Worldwide: Manaudou announces color, simply Ledecky title – Eurosport.fr

6:11 p.m.: The world champion France !!!!!!

         Exceptional tricolor relay !!! The French keep their title 4X100m freestyle in 3’10”74 the price of a nice final struggle with Russia (3’11”19) second ahead of Italy (3’12”53)! Mehdy Metella, Florent Manaudou, Fabien Gilot and Jeremy Stravius ​​bring France its first gold medal in the basin, in these Worlds!
       

         
            To read – The Blues are insatiable!
       

5:54 p.m.: The Australian titrated on 4X100m

         Well ahead from halfway, Australia, titled the London Olympics, is world champion of women’s 4X100m relay (3’31”48) before the Netherlands (3’33”67 ) and the US (3’34”61). Represented by Bonnet, Gastaldello, Axe and Satamans, France finishes eighth and final (3’38”46).
       

17h45: Peaty mercilessly

         In 58”18, Briton Adam Peaty drove by his world record (57”92) in the semifinals of the 100m breaststroke. New record for championships, he will be favorite to win Monday, at age 20, his first world title.
       

5:32 p.m.: No world record for Ledecky but gold

         She left no doubt too quickly. Ahead of his world record 300 meters up, Katie Ledecky then weakened to fail to 78/100 of its brand. No problem, the American 18 retains his world title on the 400 m freestyle! And still beats the championships record (3’59”13). The others are far away. Dutchwoman Sharon Van Rouwendaal (4’03”02) takes the money and Australian Jessica Ashwood bronze (4’03”34).
       

17:15 Impressive Manaudou equaling the record of France

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         Superb demonstration Florent Manaudou in the semifinals of the 50m butterfly! The French set the fastest time and equal the record of France (22”84) held by Frederick Bousquet when. Best time qualified it arises grand favorite for the final, scheduled for tomorrow. In the other half, the Brazilian Santos had won narrowly (23”05) Hungarian Laszlo Cseh before the (23”06). Final qualifier, the former double world champion Cesar Cielo qualifies for one hundredth.
       

5:05 p.m.: Hosszu will offer the European record 200m medley 4

         Best time of the semifinals, the Hungarian Katinka Hosszu broke the European record (2’06”84) 200m medley 4. Place now the semis of the 50m butterfly. Florent Manaudou, the fastest in series, is in the second run.
       

4:50 p.m. Yang headlined 400m

         Not surprisingly, Sun Yang has retained its title of world champion in the 400m freestyle. After following the wake of the British James Guy, slightly ahead of the world record down to 300 meters, the Chinese did speak his speed to win by a large margin. He won the first gold medal of the World Championships by winning 3’42”58 (best time of the year) in front of Guy (3’43”75) and Canadian James Cochrane (3’44 ‘ ’59).
       

4:41 p.m.: World record for Sjostrom

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         The session of the afternoon on hand with a bang! In the second semifinal of the 100 butterfly, the Swedish Sarah Sjostrom has just beaten the world record (55”74). The previous mark belonged to the American Dana Vollmer (55”98). Sjostrom, the reigning European champion, obviously the best time qualified for the final. No French was present in half.