in lane 4 and every little thing that comes with it. I went in there, I smiled, I laughed, I had enjoyable with the women and that’s what I forgot in London.”
Mie Nielsen, of Denmark, added to her lengthy roll-call of medals – together with a European title shared with Katinka Hosszú – with bronze in 58.86, a brand new Danish report.
Rūta Meilutytė got here into the 100m breaststroke because the defending champion and he or she seemed very robust within the heats and semi-finals. Within the remaining the Lithuanian led after the primary 50m however she was overhauled on the second size by Russian Yuliya Yefimova to complete second in 1:06.36.
Paul Biedermann received the world 200m freestyle title in Rome six years in the past when he additionally set the world report which nonetheless stands. Final week he revived his partnership with Area and shall be a part of the diamond Elite Group via to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The German was fifth on the remaining flip however produced the quickest final size to overtake his rivals and snatch the bronze in 1min 45.38secs.
He stated: “I’m happy total. My final flip wasn’t the perfect, however I loved the benefit of swimming subsequent to Chad Le Clos who went out quick and I used to be capable of comply with him. “This bronze medal implies that I’ve returned to the freestylers’ elite which supplies me enormous motivation for Rio.”
Adam Peaty and Cameron van der Burgh have been like heavyweight boxers, slugging it out in Russia. Yesterday morning Cameron set a brand new world report of 26.62 within the heats of the 50m breaststroke.
Cameron, the reigning world champion on this occasion, stated: “I’m completely happy after the bitter-sweet disappointment of being out of luck on the contact within the 100m.
“Right this moment I had the luck of a great contact on the end and that’s the distinction between a world report and never having a world report.”
The 27-year-old then predicted the report would quickly be lowered and simply hours later Adam sliced an extra 0.20secs to set a brand new mark of 26.42 within the first of the semi-finals. A composed Peaty stated: “Tonight I knew there was one thing in there however I made a decision to only keep relaxed and benefit from the surroundings. The 50m occasion just isn’t an Olympic occasion, there may be sort of no exterior strain on the market. So I simply loved what I used to be doing.”
THE BEST PRESS CLIPS
PAUL BIEDERMANN
Süddeutsche Zeitung | Im Kreise der Giganten Go to the article »
Die Welt | Biedermann krönt seine Aufholjagd mit Bronze Go to the article »
Sportschau | Später Endspurt – Bronze für Biedermann Go to the article »
Focus On-line | Paul Biedermann holt Bronze: „Alles gegeben“ Go to the article »
Spiegel On-line | Schwimm-WM: Biedermann holt erste deutsche Medaille im Becken Go to the article »
Swim.de | Paul Biedermann “Habe mich wieder in der weltspitze etabliert” Go to the article »
Frankfurter Allgemeine | WM-Schwimmer Paul Biedermann – Bronze mit Mehrwert Go to the article »
ADAM PEATY
Derby Telegraph | Swimming: Adam Peaty smashes world report in semi-finals Go to the article »
ITV | Uttoxeter swimmer Adam Peaty breaks 50m breast stroke world report Go to the article »
Sportschau | Peaty wieder allein Weltrekordhalter Go to the article »
Eurosport | Championnats du monde de natation: Peaty fait tomber le report du monde du 50m brasse (video) Go to the article »
CAMERON VAN DER BURGH
Frankfurter Rundschau | Wieder Weltrekord in Kasan Go to the article »
TOM SHIELDS
Examiner | Unique: 2015 FINA Worlds competitor Tom Shields on Michael Phelps and Cal Go to the article »
LÁSZLÓ CSEH
Swimming World Journal | László Cseh Tops 200 Fly Semis, In search of First World Title in Decade at 2015 FINA World Championships Go to the article »
CONNOR JAEGER
Ann Arbor Information – MLive.com | Connor Jaeger Misses Bronze by 0.2 seconds to open worlds Go to the article »
RUTA MEILUTYTE
The Plymouth Herald | Rūta Meilutytė is thwarted by controversial rival Yuliya Efimova in Kazan Go to the article »
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Le Figaro | Chief en France, Area s’attaque au marché américain Go to the article »
La Stampa | Il Settebello in semifinale, battuta l’Ungheria Go to the article »
Corriere della Sera | Pallanuoto, il Settebello batte l’Ungheria e vola in semifinale Go to the article »
La Stampa | Pellegrini present: in finale nei 200 col miglior crono Go to the article »
La Repubblica | Mondiali nuoto, Pellegrini avanti in scioltezza. Paltrinieri già in finale negli 800m Go to the article »
Swimbiz | Atelier Pellegrini Go to the article »
Corriere dello Sport | Nuoto: Pellegrini in finale 200 sl Go to the article »
Sports activities Illustrated on Tom Shields – Obtain pic
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Cameron van der Burgh & Adam Peaty – Spherical Two!
MEDAL COUNT
HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY 3
Cameron Van Der Burgh (RSA) New World Document on 50m Breast with the time of 26.62 within the morning heats!
Adam Peaty (GBR) New World Document on 50m Breast with the time of 26.42 within the Semi Finals!!
RESULTS SWIMMING DAY 3
M 200m FREESTYLE
GOLD – Man GBR 1.45.14 Speedo
SILVER – Solar CHN 1.45.20 Speedo
BRONZE – Biedermann GER 1.45.38 Area
W 100m BACKSTROKE
GOLD – Seebohm AUS 58.26 Area
SILVER – Wilson AUS 58.75 Speedo
BRONZE – Nielsen DEN 58.86 Area
W 1500m FREESTYLE
GOLD – Ledecky USA 15:25.48 Speedo
SILVER – Boyle AUS 15:40.14 Speedo
BRONZE – Kapás HUN 15:47.09 Area
M 100m BACKSTROKE
GOLD – Larkin AUS 52.40 Area
SILVER – Lacourt FRA 52.48 Speedo
BRONZE – Grevers USA 52.66 Tyr
W 100m BREASTSTROKE
GOLD – Efimova RUS 1:05.66 Speedo
SILVER – Meilutytė LTU 1:06.36 Area
BRONZE – Atkinson JAM 1:06.42 Speedo
Day 3 Finals: 5
Day 3 Medals: 15
Whole Medals after Day 3 = 40
TOTAL MEDALS BY BRAND
ARENA
G 5
S 5
B 7
Tot. 17
SPEEDO
G 6
S 6
B 4
Tot. 16
TYR
G 0
S 1
B 1
Tot. 2
MIZUNO
G 0
S 1
B 0
Tot. 1
MIXED
G 2
S 0
B 2
Tot. 4
Radosław Kawęcki, Konrad Czerniak and Paweł Korzeniowski taking photos with followers and signing playing cards.
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