DAY ONE FINALS: Sjöström Smashes 100m Free WR With 51.71

Live updates and results from day two finals Sunday at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Swimming events are men 400m freestyle, women 100m butterfly, men 50m butterfly, women 400m freestyle, men 100m breaststroke, women 200m individ

Jul 23, 2017 by Maclin Simpson

DAY ONE FINALS: Sjöström Smashes 100m Free WR With 51.71

2017 FINA World Championships

July 23-30, 2017
Budapest, Hungary
Dagály Aquatics Arena
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If day one finals Sunday night were any indication, then the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, are going to be a wild eight-day ride. While there were many incredible performances, Sweden's Sarah Sjöström took the cake. Sjöström obliterated the world record in the 100m freestyle with a 51.71 -- becoming the first woman ever under the 52-second barrier.

Team USA put up a strong performance as well -- with a 1-2 punch from Katie Ledecky and Leah Smith in the 400m freestyle, wins in both 4x100m freestyle relays in exhilarating fashion, and five new American records as well from Kevin Cordes (58.64 100m breaststroke), Caeleb Dressel (22.76 50m butterfly), Caeleb Dressel (47.26 100m freestyle relay leadoff), Mallory Comerford (52.59 100m freestyle relay leadoff), and the women's 4x100m freestyle relay who posted a 3:31.72.

Men 400m Freestyle -- FINAL

World Record: 3:40.07 -- Paul Biedermann (Germany), 2009
Championship Record: 3:40.07 -- Paul Biedermann (Germany), 2009
World Junior Record: 3:44.60 -- Mack Horton (Austria), 2014
American Record: 3:42.79 -- Larsen Jensen (USA), 2008

1.) Sun Yang (China) -- 3:41.38
2.) Mack Horton (Australia) -- 3:43.85
3.) Gabrielle Detti (Italy) -- 3:43.93
4.) Park Taehwan (South Korea) -- 3:44.38
5.) Felix Auboeck (Austria) -- 3:45.21
6.) James Guy (Great Britain) -- 3:45.38
7.) Zane Grothe (USA) -- 3:45.86
8.) David McKeon (Australia) -- 3:46.27

Sun Yang of China took control at the 200m mark with a 1:50.87, flipping under world record pace, and never looked back. At the 300m mark, Sun was only 0.01 off Paul Biedermann's world record pace; however, Biedermann had an unbelievable final 100 meters in Rome back in 2009 to break that record. Sun made easy work of an absolutely loaded field, dropping a 3:41.38 for the win. 2016 Olympic champion Mack Horton of Australia took the silver in 3:43.85 and Italy's Gabrielle Detti snagged bronze in 3:43.93.

Women 100m Butterfly -- SEMIFINALS

World Record: 55.48 -- Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden), 2016
Championship Record: 55.64 -- Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden), 2015
World Junior Record: 56.46 -- Penny Oleksiak (Canada), 2016
American Record: 55.98 -- Dana Vollmer (USA), 2012

1.) Sarah Sjöström (Sweden) -- 55.77 (Q)
2.) Emma McKeon (Australia) -- 56.23 (Q)
3.) Kelsi Worrell (USA) -- 56.74 (Q)
4.) Rikako Ikee (Japan) -- 56.89 (Q)
5.) Penny Oleksiak (Canada) -- 57.07 (Q)
6.) Sehyeon An (South Korea) -- 57.15 (Q)
7.) Yufei Zhang (China) -- 57.29 (Q)
8.) Svetlana Chimrova (Russa) -- 57.64 (Q)

As expected, Sweden's Sarah Sjöström led the charge through the semifinals with a swift 55.77 -- just three tenths off her own world record and one one-hundredth off her best time this season. Equally as impressive, Emma McKeon of Australia gave her a run for her money -- posting a very fast 56.23 to take the second seed going into Monday night's final. Kelsi Worrell of the United States added a few tenths from her 56.44 prelims swim and will be the third seed heading into the final.

