Analia Pigrée finished fifth in the 50m backstroke, breaking the French record, while Grousset won her 100m butterfly half. Beryl Gastaldello can nourish hopes in the 100m medley.
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18:58 – Gastaldello in corridor no. 7
It’s the long-awaited moment of this fourth evening with the 100m medley final. Beryl Gastaldello, already a double medalist at these world championships, will try to glean a third medal in a tough final with Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh
18:52 – Ceremony for the 50m backstroke
Medal presentation. Regan Smith (United States) and the Russian Lifintsev are honored for their titles in the 50m backstroke.
18:50 – Ponti responds to Grousset
The Swiss Noe Ponti won the second half with the best time in 48’89”. Clément Secchi finished last in the race in 50’13”. Big disappointment for the Frenchman who cannot go below the 50 second mark
18:46 – Secchi in a raised half
The Marseillais Clément Secchi will embark on the second half of 100m butterfly which will be very tough with the Swiss Ponti.
18:44 – Grousset first in his half
A well-controlled race from Maxime Grousset in his 100m butterfly semi-final. The Frenchman won the race in 48’99, only five hundredths off his French record. See you tomorrow in the final
18:42 – Grousset on pole
Maxime Grousset who will be on water line number four is preparing to launch into his half 100m butterfly
18:36 – 200m breaststroke ceremony
Joint ceremony for the winners of 200m breaststroke men (Carles Collmarti) and women (Kate Douglass)
18:31 – Walsh stunning
Sixth world record for Gretchen Walsh in these world championships. She won her half of the 100m butterfly in 52’87”, while no swimmer had run in less than 54 seconds before this morning. What a performance from the American who beat Hansson by 2 seconds and 16 hundredths. We’re betting on a new world record tomorrow in the final.
18:28 – French record for Pigrée
Note that Analia Pigrée, who finished fifth in her 50m backstroke final, established a new French record over the distance in 25’94”
18:25 – Perkins wins the first half
The Australian Alexandra Perkins won the first half of the 100m butterfly in 55’57”. She is ahead of the Japanese Mizuki Hirai 55’68” and her compatriot Lily Price 55’74”
18:23 – Walsh enters the fray
Star Gretchen Walsh comes forward for her 100m butterfly semi-final, will the world record be broken again tonight?
18:20 – Double for Lifintsev
Miron Lifintsev won the 50m backstroke a few days after his coronation in the 100m backstroke. At 18, the Russian also beat the junior world record in 22’47”, he is ahead of the Australian Cooper by two hundredths (22’49”) and the Irishman Shane Ryan in 22’56”
18:17 – Duel between two Russians
The 50m backstroke final should be played between the two Russian swimmers Samusenko and Lifintsev.
18:12 – World record for Smith, Pigrea fifth
11th world title for the USA, it is the work of Regan Smith who smashes the 50m backstroke world record in 25’23”. She is ahead of her compatriot Berkoff and the Canadian Masse. Analia Pigrée finishes in an honorable 5th place in 25’94”
18:09 – Curtis and Smith favorites for the 50m backstroke
The gold medal in the women’s 50m backstroke should be played between Italian Sara Curtis and Katharine Berkoff. Unless Regan Smith plays the party ruble. Analia Pigrée hopes for a place on the podium but it will be very complicated for the Frenchwoman.
After the euphoria in the Olympic swimming pool during the Paris Olympics, the greatest swimmers (or almost) meet up for the short course world championships near Budapest in Hungary. While Léon Marchand could have completed his year at the top, the multiple Olympic champion decided to withdraw, “tired” and “exhausted” by all the races and events. “It’s time for me to take a step back, train hard and start preparing for the challenges ahead,” he said on social media.
Consequence of his withdrawal, a fairly poor French delegation and low chances of medals even if we will closely follow Maxime Grousset, Anastasiia Kirpichnikova or our back specialists Yohann Ndoye-Brouard and Mewen Tomac. But traditionally, these Worlds are more complicated to follow and are not the specialty of the French. The reason? “The real problem is that between the 50 and 25 m pools, it’s a bit like between tennis and table tennis: they look similar but they are two different sports” explained to the Fabrice Pellerin period.
Thursday December 12
- From 9:00 a.m.:
- Series | 50m backstroke – Women
- Series | 200m butterfly – Women
- Series | 100m medley – Women
- Series | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay – Women
- Series | 400m freestyle – Men
- Series | 50m backstroke – Men
- Series | 200m butterfly – Men
- Series | 100m medley – Men
- From 5:30 p.m.:
- Final | 100m freestyle – Women
- Semi-finals | 50m backstroke – Women
- Final | 100m breaststroke – Women
- Final | 200m butterfly – Women
- Semi-finals | 100m medley – Women
- Final | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay – Women
- Final | 100m freestyle – Men
- Final | 400m freestyle – Men
- Semi-finals | 50m backstroke – Men
- Final | 100m breaststroke – Men
- Final | 200m butterfly – Men
- Semi-finals | 100m medley – Men
Friday December 13
- From 9:00 a.m.:
- Series | 1,500m freestyle – Women
- Series | 200m breaststroke – Women
- Series | 100m butterfly – Women
- Series | 200m breaststroke – Men
- Series | 100m butterfly – Men
- Series | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay – Men
- Series | 4 x 50 m freestyle relay – Mixed
- From 5:30 p.m.:
- Final | 1,500m freestyle – Women
- Final | 50m backstroke – Women
- Final | 200m breaststroke – Women
- Semi-finals | 100m butterfly – Women
- Final | 100m medley – Women
- Final | 50m backstroke – Men
- Final | 200m breaststroke – Men
- Semi-finals | 100m butterfly – Men
- Final | 100m medley – Men
- Final | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay – Men
- Final | 4 x 50 m freestyle relay – Mixed
Saturday December 14
- From 9:00 a.m.:
- Series | 50m freestyle – Women
- Series | 50m breaststroke – Women
- Series | 400m medley – Women
- Series | 50m freestyle – Men
- Series | 800m freestyle – Men
- Series | 50m breaststroke – Men
- Series | 400m medley – Men
- Series | 4 x 100m medley relay – Mixed
- From 5:30 p.m.:
- Semi-finals | 50m freestyle – Women
- Semi-finals | 50m breaststroke – Women
- Final | 100m butterfly – Women
- Final | 400m medley – Women
- Semi-finals | 50m freestyle – Men
- Final | 800m freestyle – Men
- Semi-finals | 50m breaststroke – Men
- Final | 100m butterfly – Men
- Final | 400m medley – Men
- Final | 4 x 100m medley relay – Mixed
Sunday December 15
- From 9:00 a.m.:
- Series | 200m freestyle – Women
- Series | 200m backstroke – Women
- Series | 4 x 100m medley relay – Women
- Series | 200m freestyle – Men
- Series | 200m backstroke – Men
- Series | 4 x 100m medley relay – Men
- From 5:30 p.m.:
- Final | 50m freestyle – Women
- Final | 200m freestyle – Women
- Final | 200m backstroke – Women
- Final | 50m breaststroke – Women
- Final | 4 x 100m medley relay – Women
- Final | 50m freestyle – Men
- Final | 200m freestyle – Men
- Final | 200m backstroke – Men
- Final | 50m breaststroke – Men
- Final | 4 x 100m medley relay – Men