2022 FINA WORLD JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
It’s lastly right here: the final prelims session of the 2022 World Junior Championships in Lima, which additionally marks the ultimate day of the ultimate main worldwide competitors of the season. In contrast to different worldwide championships, World Juniors doesn’t have the identical slim schedule on the ultimate day of the meet. Reasonably, there’s a reasonably loaded prelims session on faucet for as we speak, that includes heats of the boys 200 again, ladies 200 breast, boys 200 fly, ladies 200 free, boys 4×100 medley relay, and ladies 4×100 medley relay. There may also be timed finals of the boys 1500 free, the early heats of which can be accomplished throughout prelims, whereas the quickest warmth will swim with finals tonight.
In the present day’s motion will characteristic yet one more boys backstroke battle between Poland’s Ksawery Masiuk and South Africa’s Pieter Coetze. Already this week, Coetze has set the World Junior Championship Information in semifinals of each the 50 and 100 again, which Masiuk then swept in and broke in finals, profitable gold. The 200 again as we speak will mark Coetze’s closing alternative at beating Masiuk head-to-head. The 200 again can’t comply with the identical sample because the 50 and 100 did, since there gained’t be a semifinals spherical of the occasion. We are able to assume the Championship Document will go down tonight, nonetheless, as Masiuk is entered underneath the report time.
The women 200 breast seems to be to be a decent race, with the highest 4 seeds all entered with 2:27s. Yuri Matsumoto is the highest seed, coming in with a 2:27.29, however Defne Coskun (2:27.33), Yumeno Kusuda (2:27.49), and Emma Carrasco (2:27.69) are all seeded inside 0.40 seconds of her.
Twin brothers Krzysztof Chmielewski and Michal Chmielewski are the highest 2 seeds within the boys 200 fly this morning. Krzysztof is the quickest entrant, coming in at 1:55.01, whereas Michal is a bit again from that at 1:56.66.
Hungary’s Nikolett Padar is the highest seed within the ladies 200 free by a large margin. The 16-year-old has already gained 4 gold medals at these championships, together with profitable the ladies 100 free. She’s additionally the European Junior Champion within the 200 free. Her time of 1:57.91 makes her the highest seed by about 1.5 seconds.
As they’ve accomplished all week, FINA is offering a stay stream of this morning’s session on their YouTube channel. We’ve got additionally supplied that stream slightly below:
BOYS 200 BACKSTROKE – HEATS
- World Document — 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (2009)
- World Junior Document — 1:55.14, Kliment Kolesnikov (2017)
- World Jr Champ Document — 1:56.69, Hugo Gonzalez (2017)
Prime 8 Qualifiers:
- Hidekazu Takehara (JPN) – 1:59.07
- Pieter Coetze (RSA) – 2:01.69
- Ksawery Masiuk (POL) – 2:01.84
- Apostolos Siskos (GRE) – 2:02.36
- Seongju Kim (KOR) – 2:02.61
- Simon Clusman (FRA) – 2:03.31 (TIE)
- Filip Kosinski (POL) – 2:03.31 (TIE)
- Patrick Foltan (SVK) – 2:05.71
Hidekazu Takehara didn’t waste any alternatives this morning, dominating the heats of the boys 200 again with a 1:59.07. He was robust on the entrance half of the race, splitting 57.76, then light a bit, coming house in 1:01.31.
Pieter Coetze and Ksawery Masiuk swam very relaxed trying 2:01s this morning. We are able to anticipate tonight that each rising backstroke stars can be taking a run on the Championship Document of 1:56.69 primarily based off their performances within the 50 and 100 again this week.
There was a tie for sixth this morning between France’s Simon Clusman and Poland’s Filip Kosinski, each of whom swam 2:03.31.
GIRLS 200 BREASTSTROKE – HEATS
- World Document — 2:18.95, Tatjana Schoenmaker (2021)
- World Junior Document — 2:19.64, Viktoria Gunes (2015)
- World Jr Champ Document — 2:19.64, Viktoria Gunes (2015)
Prime 8 Qualifiers:
- Emma Cadens (ESP) – 2:30.57
- Yumeno Kusuda (JPN) – 2:30.96
- Sieun Park (KOR) – 2:32.13
- Defne Coskun (TUR) – 2:33.46
- Ah Ryoung Kim (KOR) – 2:34.37
- Natalie Jandikova (CZE) – 2:34.85
- Martina Bukvic (SRB) – 2:35.14
- Irene Mati (ITA) – 2:37.28
16-year-olds Emma Cadens (Spain) and Yumeno Kusuda (Japan) separated themselves from the sphere this morning in a reasonably sluggish prelims of the ladies 200 breast. Cadens and Kusuda each clocked 2:30s, coming in as the one swimmers this morning underneath 2:32. Though the occasions this morning had been a little bit sluggish, primarily based off these swimmers’ seed occasions we are able to anticipate plenty of these finals qualifiers to dip underneath 2:30 tonight.
Each Cadens and Kusuda had been answerable for their races this morning. Cadens break up 38.52, 39.03, and 38.72 on her closing 3 50s respectively, whereas Kusuda was 38.52, 38.81, and 39.06.
BOYS 200 BUTTERFLY – HEATS
- World Document — 1:50.34, Kristof Milak (2022)
- World Junior Document — 1:53.79, Kristof Milak (2017)
- World Jr Champ Document — 1:53.87, Kristof Milak (2017)
Prime 8 Qualifiers:
- Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL) – 1:59.27
- Michal Chmielewski (POL) – 1:59.78
- Ei Kamikawabata (JPN) – 2:00.94
- Roberto Bonilla (GUA) – 2:00.99
- Heitor Napolitano (BRA) – 2:01.69
- Junheon Hwangbo (KOR) – 2:01.78
- Felipe Baffico (CHI) – 2:02.00
- Mark Horvath (AUT) – 2:02.21
The Chmielewski twins, Krzysztof and Michal led prelims this morning within the boys 200 fly, each breaking 2:00. Krzysztof really took the race out extra conservatively, regardless of occurring to put up the quicker of the occasions. He was out in 57.15 on the primary 100, a little bit over half a second slower than Michal’s first 100 of 56.57. The massive distinction maker for Krzysztof was the third 50, the place he swam a strong 30.26, which was a lot quicker than Michal’s 31.11.