Men 50m Butterfly -- SEMIFINALS

World Record: 22.43 -- Rafael Munoz Perez (Spain), 2009
Championship Record: 22.67 -- Milorad Cavic (Serbia), 2009
World Junior Record: 23.39 -- Li Zhuhao (China), 2015
American Record: 22.76 -- Caeleb Dressel (USA), 2017

1.) Caeleb Dressel (USA) -- 22.76 (American Record) (Q)
2.) Andrii Govorov (Ukraine) -- 22.77 (Q)
3.) Nicholas Santos (Brazil) -- 22.84 (Q)
4.) Ben Proud (Great Britain) -- 22.92 (Q)
5.) Joseph Schooling (Singapore) -- 22.93 (Q)
6.) Henrique Martins (Brazil) -- 23.13 (Q)
7.) Tim Phillips (USA) -- 23.25 (Q)
8.) Andrii Khloptsov (Ukraine) -- 22.31 (Q)

Five guys under 23 seconds in the semifinals? Sheesh... Caeleb Dressel of the United States led the pack with a very fast 22.76 -- breaking the eight-year-old American record of 22.91 and scaring the championship record as well. Just one one-hundredth behind was Ukraine's Andrii Govorov in 22.77. The ageless wonder from Brazil, Nicholas Santos, will be the third seed for Monday's final thanks to his 22.84. Ben Proud (22.92) and Joseph Schooling (22.93) are fourth and fifth, respectively.

Women 400m Freestyle -- FINAL

World Record: 3:56.46 -- Katie Ledecky (USA), 2016
Championship Record: 3:58.34 -- Katie Ledecky (USA), 2017
World Junior Record: 3:58.37 -- Katie Ledecky (USA), 2014
American Record: 3:56.46 -- Katie Ledecky (USA), 2016

1.) Katie Ledecky (USA) -- 3:58.34 (Championship Record)
2.) Leah Smith (USA) -- 4:01.54
3.) Li Bingjie (China) -- 4:03.25
4.) Ariarne Titmus (Australia) -- 4:04.26
5.) Boglarka Kapas (Hungary) -- 4:04.77
6.) Ajna Kesely (Hungary) -- 4:05.75
7.) Yuhan Zhang (China) -- 4:06.03
8.) Veronika Popova (Russia) -- 4:07.59

Katie Ledecky was off her own world record pace from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, but she still remained unchallenged in the 400m freestyle. Ledecky broke her own championship record with a quick 3:58.34 -- proving she can break four minutes whenever she wants to. Just like in 2016, Ledecky stood on the podium with her teammate Leah Smith who touched second in 4:01.54. Li Bingjie of China rounded out the podium in 4:03.25.

Men 100m Breaststroke -- SEMIFINALS

World Record: 57.13 -- Adam Peaty (Great Britain), 2016
Championship Record: 57.75 -- Adam Peaty (Great Britain), 2017
World Junior Record: 59.33 -- Nicolo Martinenghi (Italy), 2017
American Record: 58.74 -- Kevin Cordes (USA), 2017

1.) Adam Peaty (Great Britain) -- 57.75 (Championship Record)
2.) Kevin Cordes (USA) -- 58.64 (Q) (American Record)
3.) Cody Miller (USA) -- 59.08 (Q)
4.) Andrius Sidlauskas (Lithuania) -- 59.12 (Q)
5.) Zibei Yan (China) -- 59.15 (Q)
6.) Yasuhiro Koseki (Japan) -- 59.18 (Q)
7.) Ross Murdoch (Great Britain) -- 59.23 (Q)
8.) Kirill Prigoda (Russia) -- 59.24 (Q)

Adam Peaty is in a world of his own when it comes to the 100m breaststroke. Peaty lowered his own championship record with a very fast 57.75 thanks to a blazing 26.60 opening 50 meters -- 0.01 under his world record pace. He didn't go without a fight, though. Kevin Cordes of the United States also lowered his own American record set just last month, dropping a quick 58.64. Cody Miller -- who held the American record prior to Cordes -- will be the third seed going into Monday night's final with a 59.08.

