Tag: Budapest 2017
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Recap Day 13 #FINABudapest2017
The 13th day of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest was full of tension! On day 4 of swimming there was a double gold for Italy and a double deception for Ledecky and Sun. In addition the USA and Spain qualified the women’s water polo final.
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Pellegrini beats Ledecky in 200m free | Samsung Play of the Day | #FINABudapest2017
After 12 “golden†races since Katie Ledecky first participation in 2013, the US star could not make the 13th consecutive success and lost her first event in the Worlds, the 200m free. The winner, Italy’s Federica Pellegrini, definitively became a legend in the pool, after getting her seventh consecutive medal in this event, since 2005!
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Recap Day 12 #FINABudapest2017
Day 12 of the 17th FINA World Championships was the day of the World Records! Adam Peaty became the first one who ever swam the 50m breast in less than 26 seconds, Kylie Masse set a new World Record in the women’s 100m backstroke while Lily King shone in the women’s 100m breast, also with…
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3 World Records on one day! | Samsung Play of the Day | #FINABudapest2017
What do Adam Peaty (GBR), Kylie Masse (CAN) and Lilly King have in common? Yes, they are all successful swimmers but all of them set a new World Record on day 3 of Swimming at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest!
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Recap Day 11 #FINABudapest2017
The 11th day of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest was full of excitement! Great Britain had a memorable day in the second swimming finals’ session winning two gold medals. Sarah Sjostrom, from Sweden, was the favorite for victory and she didn’t disappoint, touching home for gold in 55.53, a new Championships Record.
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Katinka Hosszú wins Gold at home | Samsung Play of the Day | #FINABudapest2017
The swimming “Iron Lady” Katinka Hosszú won gold in front of her home crowd fans, with her third straight 200 IM World Title on the second night of the Finals at the World Championships in Budapest!
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Recap Day 10 #FINABudapest2017
On day 10 of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, on the first day of the swimming competition Sun Yang (CHN) and Katie Ledecky (USA) received their third consecutive titles in the event. The Netherlands water polo team fell to Russia, who advanced to the quarterfinals and Australia defeated Brasil to advance.
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Ledecky shines in the 400m free & grabbed new record | Samsung Play of the Day | #FINABudapest2017
Katie Ledecky (USA) grabbed 2 GOLDS last night and she had already started the morning with a Championship Record in the 400m Freestyle! Later on, she would break her own time and smashed a new Championship Record (the 2nd in 1 day) and the GOLD medal in the same event. Her second GOLD arrived in…
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Recap Day 9 #FINABudapest2017
On day 9 of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Tom Daley triumphs over Chinese Olympic champion Chen in epic duel on the 10m. Team China wins first gold in Free Combination, Russian mixed duet back on top in synchro, and Dutch tipped out in waterpolo.