Live World Swimming Championships: Sara Curtis reaches the 100m freestyle final, 12-year-old Yu Zidi only fourth
It's a day with many interesting insights at the World Swimming Championships currently underway in Singapore. For Italy, after Ceccon's surprise elimination in the 200-meter backstroke, attention is focused primarily on Sara Curtis in the 100-meter freestyle semifinals. Yu Zidi, the 12-year-old Chinese swimmer, failed to become the youngest medalist in history: the record held by Inge Sörensen, bronze medalist in Berlin in 1936, still stands.
•The program for Thursday, July 31st: the Italians competing and where to watch them on TV
•Yu Zidi may be the youngest medalist since Berlin 1936
•Thomas Ceccon eliminated in the heats of the 200m backstroke
•World Swimming Championships medal table: Cerasuolo lifts Italy
Popovici king of the 100 freestyle
A fantastic David Popovici won gold in swimming's premier event, the 100-meter freestyle. The Romanian won with a time of 46.51, a new championship record. Silver went to American Jack Alexy, bronze to Australian Kyle Chalmers.
Sara Curtis: "I didn't think I'd make it to the final."
"I didn't think I'd be in the final. I'm happy, even though I could have done better in terms of time. Will I be in the top spot? Any lane is fine," said Sara Curtis after securing a spot in the 100m freestyle final. "The first day I was too fast, today I didn't look left or right, I only looked at the last 25 meters."
Leon Marchand wins gold in the 200m individual medley
He won as expected, but for Leon Marchand, the 200m medley final wasn't a walk in the park. The Frenchman won with a time of 1'53"68, ahead of the American Casas (1'54"30) and the Hungarian Kos (1'54"34).
Sara Curtis's Race
The Italian approached her semifinal with great character and, likely spurred on by the presence of Mollie O'Callaghan in the next lane, she swung into first place only to fall back slightly in the return leg. However, fourth place was enough to advance to a historic final for Italy.
Sara Curtis reaches the world final in the 100m freestyle: she is the first Italian ever to do so.
The 18-year-old Italian put in a strong performance, finishing fourth in her semifinal and qualifying for the 100m freestyle final with a time of 53.39, the seventh-fastest overall. She will start the medal race in lane 1. Dutchman Marrit Steenbergen (52.81) set the fastest time, ahead of Australian Mollie O'Callaghan (52.82).
The athletes of the second semifinal of the 100m freestyle were introduced: Sara Curtis is there.
Great expectations for the talented eighteen-year-old Italian, who is chasing the final
Summer McIntosh wins gold in the 200 butterfly. China's Yu Zidi fails to make history.
Canadian Summer McIntosh dominated the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:01.99, ahead of American Regan Smith (2:04.99) and Australian Elizabeth Dekkers (2:06.12). Twelve-year-old Chinese athlete Yu Zidi finished the final in fourth place, just three tenths of a second off the medals (2:06.43), once again missing out on making history by becoming the youngest medalist ever. This still stands, holding the record set by Inge Sorensen, who won bronze at the 1936 Berlin Games.
Yu Zidi wants to be the youngest medalist: the record in Berlin in 1936
Thomas Ceccon fails to advance past the 200m backstroke heats
Sara Curtis in the semi-final with the second time
Sara Curtis had a strong run in the 100m freestyle. The 18-year-old from Savigliano qualified for the semifinals with the second-fastest time, 53.53, behind Australian Mollie O'Callaghan (53.40).
Great anticipation in Singapore for Sara Curtis and Yu Zidi
It's a day with many interesting insights at the World Swimming Championships currently underway in Singapore. For Italy, after Ceccon's surprise elimination in the 200 backstroke, attention is focused primarily on Sara Curtis in the 100 freestyle semifinals. There's also anticipation for Yu Zidi, the Chinese swimmer aiming to become the youngest medalist in history.
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