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Competition Preview | Men’s Swimming – 23 June Medal Events

Competition Preview | Men's Swimming - 23 June Medal Events

Men’s 200m Backstroke

Ryan Murphy (USA)

Ryan Murphy won a gold medal in the men’s 200m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Since then, Murphy has claimed silver in this event at the world aquatics championships in 2017 and 2019, and at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. All three of those silvers were behind gold medal winner Evgeniy Rylov (RUS/ROC).

Only Markus Rogan (AUT, G0-S2-B1) has claimed more than two medals in the men’s 200m backstroke at the world aquatics championships without ever winning gold.

Murphy won the men’s 200m backstroke at the US trials in 1:55.01, the fastest time in this event by any swimmer in 2022. It is 1.44 seconds off his personal best.

United States has won 10 gold medals in the men’s 200m backstroke at the world aquatics championships, two more than all other countries combined (8). The most recent world title in this event by a swimmer representing USA was Ryan Lochte in 2013.

United States can fail to win the men’s 200m backstroke at four consecutive world aquatics championships for the first time. There was also a run of three from 1986 to 1994.

Other contenders

Mitch Larkin (AUS) competes in his sixth world aquatics championships. His tally of three world titles includes gold in the men’s 200m backstroke in 2015.

Luke Greenbank (GBR) took bronze in the men’s 200m backstroke at the world aquatics championships in 2019 and at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Only United States (21) and Russia (4) have won as many medals in the men’s 200m backstroke at the world aquatics championships as Hungary (4). The most recent of those four Hungarian medals was silver for Sándor Wladár in 1982. Adám Telegdy (HUN) was fifth in this event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Mewen Tomac (FRA) can become the second male swimmer representing France to claim a medal in the 200m backstroke at the world aquatics championships, after Simon Dufour took bronze in 2003.

Men’s 200m Breaststroke

Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS)

Zac Stubblety-Cook became the first man to swim the 200m breaststroke within two minutes and six seconds as he set a world record of 2:05.95 during the Australian national championships in May 2022.

At the world aquatics championships in 2019, the men’s 200m breaststroke was one of two men’s events in which the gold medal was claimed in a world record time, alongside the men’s 200m butterfly. At Gwangju 2019, Anton Chupkov (RUS) won the men’s 200m breaststroke in 2:06.12.

Stubblety-Cook can hand Australia its first gold medal in the men’s 200m breaststroke at the world aquatics championships.

Other contenders

Arno Kamminga (NED) can become the first man representing Netherlands to win an individual medal at the world aquatics championships since Pieter van den Hoogenband in 2007 (silver in 200m freestyle).

Kamminga claimed silver in the men’s 200m breaststroke in each of his past four major tournaments: the 2020 European championships long course, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the 2021 European championships short course and the 2021 world championships short course.

Matti Mattsson (FIN) took bronze in this event at the world aquatics championships in 2013. He is one of two Finnish swimmers to claim a medal at the world aquatics championships in this century, alongside Hanna-Maria Seppälä who won the women’s 100m freestyle in 2003.

Mattsson can become the third Finnish swimmer on multiple medals at the world aquatics championships, after Antti Kasvio (G1-S1-B0) and Jani Sievinen (G1-S1-B0).

This century, Japan has collected eight medals in the men’s 200m breaststroke at the world aquatics championships, at least three more than any other country (United States next on 5).

Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Great Britain

Great Britain won the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Great Britain had not won Olympic gold in this event since 1908, when this relay event made its debut on the Olympic programme.

Great Britain’s Thomas Dean, James Guy, Matthew Richards and Duncan Scott were over three seconds faster than runner-up ROC in the final (6:58:58 versus 7:01:81).

Great Britain can claim its third victory in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the world aquatics championships, after 2015 and 2017. Only USA (8) and Australia (4) won this event more than twice.

United States

USA grabbed a medal in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at each of the last 10 world aquatics championships (G5-S2-B3), following its fifth-place result in 1998.

USA holds the record for most wins (8) and most medals (15) in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the world aquatics championships. Australia is next up in terms of victories and medals (G4-S2-B3).

Ryan Lochte (USA, G5-S1-B0) holds the record for most medals won in this event at the world aquatics championships. Michael Phelps (USA) and Grant Hackett (AUS) follow on five medals.

USA has not won this event at the world aquatics championships since 2013. They finished second, third and third since.

USA (4th) finished outside the medals in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. USA had won an Olympic medal in this specific event in all previous 24 participations (G17-S5-B2).

Other contenders

Australia is the defending champion in this event at the world aquatics championships. Australia won ahead of Russia and United States in 2019.

Australia had won this event three times before at the world aquatics championships (1998, 2001, 2003).

Italy has claimed two medals in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the world aquatics championships: bronze at Perth 1991 and silver at Fukuoka 2001.

Brazil could win a medal for the first time in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

 

 

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Lilly King sweeps breaststroke events at U.S. world meet trials

Lilly King sweeps breaststroke events at U.S. world meet trials

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WFIE) – Evansville native Lilly King won the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2022 USA Swimming International Team Trials on Friday night.

[PREVIOUS: Lilly King qualifies for World Championships, secures No. 1 world ranking]

The Olympic gold medalist clocked in with a time of 1:05.67.

King cemented her dominance in the trials, completing the sweep for all the breaststroke events.

She has now clinched her third individual berth for the World Championships, previously coming out on top in the 50-meter and 200-meter breaststroke earlier this week.

The world-record holder is set to compete in Budapest at the World Championships on June 18-July 3.

