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Belarus’ Shkurdai Takes 200 Back In Near- Olympic Qualifying Time In Gyor

2023 GYOR OPEN

After Hungarian Zalan Sarkany produced a 2024 Olympic-worthy outing of 14:53.19 on day one of the 2023 Gyor Open, day two saw the first qualifying time on the women’s side.

Racing in the 200m backstroke, Anastasia Shkurdai of Belarus logged a winning result of 2:10.42 to beat the field by 4 seconds.

Although well off her own lifetime best of 2:06.95 notched in April of this year, Shkurdai’s outing still just missed dipping under the World Aquatics Olympic Qualification Time of 2:10.39 needed for Paris.

As we reported earlier this week, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved its plan to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete individually at the Paris 2024 Olympics as “neutrals” without a national flag or anthem.

Dora Molnar accomplished the Olympic-qualifying feat in the junior final of the girls’ 200m back.

17-year-old Molnar produced a time of 2:10.18 to land atop the junior podium, also beating the OQT of 2:10.39 in the process.

The rest of the night’s finals were on the subdued side. No man got under the 22-second barrier in the 50m free, with Slovakia’s Matej Dusa getting the gold in 22.58. That eked out his countryman Tibor Tistan who touched next in 22.62. The quickest Hungarian was Adam Jaszo who earned bronze in 22.89.

Anastasiya Kuliashova of Belarus hit 58.50 to win the women’s 100m fly and Dalma Sebestyen scored silver in 59.46.

The men’s 200m back saw Adam Telegdy register 1:57.45 to top the men’s 200m back podium.

Olympic Qualifiers Through Day 2

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Summer Love
11 months ago

I just hope she’s not doing a Herasimenia

snailSpace
11 months ago

I think Dora Molnar also qualified for Paris with a 2:10.18. She actually won the 200 back final ahead of Shkurdai.

MZ/X
Reply to  snailSpace
11 months ago

Yes, you are right. But Molnár’s time is in the Junior 1 Category among the results.

nuotofan
Reply to  snailSpace
11 months ago

Yes, different finals; also in the 50 free 16 year-old Croatian Jana Pavalic (25.30, nearly matched her PB of Eurojunior21) had the fastest time overall.

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