Women 200m IM -- SEMIFINALS

World Record: 2:06.12 -- Katinka Hosszu (Hungary), 2015
Championship Record: 2:06.12 -- Katinka Hosszu (Hungary), 2015
World Junior Record: 2:09.98 -- Rikako Ikee (Japan), 2017
American Record: 2:06.15 -- Ariana Kukors (USA), 2009

1.) Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) -- 2:07.14 (Q)
2.) Melanie Margalis (USA) -- 2:08.70 (Q)
3.) Sydney Pickrem (Canada) -- 2:09.17 (Q)
4.) Siobhan Marie-O'Connor (Great Britain) -- 2:09.72 (Q)
5.) Seoyeong Kim (South Korea) -- 2:09.86 (Q)
6.) Madisyn Cox (USA) -- 2:09.97 (Q)
7.) Runa Imai (Japan) -- 2:10.15 (Q
8.) Yui Ohashi (Japan) -- 2:10.45 (Q)

With the support of a near-deafening home crowd, Hungary's Katinka Hosszu blazed her way through the semifinals in 2:07.14 to take the top seed going into Monday night's final. Melanie Margalis of the United States pushed the Iron Lady hard coming home on the freestyle leg and snagged the second seed with a 2:08.70 -- a personal best. Canada's Sydney Pickrem rounded out the top three in 2:09.17 and will have lane six in tomorrow night's final. Can Hosszu break her own world record in front of the swimming-crazed Hungarian fans? It will be a spectacle either way; that's for sure.

Men 4x100m Freestyle Relay -- FINAL

World Record: 3:08.24 -- USA, 2008
Championship Record: 3:09.21 -- USA, 2009
American Record: 3:08.24 -- USA, 2008

1.) USA -- 3:10.06
2.) Brazil -- 3:10.34
3.) Hungary -- 3:11.99
4.) Russia -- 3:12.58
5.) Japan -- 3:13.65
6.) Canada -- 3:15.25
**Italy -- disqualified**
**Australia -- disqualified**

CAELEB DRESSEL. Dressel blasted the leadoff leg, flipping at an unfathomable 22.29 at the 50 meter mark and touching first in 47.26 to break David Walters' 2009 American record of 47.33. Townley Haas and Blake Pieroni held on the the lead for the Americans -- but not with ease as Brazil's Marcelo Chierighini dropped a 46.85 on the second leg -- leaving veteran Nathan Adrian in a heated battle with the Brazilians. Coming home the final 50 meters Adrian and Bruno Fratus of Brazil were gridlocked, but Adrian went to his trademark straight arm technique the final 10 meters and got his hand on the wall first. USA claimed the gold in 3:10.06 and Brazil touched for silver in 3:10.34. In a crazy finish, home country Hungary got their hand on the wall for the bronze in 3:11.99 thanks to a massive 47.21 anchor leg from Richard Bohus.

Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay -- FINAL

World Record: 3:30.65 -- Australia, 2016
Championship Record: 3:31.48 -- Australia, 2015
American Record: 3:31.72 -- USA, 2017

1.) USA -- 3:31.72 (American Record)
3.) Australia -- 3:32.01
3.) Netherlands -- 3:32.64
4.) Canada -- 3:33.88
5.) Sweden -- 3:33.94
6.) China -- 3:36.49
7.) Japan -- 3:38.24
8.) Denmark -- 3:38.86

What in the world just happened? Sarah Sjöström of Sweden led off in 51.71 -- A NEW WORLD RECORD AND FIRST WOMAN TO EVER BREAK 52. Mallory Comerford led off in 52.59 for the United States -- a new American record. After that, it became a fierce battle between the United States and Australia -- mixed with the Netherlands -- as Sweden did not have the back half to match their front.

With 100 meters to go, USA and Australia dove in just 14 one-hundredths of a second apart (2:39.58 to 2:39.72). In the end, co-Olympic champ from 2016 in the 100m freestyle, Simone Manuel (52.14), was able to hold off the hot hand from Australia -- Emma McKeon (52.29) -- to claim victory for the stars and stripes in American record-setting fashion with a 3:31.72. Australia grabbed the silver in 3:32.01 and the Netherlands snagged the bronze in 3:32.64.

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