Women’s 800m Freestyle Relay – Final
Gold: United States, 7:43.39
Leah Smith (Pittsburgh, Pa./Cavalier Swimming)
Mallory Comerford (Kalamazoo, Mich./University of Louisville)
Melanie Margalis (Clearwater, Fla./St. Petersburg Aquatics)
Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Stanford Swimming)
Silver: China, 7:44.96
Bronze: Australia, 7:48.51
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Smith: “It’s also special that it takes a lot to just even get on this relay. I know [Melanie Margalis] fought so hard this morning, and she went a best time ever and that really lit us up for tonight. We all knew it was going to be really special.”
Comerford: “It’s definitely awesome to be able to represent Team USA, we have talked about winning, but it’s just awesome to have these girls and knowing they are going to fight for you … diving in the water and know they’re going to fight as much as you are.”
Margalis: “I couldn’t believe that I got to swim on the finals relay … if somebody had told me I was going to be representing the U.S. on the 800 free relay at worlds, I never would have believed them. It was just so awesome to have these girls … even getting behind the blocks with the USA flag on your cap is an honor, and you just feel ready to go when you have that cap on.”
Ledecky: “I wanted to put up a better swim than last night, I don’t know if it was from frustration or just swimming for my team. I just felt really good warming up, felt a lot better than yesterday and just knew I could lay it all out there for my team tonight.”
Men’s 100m Freestyle – Final
Gold: Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Bolles School Sharks), 47.17
Silver: Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash./California Aquatics), 47.87
Bronze: Mehdy Metella (FRA), 47.89
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Dressel: “I’m very excited … but more importantly Americans went 1-2 and I think that’s more exciting anytime that can be shown on that board. It’s always nice to go a best time, I came in with a 47.9 so I’m very happy with a 47.1. Right now, it’s all smiles, let it sit in a little bit I guess … I’m excited and man it’s nice to go 1-2 with Nathan … there’s nothing like that.”
Adrian: “We’re stoked to see USA go 1-2 … I was glad to step up and get a medal, but watch Chase [Kalisz] and Caeleb [Dressel] do their thing. It’s a crazy event … it’s just really fun to be a part of it. I was really close to my time from last year, so I was happy with that.”
Adrian (on Caeleb Dressel): “He crushed it, it’s just fun to watch. He’s going to be incredible in the years to come.”
Men’s 200 Individual Medley – Final
Gold: Chase Kalisz (Bel Air, Md./North Baltimore Aquatic Club), 1:55.56
Silver: Kosuke Hagino (JPN), 1:56.01
Bronze: Shun Wang (CHN), 1:56.28
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Kalisz: “Last summer was a disappointment for me where I wasn’t able to continue the 400 IM tradition, that was something that bothered me for a few months. I’m very aware of what those two [Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte] have done … they’re the center piece of IM in our sport, both of them. No one is going change them or replace those two, but to be able to continue, represent the U.S. and be on the top of the podium in that event … that’s cool to be because those two are my idols.”
Kalisz (on winning first the individual men’s gold medal in Budapest): “I mean we could’ve gone without my swim, I was confident in Caeleb [Dressel] … he’s something else and he’s going to be special in our sport in the years to come. It’s a good day for the U.S.”
Women’s 50m Backstroke – Final
Gold: Etiene Medeiros (BRA), 27.14
Silver: Yuanhui Fu (CHN), 27.15
Bronze: Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR), 27.23
5. Kathleen Baker (Winston-Salem, N.C./Team Elite), 27.50
Race Notes:
Women’s 100m Freestyle – Semifinal
1. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 52.44
2. Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Stanford Swimming), 52.69
3. Mallory Comerford (Kalamazoo, Mich./University of Louisville), 52.85
Race Notes:
Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Semifinal
1. Yuliya Efimova (RUS), 2:21.49
2. Bethany Galat (Mishawaka, Ind./Aggie Swim Club), 2:21.86
3. Taylor McKeown (AUS), 2:22.10
8. Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana University), 2:23.81
Race Notes:
Men’s 200m Backstroke – Semifinal
1. Jiayu Xu (CHN), 1:54.79
2. Ryan Murphy (Jacksonville, Fla./California Aquatics), 1:54.93
3. Evgeny Rylov (RUS), 1:54.96
5. Jacob Pebley (Corballis, Ore./California Aquatics), 1:55.20
Race Notes:
Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Semifinal
1. Anton Chupkov (RUS), 2:07.14
2. Ippei Watanabe (JPN), 2:07.44
3. Ross Murdoch (GBR), 2:07.72
5. Kevin Cordes (Naperville, Ill./Unattached), 2:08.40
8. Nic Fink (Morristown, N.J./Athens Bulldog Swim Club), 2:08.80
Race Notes:
Women’s 200m Butterfly – Final
1. Mireia Belmonte (ESP), 2:05.26
2. Franziska Hentke (GER), 2:05.39
3. Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2:06.02
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