Sates-sen-tional Finish | Matthew Sates Reels in Fast-Starting Trenton Julian in Men's 200m Fly Final

Sates closes Saturday night on a high, with the South African picking up his second win of the night to run his career World Cup win tally to 22. 

Said Sates: "Strangely, the 200 fly went better than my first race tonight.  I haven't raced in a while and I guess my body wasn’t fully ready for the 200 IM. I may have eased up a bit.  But I felt great for the 200 fly. I knew that I had only one strong 50 in me and I saved it for the finish."

Results

1. Matthew Sates (RSA) - 1:55.87 
2. Trenton Julien (USA) - 1:56.53
3. Takumi Terada (JPN) - 1:57.03

Youth is Served; Estonia's Eneli Jefimova Wins Women's 100m Breaststroke

"I was pleased to have won and I am happy with my time," the 16-year-old from Tatru said in her post-race interview. "I was almost the same as my times at World Juniors a month ago. The women in the race were very strong and they pushed me."

Results

1. Eneli Jefimova (EST) - 1:06.50
2. En Yi Letitia Sim (SGP) - 1:06.86
3. Dominika Sztandera (POL) - 1:07.01

"Sub-48 is pretty good." - Italy's Ceccon Swims Away With Men's 100m Free Win With His 47.87

"I knew I had to be ready to get out fast," added Ceccon. "Backstroke will always be my first priority and then freestyle and finally butterfly."

Results

1. Thomas Ceccon (ITA) - 47.87
2. Zac Incerti (AUS) - 48.55
3. Dylan Carter (TTO) - 48.73

Sjostrom Needed A World Cup-Record Performance to Win the Women's 50m Fly. She Got it. 

Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom executed her swim down the stretch to surpass China's Zhang Yufei, stopping the clock in 25.06. Both Sjostrom and Zhang bettered the previous World Cup best of 25.22, a record that the Swede set in Doha in 2018. 

Said Sjostrom: 

"I didn’t expect it to be that fast.  I am here without my coach, but I have done this enough to know how to prepare.

Results

1. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) - 25.06
2. Zhang Yufei (CHN) - 25.14
3. Torri Huske (USA) - 25.85

Qin Does It Again | Another Swim, Another World Cup Record

China's Qin Haiyang set his fourth World Cup Record here in Berlin (2 in the Heats, now 2 in the Finals), winning the Men's 50m in 26.29. 

Qin: "I am tired, but I feel very lucky to have won this race.  I would like to return to the podium and to win all three of the breaststroke races."

"This season's going to be epic." - Peaty on coming back to racing and the level in the men's breaststroke right now. 

Results

1. Qin Haiyang (CHN) - 26.29 World Cup Record
2. Arno Kamminga (NED) - 26.97
3. Adam Peaty (GBR) - 26.98

Kaylee McKeown Wins Women's 100m Back Going Away; Not Far Off Her World Record With Sub-58

In the Kaylee vs Kylie backstroke rivalry, it was the World Record holder from Australia that left no doubt who was the best this Saturday night. McKeown swam to a new World Cup Record time of 57.95, erasing the 58.34 that her countrymate Emily Seebohm swam back in 2015 in Doha. 

Results

1. Kaylee McKeown (AUS) - 57.95 World Cup Record
2. Kylie Masse (CAN) - 1:00.02
3. Ingrid Wilm (CAN) - 1:00.41

Riding a Stellar Breaststroke Leg, Matthew Sates Takes Men's 200m IM in 1:58.01

Results

1. Matthew Sates (RSA) - 1:58.01
2. Danas Rapsys (LTU) - 1:59.69
3. Kieran Smith (USA) - 2:00.07 

Another Swimming World Cup Record Bites the Dust | HKG's Siobhan Haughey Wins Women's 200m Free

Haughey says she's "pretty okay with her time" but that she "hopes to do better as the World Cup tour continues." She eclipses Katinka Hosszu's previous World Cup Record of 1:55.41 with her 1:55.1.

Results

1. Siobhan Haughey (HKG) - 1:55.1
2. Erika Fairweather (NZL) - 1:56.11
3. Lani Pallister (AUS) - 1:56.50

USA's Michael Andrew Picks up Win No.2 in Berlin

Three-in-a-row for the Americans to start Saturday night. 

Andrew Says: 

Results

1. Michael Andrew (USA) - 24.47
2. Isaac Cooper (AUS) - 24.57
3. Ksawery Masiuk (POL) - 25:09

American Déjà rêvé| USA's Charlie Clark wins 1500m Free in 14:59.21

Just like in the first event of the night, an American open water and pool swimmer takes the second event of the night. Clark held off a fast-closing Sven Schwarz to earn his first-ever Swimming World Cup career win.

Tonight was just Clark's second international medal, following his bronze medal-winning 1500m free performance in last year's Swimming World Cup event in Indianapolis, Indiana (USA). That one came in the short course 25m pool and this one in long course.  

Clark Says: 

"That felt pretty good.  I am still learning a little bit and trying to get some experience.  I went out faster and pushed it a little bit; sometimes I get lost.  I am very happy with this time."   

Added Clark: "I have been back in the water with my Ohio State teammates during the last week of August and we have put in a bit of work before I left for Berlin."

Results

1. Charlie Clark (USA) - 14:59.21
2. Sven Schwarz (GER) - 15:01.17
3. Victor Johansson (SWE) - 15:04.22

 

Katie Takes It | Women's 400m IM in 4:37.2

The 17-year-old Las Vegas, USA native will take the win, but didn't sound the most enthusiastic about her swim: 

Results

1. Kate Grimes (USA) - 4:37.2
2. Agewa Tanigawa (JPN) - 4:42.73
3. Boglarka Kapas (HUN) - 4:45.17

First Up | Women's 400m IM (Fastest Heat)

Could it be Grimes Time? Her PR coming in is 4:31.41. The Swimming World Cup record in this event is 4:32.30 by Katinka Hoksszu. Can the American add another record to her career accomplishments? It will be a tall task, but not out of the realm of possibilities for the junior swimmer.  

Talking about World Cup Records, China's Qin Haiyang set another this morning in the Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats with his 26.30. Look for him to better this again tonight in the finals. 

Overall Series Standings from Day 1

Men's Overall - Top 3 Events From Each SWC23 Tour Stop

1. Michael Andrew (USA) - 35.2 points (Two Events)
2. Qin Haiyang (CHN) - 19.5 points (One Event)
3. Danas Rapsys (LTU) - 19.3 points (One Event)

Men's Overall - Top 3 Events From Each SWC23 Tour Stop

1. Kaylee McKeown (AUS) - 19.7 points (One Event)
2. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) - 19.6 points (One Event)
3. Erika Fairweather (NZL) - 

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Saturday Scenes 

Some choice shots from Jo Kleindl before the evening finals get underway here in Berlin. 

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