sixteenth FINA World Championships
DAY SIX | Friday seventh August 2015
COMPETITION INSIGHTS
SILVER AND BRONZE AS HISTORY IS MADE IN RUSSIA
Historical past was made on the fifth evening of finals on the World Championships in Kazan, as Federico Grabich gained Argentina’s first world medal with bronze within the 100m freestyle
American Cammile Adams gained a improbable silver medal within the 200m butterfly, whereas the ladies’s 100m freestyle semi-finals supplied us promise of a scorching ultimate with Area swimmers filling the highest 5 slots.
Federico Grabich wrote himself into the historical past books when he got here from sixth at midway to take bronze within the 100m freestyle in 48.12.
The 25-year-old was shocked to have reached the rostrum, saying: “Two weeks in the past I had a great efficiency on the Pan People. I believed I might attain the ultimate right here however to have a medal is actually wonderful. That is the primary medal for Argentina in long-course, however for subsequent 12 months, in Rio, the playing cards will likely be reshuffled”.
Cammile Adams was seventh on the midway level earlier than shifting as much as fifth on the ultimate flip. The ultimate size noticed the American 23-year-old make her method via the sphere to take silver in 2mins 06.40secs for her first world medal.
Cammile had been impressed by her United States team-mate Ryan Lochte who gained the 200m particular person medley.
She stated: “Watching Ryan (Lochte) proper earlier than me (on the medal stand) is what did it. The final two prelims and semis, I wasn’t too proud of so I feel that simply fuelled the hearth for this race. The primary 100 I simply stated ‘calm down, stick with your sport plan, stick with your sport plan, calm down’. That’s what my coach David Marsh has been saying to me all day. So I did. I actually couldn’t see anybody on the final 50 besides the lady proper subsequent to me so on the final 25 I stated ‘You simply noticed Ryan do that. Let’s get it carried out’.”
The ultimate of the ladies’s 100m freestyle guarantees to be a spectacle.Sarah Sjöström of Sweden was the quickest via in 52.78 as she appears so as to add to her 100m butterfly title and world document.
Within the ultimate Sarah will likely be in a Campbell sandwich with sisters Cate andBronte of Australia who have been second and third quickest respectively within the semis.
Cate Campbell, who’s the defending champion, stated: “It was good, it obtained me via to the ultimate that’s all I actually wanted. I do know there will likely be three yellow caps bobbing round within the centre of the pool preventing it out. However you’ve obtained a twin Olympic champion and Femke, who went 52.6 earlier this 12 months; you actually can’t depend anybody out. The objective within the semis is to have a spot within the ultimate and something can occur for anybody in that ultimate.”
Bronte Campbell added: “This ultimate is stacked; it’s going to be completely wonderful. You’ve obtained Olympic gold medallists and world champions and I’m glad to be in there and a part of the combination. It’s going be all weapons blazing and whoever has obtained the most important coronary heart and the toughest kick will get to win.”
Femke Heemskerk and Ranomi Kromowidjojo have been fourth and quickest into the ultimate.
THE BEST PRESS CLIPS
ZDF | Video: Schwimm WM in Kasan Go to the web site »
Swim Vortex | Kazan 2015 Worlds, day 6 heats: László Cseh 1st sub-51 since ‘The Alien’ at London 2012 Go to the article »
MARCO KOCH
Süddeutsche Zeitung | Koch als Schnellster ins Halbfinale Go to the article »
Swimsportnews | WM-Halbfinals: Koch auf Kurs | Diener im Pech Go to the article »
FRANZISKA HENTKE
Süddeutsche Zeitung | Hentke hadert, Koch beeindruckt Go to the article »
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | „Franzi“ Vierte – Koch erwartet Weltrekord Go to the article »
KATINKA HOSSZÚ
T On-line | Die bisherigen Weltrekorde der Schwimm-WM in Kasan Go to the article »
LÁSZLÓ CSEH
Nemzeti Sport | Tíz év után ismét világbajnok lett Cseh László! Go to the article »
Nemzeti Sport | Vizes vb: „Lenyűgöző!” – Phelps edzője Cseh Lászlót dicsőíti Go to the article »
Index.hu | Cseh László 10 év után ismét világbajnok Go to the article »
Origo.hu | Phelps edzője nem győzi dicsérni Cseh Lászlót Go to the article »
STAFFETTA FEMMINILE
La Gazzetta dello Sport | L’orgoglio rosa azzurro Go to the article »
Corriere dello Sport | La Pellegrini trascina la 4×200: che argento per l’Italia! Go to the article »
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Tuttosport | Settebello ko, la Serbia in finale Go to the article »
La Gazzetta dello Sport | Paltrinieri: “Sì, sono un gigante dell’acqua” (video) Go to the article »
Sky Sport | Pellegrini e Paltrinieri, speranze d’oro del nuoto azzurro (video) Go to the article »
Dagens Nyheter on Sarah Sjöström – Obtain pic
Chad le Clos interviewed by Eurosport – Obtain pic
MEDAL COUNT
HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY 5
Historic medal for Argentina on the 100m Free gained by the Area swimmer Federico Grabich with the time of 48.12!
Cammile Adams USA wins Silver Medal on the 200m Fly with the time of two:06.40!
RESULTS SWIMMING DAY 5
M 200m INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
GOLD – Lochte USA 1:55.81 Speedo
SILVER – Pereira BRA 1:56.65 Speedo
BRONZE – Wang CHN 1:56.81 Speedo
M 100m FREESTYLE
GOLD – Ning CHN 47.84 Speedo
SILVER – McEvoy AUS 47.95 Speedo
BRONZE – Grabich ARG 48.12 Area
W 200m BUTTERFLY
GOLD – Hoshi JPN 2:05.56 Mizuno
SILVER – Adams USA 2:06.40 Area
BRONZE – Zhang CHN 2:06.51 Speedo
W 50m BACKSTROKE
GOLD – Fu CHN 27.11 Speedo
SILVER – Medeiros BRA 27.26 Speedo
BRONZE – Lu CHN 27.58 Speedo
W 4x200m FREESTYLE
GOLD – United States 7:45.37 Speedo
SILVER – Italy 7:48.41 Blended
BRONZE – China 7:49.10 Speedo
Day 5 Finals: 5
Day 5 Medals: 15
Whole Medals after Day 5 = 70
TOTAL MEDALS BY BRAND
ARENA
G 7
S 9
B 10
Tot. = 26
SPEEDO
G 12
S 9
B 11
Tot. = 32
TYR
G 0
S 1
B 1
Tot. = 2
MIZUNO
G 1
S 1
B 1
Tot. = 3
JAKED
G 0
S 1
B 0
Tot. = 1
MIXED
G 2
S 2
B 2
Tot. = 6
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