2017 Mare Nostrum Tour – Barcelona
- June 13-14, 2017
- Barcelona, Spain
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- Results
The Mare Nostrum caravan has moved to the beautiful city of Barcelona in Spain, in Catalonia. Spanish swimmers like Olympic champion Mireia Belmonte are attending this tour stop and Dutch swimmers like Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Femke Heemskerk will enter the pool for more exciting races and podium places.
2016 Olympic champion in the 100m backstroke, Katinka Hosszu, swam her fastest time in this season in 59,74 in prelims, with this performance she earns the 11th place in the actual world ranking.
Sarah Sjöstrom (SWE) tied Libby Trickett’s (AUS) meet record in the 50m freestyle with a time of 24,21, second fastest into the final is Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) in 24,95.
One of the most thrilling finals in the evening could be the men’s 100m freestyle with the following finalists: Hanser Garcia Hernandez (Cuba), James Magnussen (AUS), Cameron McEvoy (AUS), Luca Dotto (ITA), Bruno Fratus (BRA), Filippo Magnini (ITA), Nikita Lobintsev (RUS) and Danila Izotov (RUS).
Always an interesting battle are the women’s 400m IM with Katinka Hosszu (4:36,70), Mireia Belmonte (4:43,11) and Hannah Miley (GBR) 4:44,94 who moved into the final as the three fastest ladies. In the world ranking, the order is at the moment the other way round: Miley ranks first in a time of 4:34,12, second Belmonte in 4:35,01 and Hosszu on five in 4:35,46. It could be a fast race tonight.
Fastest swimmers into the finals are also:
50m backstroke, men: Mitch Larkin (AUS), 25,41
50m breaststroke, women: Jennie Johansson (SWE), 31,46
50m butterfly, men: Andrii Govorov (UKR), 23,48
100m breaststroke, men: Anton Chupkov (RUS) 1:00,45
200m backstroke, men: Bradly Woodward (AUS) 2:00,77
200m breaststroke, women: Taylor McKeown (AUS), 2:26,09
200m butterfly, men: Laszlo Cseh (HUN), 1:59,08
100m butterfly, women: Sarah Sjöström (SWE), 57,42
200m IM, men: Kirill Prigoda (RUS), 2:02,81
200m freestyle, women: Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 1:58,26
Women’s side much deeper and at a higher level. Men had some highlights for sure.
23.9 free, 56.2 fly. She is dialed in. I think she will pop a PB in the 100 free tomorrow though. Penny, Ranomi, C1 and C2 are all there to push her to it.
Not necessarily seeing it as I can’t see anyone of them sub53. Essentially, she just needs to swim her own race and the time will be … whatever it is. Ranomi is a factor in the 50 but less so these days over 100. Neither C2 or Oleksiak are in top shape and C1 …. who knows what she’s doing ?
Sarah very consistent
With today’s race she became the most frequent in history visitor to under 24 area. With such a strong push it will be a shame if Britta Steffen’s 23.73 record survives one more season.
To be fair I have to mention that there were exactly the same expectations at exactly same time last year. But it was Cate Campbell that time with her 23.84
Hanser beat McEvoy! 48.8!
*48.9
Efimova 2:19.83!!
I hope Kaneto isn’t retired. She could destroy the WR with the right race if she can get off the blocks and walls a little quicker. I’d like to see her get it over Efimova.
What a pity her absence in Budapest.
GoYulia I’m sure is excited about that one
Magnussen 48.6 in finals!!
Seebohm 58.9 ain’t bad either!
Results finals 1 day:
http://www.aquatics.cat/competicio/modalitat/detallConvocatoria/25256
I really would like to see Sjostrom take a crack at the 100 back at one of these meets. I wouldn’t doubt she has a 58 in her. Nice to see Hanser Garcia back.