Video interview captured by swimswam reporter Colin Blair.
Women’s 100 Freestyle – FINAL – as reported by Braden Keith, swimswam editor-in-chief.
Back into finals events, there were a ton of great stories coming out of this women’s 100 free final.
The title went to Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey in 54.47, which broke the Meet Record set by American Lia Neal in 2011 at 54.90. That also re-broke the Hong Kong National Age Group Record for 15-17′s that she set in prelims, and came within a tenth of former NCAA standout Hannah Wilson’s overall National Record.
Also closing in on the old Meet Record, though, was Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte, who was swimming her third race in under an hour. She put up a 54.94 to again break her own Lithuanian National Record (for any age), at only 16. She played this session perfectly, exerting just as much energy as she needed to make finals in her first two events, and then place as high as she could in this 100 free final.
Australia’s Shayna Jack had her best swim of the meet so far with a 55.23 for 3rd, followed by American Cierra Runge in 55.31. Mariia Baklakova from Russia was 5th in 55.48, and her teammate Rozaliya Nasretdinova (also on a double) came in 8th in 56.27 despite a very good swim in Tuesday’s semifinals.
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Since there is no article yet on the prelims livecast, I’ll write here:
In the prelims this morning Gabrielle Fa’Amausili, born in 1999, from New Zealand, swam 28.14 in the 50 back!
She could be either 13 or 14 and already swam 28.14, the same time as Emily Seebohm’s fastest time this year! crazy stuff.
Yes she is born in Samoa & trains in auckland . 2 years ago at 11 she came 15th in NZ open 50 back.
She has local age records in free also .
It is about time some sleek muscled island girls made their way into the swimming ranks. I knew one also a backstroker years ago & she was like a dolphin.
I have posted about Gabrielle on Swimswam re a NZ guy representing Tonga. I stated that you ain’t seen nothin yet. This guy is so so – Gabrielle is goin to rock the world.
She’s so happy and it’s great to see that!
Congrats to Siobhan! Great swim.
Hong Kong women’s 100 free national record (women) is 54.35… so Siobhan is knocking on a national record!