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Vladimir Morozov Fails to Advance to Semi-finals of 100 Freestyle in Gwangju

2019 FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • All sports: Friday, July 12 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
  • Pool swimming: Sunday, July 21 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
  • The Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, Korea
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Day 4 prelims heat sheets

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov, the fourth seed in the men’s 100-meter freestyle with 47.75, failed to advance out of heats on Wednesday morning in Gwangju. The 27-year-old sprinter clocked a 49.09 to finish 24th overall. Morozov was entered in just two individual events, the 100 free on Wednesday and the 50 free on Friday. He kicked off the 2019 World Championships a strong performance in the men’s 4×100 free relay, splitting 47.62 on the second leg to help Russia secure a silver medal. At the 2017 FINA World Championships, Morozov won a bronze medal with Russia’s 4×100m medley relay.

Morozov is best known for the 50 free but he is a European Champion and a World Champion in the 100 free, as well. Morozov has a total of 55 international medals, 34 of which are from his participation in relays. He holds Russian National Records in the LCM 50 free, men’s 4×100 medley relay and mixed 4×100 medley relay; and in the SCM 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly, 100 IM, men’s 4×50 free relay, men’s 4×100 men’s relay, men’s 4×50 medley relay, and mixed 4×50 free relay. His 100 IM record is also a World Record.

Caeleb Dressel, the number six seed, led the morning’s qualifiers into the semi-finals of the men’s 100 free with 47.32, taking .48 off his seed time of 47.90. 16th place went to Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter with 48.77.

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PAC12BACKER
5 years ago

The Russians still doping?

swimswaming
5 years ago

I never have seen someone like this!
Such a talent, so many opportunities but always something happens.
Or false start, or is not qualified from prelims. Normally there were more than 2 Russians and he got the 3rd in prelims even if the time was enough.
Is it a nervous problem? mental strength missing?
He was so many times not qualified after prelims that he already should know that he can not take it easy! Same error, every year.

Never witness such an incredible talent underperform so consistently like this!

Texas Tap Water
5 years ago

“a World Champion in the 100 free”

When was this?

Can’t be LCM.

Definitely Not Sun Yang
Reply to  Texas Tap Water
5 years ago

2012 sc worlds

Luigi
5 years ago

He has always been inconsistent in the 100 free LC

Jiggs
5 years ago

more time to chill

Swimfan
5 years ago

His stroke looks weak I’m guessing the same for the 50 free as well

Rusfed
5 years ago

I’m pretty sure the tournament is the last big one he could manage to qualify for.

Daden
5 years ago

My guess is that it’s for mixed medley tonight: he and Minakov will be two male legs of it, Minakov splitting 50.93 this morning. Again, looking at the field, Morozov’s chances to medal in 100 free are very slim.

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