2023 SPANISH OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 29 – Sunday, April 2
- Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Long Course Meters
- Results
- Day 1 Recap
- Day 2 Recap
- Day 3 Recap
The fourth day of the 2023 Spanish Open saw two more World Championships qualifications, both of which came in the 200 IM. Emma Carrasco, who previously came in second in the women’s 400 IM with a FINA ‘A’ standard time, won the women’s 200 IM last night in 2:12.52. That swim not only marked a new lifetime best for Carrasco by over a second, it also came in under the FINA ‘A’ cut of 2:12.98. With the performance, Carrasco is now slated to compete in both IM events at the World Championships this summer.
Carrasco was out quick, splitting 28.30 on fly and 33.20 on back for a 1:01.50 on the opening 100. It was breaststroke where she really took the race over, however, splitting 38.12 to hit the 150m turn over two seconds ahead of anyone else. Carrasco came home in 32.90, speeding to victory.
The men’s 200 IM saw Carles Coll Marti win in 1:59.27, clipping his personal best of 1:59.66, which he swam last summer at the European Championships. Coll Marti just concluded his junior season at Virginia Tech in the United States, where he trains under Sergio Lopez. In addition to the personal best, Coll Marti’s performance also hit the FINA ‘A’ cut of 1:59.53, meaning he’s now added his name to Spain roster for the World Champs this summer.
Laura Cabanes Garzas won the women’s 200 fly decisively, speeding to a 2:11.74. With the performance, Cabanes set a new Spanish Junior Championship Record in the event, taking down the previous mark of 2:12.93, which was set by Julia Pujadas in 2018. Notably, Pujadas came in third in the event last night, swimming a 2:15.18.
There was a thrilling race in the men’s 200 fly between Miguel Martinez Novoa and Arbidel Gonzalez Alvarez. Gonzalez was out faster, splitting 56.36 on the first 100 to Martinez’s 56.84. Gonzalez actually expanded his lead slightly on the third 50, splitting 30.77 to Martinez’s 30.89. Martinez then came flying home on the final 50, roaring to a 29.69 split, which was nearly a second faster than Gonzalez’s 30.62. At the finish, Martinez touched first with a 1:57.42, leading Gonzalez (1:57.75) by 0.33 seconds. Notably, Gonzalez didn’t fade at all on the final 50 of the race, in fact, his last 50 split was faster than his third 50 split. Martinez winning the race was purely a product of his finding another gear for the final 50.
DAY 4 EVENT WINNERS
- Women’s 200 Fly – Laura Cabanes Garzas – 2:11.74
- Men’s 200 Fly – Miguel Martinez Novoa – 1:57.42
- Women’s 50 Free – Lidon Muñoz – 25.59
- Men’s 50 Free – Sergio de Celis – 22.45
- Women’s 200 IM – Emma Carrasco – 2:12.52
- Men’s 200 IM – Carles Coll Marti – 1:59.27
- Para Women’s 50 Fly – Maria Delgado Nadal – 3015
- Para Men’s 50 Fly – Iñigo Llopis Sanz – 29.49
- Para Women’s 50 Back – Nuria Marques Soto – 33.69
- Para Men’s 50 Back – Iñigo Llopis Sanz – 31.67
- Women’s 4×200 Free Relay – C.N. Sabadell (Lucia Gonzalez, Laia Palomino, Isabella Bedoya, Lidia Guerrero) – 8:34.94
- Men’s 4×200 Free Relay – C.E. Mediterrani (Ferran Morillo, Hugo Espana, Roger Carne, Mark Kramskoy) – 7:40.52
PROJECTED SPANISH ROSTER FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women
- Carmen Weiler – 100 back
- Ángela Martinez – 800 free
- Alba Vazquez – 400 IM
- Emma Carrasco – 400 IM, 200 IM
- Paula Otero – 1500 free
- Jimena Perez – 1500 free
- Africa Zamorano – 200 back
Men
- Carlos Garach – 1500 free, 800 free
- Carles Coll Marti – 200 IM