Women’s 100m Freestyle – Final
Gold: Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Stanford Swimming), 52.27
Silver: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 53.31
Bronze: Pernille Blume (DEN), 52.69
4. Mallory Comerford (Kalamazoo, Mich./University of Louisville), 52.77
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Manuel: “I think that my path with swimming has just been progress forward and just dropping times, getting better as a swimmer. It happened at the right time, and I’m really hoping that the trend can continue on for my swimming career.”
Manuel (on winning first gold for U.S. since 1998): “It’s great to bring American sprinting to the forefront, along with Mallory [Comerford] and others we have … that are just really amazing swimmers and we’re just trying to make a statement as sprinters.”
Manuel (on racing Sarah Sjostrom): “I always think I have a shot, I think that’s the reason why I’m the swimmer that I am. I just know how to race and I try and get my hand on the wall first. I just had confidence in the training I’ve done and my performance going into the race.”
Comerford: “It was good. Definitely exciting to be in a final, a little bit overwhelming and a great learning experience. I’m just so happy to be here and so thankful to be a part of this. Just before the race I was thinking about how lucky I am to do this. I know so many people want to be here … so I’m just so honored.”
Men’s 200m Backstroke – Final
Gold: Evgeny Rylov (RUS), 1:53.61
Silver: Ryan Murphy (Jacksonville, Fla./California Aquatics), 1:54.21
Bronze: Jacob Pebley (Corvalis, Ore./California Aquatics), 1:55.06
Race Notes:
Murphy: “There’s definitely disappointment … I’m a competitor and I want to be the guy that’s finishing first and I want to be the guy that has the top time in the world. It definitely stings a little bit … but it’s a long way until 2020 and I just want to progress every year and make sure I’m at the top in 2020.”
Pebley: “It’s kind of bittersweet, obviously, the time is a little slower … but that’s to be expected in the year after the Olympics. I knew I was out pretty slow, I hurt pretty bad from last night … but I can rely on my back half.”
Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Final
Gold: Yuliya Efimova (RUS), 2:19.64
Silver: Bethany Galat (), 2:21.77
Bronze: Jinglin Shi (CHN), 2:21.93
4. Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana University), 2:22.11
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Galat: “I’m happy, I’m just soaking in every second. Coming in and representing America is very special and we’re on fire and it’s contagious. To be honest, it doesn’t even feel like it happened. It happened so fast … I’m going to enjoy the rest of the time with my family and teammates.”
Galat: “Pressure is a privilege and you can really use that to your advantage. I’m representing a lot of amazing people … an amazing country, amazing school and I’m incredibly honored to swim. I think it’s important to be confident in yourself and confident in your training … overall I used those expectations as positive pressure.”
Men’s 800m Freestyle Relay – Final
Gold: Great Britain, 7:01.70
Silver: Russia, 7:02.68
Bronze: United States, 7:03.18
Blake Pieroni (Valparaiso, Ind./Indiana University)
Townley Haas (Richmond, Va./NOVA of Virginia Aquatics)
Jack Conger (Rockville, Md./Nation’s Capital Swim Club)
Zane Grothe (Boulder City, Nev./Badger Swim Club)
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Pieroni: “It was a little disappointing missing the [200m free] final … but I was happy that I’m here and right on my best time. I’m always trying to go as fast as I can in every race, but I think having these guys behind me and wearing the flag for a relay gives you something extra.”
Conger: “I’m always happy with a medal, obviously we always want to be first, but everyone on this night relay … this is our first championships, and I think we have a lot of potential in the years to come.”
Conger: “I think everyone gave a really great effort and it’s always an honor to represent your country … even though it wasn’t the result we really wanted, everyone fought hard and never gave up. We’ll get to be where we need to be in 2020.”
Grothe: “I was honored to be chosen to be on the relay, and to have a high-press situation of being last.”Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Final
Gold: Anton Chupkov (RUS), 2:06.96
Silver: Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN), 2:07.29
Bronze: Ippei Watanabe (JPN), 2:07.47
5. Nic Fink (Morristown, N.J./Athens Bulldog Swim Club, 2:08.56
6. Kevin Cordes (Naperville, Ill./Unattached), 2:08.68
Race Notes:
Women’s 200m Backstroke – Semifinal
1. Emily Seebohm (AUS), 2:05.81
2. Kylie Masse (CAN), 2:05.97
3. Kathleen Baker (Winston-Salem, N.C./Team Elite), 2:06.66
5. Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Riptide Swim Team), 2:07.19
Race Notes:
Men’s 50m Freestyle – Semifinal
1. Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Bolles School Sharks), 21.29
2. Vladimir Morozov (RUS), 21.45
3. Benjamin Proud (GBR), 21.60
10. Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash./California Aquatics), 21.83
Race Notes:
Men’s 100m Butterfly – Semifinal
1. Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Bolles School Sharks), 50.07
2. James Guy (GBR), 50.67
3. Kristof Milak (HUN), 50.77
9. Tim Phillips (Vienna, W. Va./SwimMAC Carolina), 51.41
Race Notes:
Women’s 50m Butterfly – Semifinal
1. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 25.30
2. Kelsi Worrell (Westampton, N.J./Cardinal Aquatics), 25.57
3. Melanie Henique (FRA), 25.63
Race Notes:
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