South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker competes in the semi-final of the women’s 200m breaststroke event during the swimming competition at the 2019 World Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 25, 2019. Photo by François-Xavier MARIT / AFP
Schoenmaker claims double gold in Tokyo World Cup meeting
Tatjana Schoenmaker clinched the 100m breaststroke gold at the FINA World Cup meeting in Tokyo on Saturday to claim her second gold of the event.
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker competes in the semi-final of the women’s 200m breaststroke event during the swimming competition at the 2019 World Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 25, 2019. Photo by François-Xavier MARIT / AFP
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker claimed her second gold medal on day two of the Swimming World Cup in Tokyo on Saturday.
Schoenmaker’s time of 1:06.54 in the 100m breaststroke final secured her the top spot on the medal podium ahead of Japan’s Miho Teramura and Reona Aoki in 1:06.77 and 1:07.06, respectively.
The Tokyo leg of the Swimming World Cup ends on Sunday with Schoenmaker racing in the 50m breaststroke.
Other World Cup results
Australia’s Holly Barratt toped the 50m fly in 25.96, beating Olympian Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark (25.97) and Japan’s Yukina Hirayama (25.98).
In the men’s 100m free, Morozov was the best in 48.12, giving him his third gold medal. The second place so close but Pieroni (USA) beat and Hungary’s Szebasztian Szabo in 48.43, while the latter settled for bronze with a time of 48.45.
Japan’s Horomura snatched the men’s 200m fly clocking an excellent time of 1:55.25.
“I was happy with my swim and my good time. Now, I have been practicing thinking only about improving the form. I hope to improve my time further in the future,” Horomura said.
Rounding off the second competition day, Australia established a new World Cup record in the mixed relay 4x100m free (3:24.89).
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu made a good start by winning the 200m fly on the first day and impressed in the 400m IM, an event she won in Gwangju, Korea, a few days ago for the fourth consecutive time at a FINA World Championships..
Showing great speed in the fina freestyle stroke, Hosszu beat the World Cup record in 4:32.30 and got her second gold medal of this competition in Tokyo. Ohashi finished in second place in 4:34.27, while Spain’s Mireia Belmonte closed the podium in 4:34.47.
In the men’s 1500m free final, Japan’s Shogo Takeda swam at a good pace from start to finish and grabbed the gold at stake in 15:07.05.
In the 50m back, Russia’s Vladimir Morozov, who showed high sprint ability, won, touching home in 24.53. It was Morozov’s second gold in Tokyo.
The women’s 200m free was a tough race between Madison Wilson and Brianna Throssell, both members of the Australian relay team that set a World Record in Gwangju (4x200m free).
They both attacked in the first half of the race and swam side by side until to the end but the winner was Throssell (1:56.99). Wilson finished second in 1:57.44 and Japan’s 17-year-old Nagisa Ikemoto settled for bronze in 1:58.19.
“I was feeling the pressure because I knew Madison was fast. For the first 100m I was careful not to lose her. I am very happy with my time of 1:56.99. Madison is a good competitor for me and a good rival,” Throssell admitted.
“Swimming next to each other helps us improve our performance. Without her, I think I could not get stronger,” conceded Wilson.
The first leg of the Swimming World Cup 2019 in Tokyo continues tomorrow.
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