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FINA cancels swim meet in Russia, to ‘not hold any future events if crisis continues’

FINA cancels World Junior Championship in Russia

Problems seem to mount for Russia in terms of hosting international events with swimming governing body FINA deciding to cancel the World junior Swimming Championship. The event was all set to take place in Kazan, Russia, in late August however the Russia Ukraine war has now prompted the swimming governing body to take such a major step.

FINA cancels World Junior Swimming Championships

FINA has released a statement stating that it was looking for a replacement host for the event. The statement said,

“FINA remains extremely concerned with the continuing war in Ukraine and following ongoing consultation with athletes and stakeholders from the aquatics family, FINA can now confirm that the 8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships and FINA will not be holding any future events in Russia if this grave crisis continues”. 

Before cancelling the World Junior Swimming Championship, FINA on Friday had called off a men’s water polo World League match in St. Petersburg next month while an Artistic Swimming and Diving World Series event scheduled for April in Kazan was also cancelled.

Other international events were cancelled due to Russia Ukraine war

Besides the Swimming event, the Russia Ukraine war has also resulted in the cancellation of many other sporting events.  The UEFA has moved the 2022 Champions League final out of Russia in light of the conflict. The football associations of Poland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic have threatened to boycott Russia in their upcoming World Cup qualifier games. Formula One has already called off the Russian Grand Prix, which was scheduled to be held in September. 

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has moved the Chess Olympiad and FIDE Congress out of Russia. The events were due to be held in Russia later this year. The International Ski Federation has cancelled or moved five World Cup events that were scheduled to be held in Russia.  The International Judo Federation (IJF) has cancelled its Grand Slam event in Kazan, Russia. IJF on Sunday. The Federation also suspended Russian President Vladimir Putin’s status as ‘Honorary President and Ambassador’ of the International Judo Federation. The Russian president is a keen judoka and had attended the sport during the 2012 London Olympics.

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Bobcats sending 12 entries to state swimming in nine events

Bobcats sending 12 entries to state swimming in nine events

T-R PHOTO BY NOAH ROHLFING – Marshalltown senior swimmers Marcus Barker, right, and Aaron Seberger look on after finishing in a tie for second place in the 100-yard freestyle event at Saturday’s district meet at Linn-Mar High School in Marion. Both swimmers advanced to state with their time of 48.29 seconds.

MARION — Mike Loupee was cautiously optimistic the Marshalltown boys’ swim team would have a good number of state meet qualifiers following the district meet at Linn-Mar High School Saturday afternoon.

Saturday night, the good news came through — 12 swimmers qualified in nine of the 11 events, meaning the Bobcats will be well-represented Feb. 12 at the University of Iowa. Marshalltown finished third in the team standings at districts with 323.5 points.

Loupee said the taper Marshalltown had leading up to districts was one of the best he’s seen in a while.

“The kids swam out of their brains,” Loupee said. “We had a great day. We had 36 swims, 32 of those were season and lifetime bests.

We had probably one of the better tapers we’ve had in a long, long time, and we have good tapers every year. They swam with a lot of heart, with good focus and they did everything that we asked them to do.”

T-R PHOTO BY NOAH ROHLFING

Marshalltown began the meet with a five-second time drop in the 200-yard medley relay — the group of Dane Petty, Sam Greazel, Charlie Gilbertson and Carter Hunt finished fourth in the district with a time of 1 minute, 41.74 seconds. They qualified as the 19th seed.

In the 200 freestyle, Stephen Blom finished in fifth place and swam a season-best 1:48.20 to earn the 26th seed.

Petty and Lincoln Barker finished with sixth-and-seventh place times of 1:48.73 and 1:52.76, respectively. Petty qualified as the 29th seed.

Marcus Barker qualified in the first of four events with a 2:00.94 in the 200 individual medley, coming in as the 23rd seed. The very next event, Aaron Seberger put in a season-best time of 21.86 in the 50 freestyle to qualify as the eighth seed and a second-place finisher in the district.

Gilbertson then qualified as the 32nd and final seed in the 100 butterfly with a career-best time of 55.38 and a fourth-place district finish.

T-R PHOTO BY NOAH ROHLFING

Seberger and Marcus Barker finished in a dead tie for second place in the 100 freestyle with 48.29, good enough for the 13th and 14th seeds at state.

Marshalltown’s distance swimmers in Blom and Petty found themselves finishing right next to each other again in the 500 freestyle, but on this occasion Petty had the better finish. With a 4:51.52, he beat Blom by three-hundredths of a second to take the 15th seed at state, while Blom’s 4:51.55 was good for 16th.

The Bobcats then nearly won the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:28.74 from Seberger, Hunt, Lincoln and Marcus Barker — Linn-Mar beat the Bobcats by .5 seconds. With the result, it will be the 13th seed at state.

Loupee said a lot of the Bobcats were very impressive in the pool, but one name stuck out.

“It’s almost impossible to pick out one swimmer and one performance, because they were all great,” Loupee said. “Probably the biggest surprise of the day would be Sam Greazel’s breaststroke. He’s never broken 30 seconds and he went 28.88 in his split in the medley relay.

T-R PHOTO BY NOAH ROHLFING

“For a freshman to come into this kind of pressure and swim that well, that was tremendous.”

Greazel finished fourth in districts at the 100 breaststroke, cutting his prior career-best by five seconds with a 1:04.91. He missed the cut for state by just over one second.

The final event of the day, the 400 free relay, saw Marshalltown finish with a 3:19 — good enough for the 14th seed.

Marshalltown will have a busy Friday and Saturday in Iowa City, with preliminary events set to begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday for all individual qualifiers. State begins at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday — and Loupee said he’s hopeful the Bobcats can eke out some more time before then.

“I’ve got a real good idea of what we can do ahead of prelims and finals in the coming week,” Loupee said. “I am guardedly optimistic we’ve still got some more time to drop.”


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