Sun misses out on 1,500 at worlds
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OLYMPIC champion Sun Yang of China did not swim in the final of the 1,500-meter freestyle at the world championships.
The two-time defending champion wasn’t introduced last night along with the rest of the seven-man field. There was no immediate explanation for his absence.
Sun won the 400 and 800 freestyles in Kazan and was heavily favored to win the 1,500. He finished second in the 200 free.
In Sun’s absence, Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy won the grueling race. He finished second to Sun in the 800. The Italian touched the wall in a time of 14 minutes, 39.67 seconds.
American Connor Jaeger was second in 14:41.20, ahead of Ryan Cochrane of Canada (14:51.08).
Sun was back at the biggest meet before next year’s Olympics after serving a doping suspension last year.
Earlier, Japan’s Daiya Seto won his second consecutive title in the 400-meter individual medley by 1.40 seconds on the final night of swimming at the world championships.
Seto led all the way and touched in 4 minutes, 8.50 seconds — 0.19 seconds faster than he swam two years ago in Barcelona. Olympic champion Ryan Lochte of the United States didn’t qualify in the event at the worlds, although he won the 200 IM earlier in Kazan.
David Verraszto of Hungary finished second in 4:09.90. American Chase Kalisz, second in Barcelona, was third in 4:10.05.
American Tyler Clary was fourth, just like in Barcelona.
Bronte Campbell of Australia won the 50 freestyle to go with her title in the 100 free. She touched in 24.12.
Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands was 0.10 behind in giving up the title she won in Barcelona. Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden took third in 24.31.
Campbell’s older sister, Cate, was fourth. Simone Manuel of the US finished last.
The Australians swept the women’s sprint titles, along with the men’s and women’s 100-200 backstrokes.
Jennie Johansson earned a surprising win against a talented field in the 50 breaststroke, a non-Olympic event. The Swede won in 30.05.
Alia Atkinson of Jamaica took silver for her country’s second-ever medal at the worlds. Yuliya Efimova of Russia, the 100 champion, finished third, drawing the loudest cheers at Kazan Arena.
World record holder Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania was fourth. American Jessica Hardy was fifth, with just 0.15 seconds separating the first five swimmers.
Atkinson, 26, who swims for Texas AM University in the US, was delighted with her second medal in Kazan having taken bronze in the 100 final behind Efimova and Meilutyte.
“It’s fantastic,” said Atkinson. “The last two worlds, I’ve got ninth in both events, so to come back and medal in both shows how much I am improving.”
Camille Lacourt of France won the 50 backstroke, another event not part of the Olympic program. He finished in 24.23. American Matt Grevers was second and Ben Treffers of Australia third.
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