Grousset’s beautiful evening with the money in his pocket

20:05 – Summary of the evening

It was a historic evening in Budapest this Saturday. The queen of these short course world championships in Budapest, Gretchen Wlash, broke a seventh world record this week individually and won a logical gold medal in the women’s 50m freestyle (52″71) in the first race. And one world record hides another in the process. In the final of the 100m butterfly where Maxime Grousset is, Noe Ponti beats Caleb Dressel’s record (47″71) and is ahead of him. Frenchman who won the fourth French medal of these Worlds, the third in silver. Entered in the semi-final of the 50m freestyle, the Frenchwoman Mélanie Henique hit a step too high and stopped in the semi-final with the 9th time (23″89). It must be said that the competition was much too tough then that a certain Gretchen Walsh achieved her eighth world record this week in the other half She will be imitated immediately after by Jordan Crooks The swimmer from the Cayman Islands becomes the. first man to go under 20 seconds in 50m freestyle He achieved a new world record with an incredible time of 19.90 in the same half as Maxime Grousset who qualified for the final with the sixth time. And the records don’t stop there. Indeed, Canadian Summer Mcintosh is doing very well by improving the world record in the 400m medley by three seconds. It will be the last of an evening already engraved in the history of swimming before a final day this Sunday.

19:55 – France loses a place

After the evening finals in these short course swimming world championships, the French delegation slipped to 12th place despite Maxime Grousset’s silver medal. A gold medal is still missing to push the Blues into the top 10. They collected three silver charms and one bronze.

7:45 p.m. – The program for this Sunday morning

This Sunday will mark the last day of these short course swimming world championships. On to the series. Frenchman Roman Fuchs will be lined up in the fifth heat of the 200m freestyle at 9:35 a.m. Pauline Mahieu will succeed her in the fifth series of the women’s 200m backstroke at 10:03 a.m. For the men, Antoine Herlem and Mewem Tomac will also be present in this discipline and they will start in the same series at 10:16 a.m. The morning will end with the men’s 4X100m medley relay with the French team which will start in the fourth series at 10:58 a.m.

7:35 p.m. – End of racing

This evening of the short course swimming world championships ends after this Russian coronation in the 4X100m medley. World records fell again this evening.

19:30 – Russia resists!!

By eight hundredths, the Russians are world champions in the 4X100m mixed medley. Jack Alexy had made a great comeback but that was not enough for the Americans who left with the silver medal. Canada completes the podium.

19:27 – Russia in the lead

The Russians sent the two swimmers first and logically have a comfortable lead but the strategies are rather different among the other opponents and the United States can catch up.

7:22 p.m. – Time for the last final of the day!

The swimmers enter the arena. The 4X100m medley final will begin after the presentation of the eight nations entered in this race.

19:19 – A ceremony before the last final

The winners of the 400m medley receive their medals in these short course swimming world championships before the last final of the evening. This will be the mixed 4X100m medley relay.

19:16 – The final ranking of the 800m

With his time, Sarkany secures first place in the 800m freestyle. On the other hand, Ahmad Jaouadi’s time dropped him to third place behind the German Florian Wellbrock who had achieved a better time during one of the “slow” series of this final. Frenchman Damien Joly finished in 14th place.

19:13 – Sarkany very moved

At 21 years old, the Hungarian seems to have difficulty achieving. He won the first title for Hungary in these short course swimming world championships. “I’m so surprised. I didn’t think I would be able to do this in front of this incredible audience. I want to thank my family, my parents and everyone who supported me during these difficult years. It’s so new everything that I ‘coming,’ said the 800m freestyle world champion.

19:09 – Sarkany wins at home!

The public is on fire in Budapest when Zalan Sarkany becomes world champion in the 800m freestyle. He set a time of 7’30″56 ahead of Tunisian Ahmed Jaouadi and Italian Luca De Tullio.

19:06 – Change of leader

In the men’s 800m freestyle final, Jaouadi began to break down and saw the Hungarian Sarkany steal first place from him halfway through the race.

19:03 – Jaouadi takes control

The Tunisian got off to a strong start in this 800m freestyle final. He leads the race at the 200m mark.

7:00 p.m. – The men’s 800m freestyle final

This is the penultimate race of this evening. Eight swimmers will compete for medals in this 800m freestyle final.

18:56 – Borodin s’impose !

The Russian is world champion in the men’s 400m medley. He is ahead of the American Carson Foster and the Italian Alberto RazzettI. No world record this time. Back on earth after a series of crazy performances in these short course swimming world championships.