There are a pair of nationwide information we’ll be holding a watch out for tonight, Guatemala’s Roberto Bonilla was 2:00.99 this morning, 1.5 seconds off the nationwide report of 1:59.48. Equally, Felipe Baffico clocked a 2:02.00 this morning, coming in 1.5 seconds off the Chilean Document of two:00.42.
GIRLS 200 FREESTYLE – HEATS
- World Document — 1:52.98, Federica Pellegrini (2009)
- World Junior Document — 1:54.79, Summer season McIntosh (2022)
- World Jr Champ Document — 1:57.08, Taylor Ruck (2017)
Prime 8 Qualifiers:
- Giulia Vetrano (ITA) – 2:02.00 (TIE)
- Nikolett Padar (HUN) – 2:02.00 (TIE)
- Carla Carron (ESP) – 2:02.76
- Lilla Abraham (HUN) – 2:03.04
- Sylvia Statkevicius (LTU) – 2:03.14
- Ruka Takezawa (JPN) – 2:03.55
- Merve Tuncel (TUR) – 2:03.69
- Maria Yegres (VEN) – 2:03.92
There was a tie for 1st this morning within the ladies 200 free, seeing Giulia Vetrano and Nikolett Padar every swim 2:02.00. Padar is the highest seed by a large margin, having gained European Juniors gold within the occasion in July. Padar was swimming very relaxed this morning, practically destructive splitting the race. She was 1:00.70 on the opening 100, then got here house in 1:01.30.
Notably, Turkey’s Merve Tuncel, the 400, 800, and 1500 gold medalist, was seventh this morning in 2:03.69. She’s not the favourite in tonight’s closing, however she’ll be chasing a 4th particular person gold.
BOYS 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – HEATS
- World Document — 3:26.78, USA (2021)
- World Junior Document — 3:33.19, Russia (2019)
- World Jr Champ Document — 3:33.19, Russia (2019)
Prime 8 Qualifiers:
- Japan – 3:43.06
- Poland – 3:44.76
- France – 3:45.55
- Brazil – 3:47.52
- Hungary – 3:49.04
- Italy – 3:49.22
- Turkey – 3:49.80
- South Africa – 3:50.36
It was Japan that led prelims of the boys 4×100 medley relay this morning, getting a strong center 200 from breaststroker Asahi Kawashima (1:02.53) and flyer Tomoyuki Matsushita (53.90).
Poland’s Szymon Misiak had free break up for his group, anchoring in 49.94.
GIRLS 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – HEATS
- World Document — 3:50.40, USA (2019)
- World Junior Document — 3:58.38, Canada (2017)
- World Jr Champ Document — 3:58.38, Canada (2017)
Prime 8 Qualifiers:
- Italy – 4:10.33
- Japan – 4:10.41
- Poland – 4:12.86
- Hungary – 4:13.65
- South Korea – 4:15.67
- Turkey – 4:18.09
- Argentina – 4:22.31
- South Africa – 4:23.50
Italy led Japan by a slim margin within the ladies 4×100 medley prelims this morning. Irene Mati was key in Italy posting the highest time of the morning, swimming the one sub-1:10 breaststroker break up within the subject – 1:09.18. Marina Cacciapuoti was additionally the quickest freestyler within the subject, splitting 56.14 this morning.
Japan was fueled by a 59.33 fly break up from Mizuki Hiari, who’s the favourite to win the ladies 100 fly tonight as effectively. Yuzuki Mizuno additionally led all backstrokers this morning with a 1:02.05.
BOYS 1500 FREESTYLE – EARLY HEATS
- World Document — 14:31.02, Solar Yang (2012)
- World Junior Document — 14:46.09, Franko Grgic (2019)
- World Jr Champ Document — 14:46.09, Franko Grgic (2019)
Early Heats Outcomes:
- Riku Yamaguchi (JPN) – 15:29.54
- Ross Paterson (RSA) – 15:40.06
- Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda (IND) – 15:54.27
- Matthew Caldwell (RSA) – 15:55.14
- Guilherme Sperandio (BRA) – 16:05.75
- Seungyun Han (KOR) – 16:11.78
- Josean Massucco (PUR) – 16:13.44
- Adrian Papi (PER) – 16:16.75
- Diego Dulieu (HON) – 16:28.36
- Jose Manuel Campo (ESA) – 16:31.33
- Gian Santos (PHI) – 16:42.57
- Alberto Vega (CRC) – 16:46.46
- Shing Ip He (HKG) – 16:52.59
- Miguel Siwady (HON) – 16:57.02
- Sergio Saldamando (PER) – 17:02.80
- Diego Alvarado (ESA) – 17:11.30
- Kaeden Gleason (ISV) – 17:24.28
- Sugar Ganzorig (MGL) – 19:08.69
Riku Yamaguchi was dominant this morning within the 1500, posting the highest time of the early heats by 11 seconds. Primarily based off the seed occasions within the quickest warmth that may swim in tonight’s closing, Yamaguchi stands probability of beating a few of these swimmers out, so he ought to find yourself within the high 8.
Yamaguchi was 4th on the Junior Pacs in Hawaii final week, swimming a 15:28.09.
