FINA Swimming World Championships 2014 Results: Winners, Medal Count, Standings
The 12th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 metres) got underway Wednesday in Doha with the 2014 edition welcoming athletes from 160 different countries.
The five-day event—which takes place in even years—sees 46 events contested, with individual medals up for grabs, as well as 12 relays.
High-profile swimming figures such as Chad le Clos and Ryan Lochte will be competing in Qatar as each competitor looks to claim gold.
Read on for daily results from Doha as well as updated medal counts and standings.
Daily Results
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Sunday Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women's Freestyle 4x50m | Netherlands | United States | Denmark |
| Men's Freestyle 100m | Cesar Cielho Filho (BRA) | Florent Manudou (FRA) | Danila Izotov (RUS) |
| Women's Backstroke 50m | Etiene Medeiros (BRA) | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) |
| Men's Backstroke 200m | Radoslaw Kawecki (POL) | Ryan Lochte (USA) | Mitch Larkin (AUS) |
| Women's Breaststroke 200m | Kanako Watanabe (JPN) | KANETO Rie (JPN) | Rikke Moller Pedersen (DEN) |
| Men's Medley 100m | Markus Deibler (GER) | Vladimir Morozov (RUS) | Ryan Lochte (USA) |
| Women's Butterfly 100m | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) | Ying Lu (CHN) | Jeanette Ottesen (Den) |
| Men's Breaststroke 50m | Felipe Franca Silva (BRA) | Adam Peaty (GBR) | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) |
| Women's Freestyle 50m | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | Bronte Campbell (AUS) | Dorothea Brandt (GER) |
| Men's Butterfly 200m | Chad Le Clos (RSA) | Daiya Seto (JPN) | Pawel Korzeniowski (POL) |
| Men's Freestyle 1500m | Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | Ryan Cochrane (CAN) |
| Women's Freestyle 200m | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | Femke Heemskerk (NED) |
| Men's Medley 4x100m | Brazil | United States | France |
| Women's Medley 4x100m | Denmark | Australia | Japan |
Saturday Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's 4x50m Free | Russia | United States | Italy |
| Women's 100m Breast | Alia Atkinson (JAM) | Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) | Moniek Nijhuis (NED) |
| Men's 50m Back | Florent Manaudou (FRA) | Eugene Godsoe (USA) | Stanislav Donetc (RUS) |
| Men's 50m Fly | Chad Le Clos (RSA) | Nicholas Santos (BRA) | Andrii Govorov (UKR) |
| Women's 200m Medley | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | Siobhan-Maria O'Connor (GBR) | Melanie Margalis (USA) |
| Mixed 4x50m Free | United States | Russia | Brazil |
Friday Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women's Medley 4x50m | Denmark | United States | France |
| Women's Freestyle 100m | Femke Heemskerk (NED) | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) |
| Women's Backstroke 200m | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | Sayaka Akase (JPN) |
| Men's Breaststroke 200m | Daniel Gyurta (HUN) | Marco Koch (GER) | Kirill Prigoda (RUS) |
| Women's Butterfly 50m | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) | Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) | Inge Dekker (NED) |
| Men's Freestyle 400m | Peter Bernek (HUN) | James Guy (GBR) | Velimir Stjepanovic (SRB) |
| Women's Medley 100m | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (GBR) | Emily Seebohm (AUS) |
| Men's Freestyle 50m | Florent Manaudou (FRA) | Marco Orsi (ITA) | Cesar Cielo Filho (BRA) |
| Women's Freestyle 400m | Mireya Belmonte Garcia (ESP) | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | Yufei Zhang (CHN) |
| Men's Medley 200m | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | Ryan Lochte (USA) | Daya Seito (JPN) |
| Women's Freestyle 4x100m | Netherlands | United States | Italy |
Thursday Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's 4x50m Medley | Brazil | France | USA |
| Men's 400m Individual Medley | Daiya Seto (JPN) | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | David Verraszto(HUN) |
| Women's 50m Breaststroke | Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) | Alia Atkinson (JAM) | Moniek Nijhuis (NED) |
| Men's 100m Backstroke | James Mitchell Larkin (AUS) | Radoslaw Kawecki (POL) | Ryosuke Irie (JPN) |
| Women's 100m Backstroke | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | Daryna Zevina (UKR) |
| Men's 100m Breaststroke | Felipe Franca Silva (BRA) | Adam Peaty (GBR) | Giacomo Perez d' Ortona (FRA) |
| Men's 100 M Butterfly | Chad le Clos (RSA) | Tom Shields (USA) | Tomasso D'Orsonga (AUS) |
| Men's 4x200m Freestyle | Tyler Clary (USA) | Italy | Russia |
| Mixed 4x50m Medley | Brazil | Great Britain | Italy |
| Women's 800m Freestyle | Mireya Belmonte Garcia (ESP) | Jaz Carlin (GBR) | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) |
Wednesday Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's Freestyle 200M | Chad le Clos (RSA) | Danila Izotov (RUS) | Ryan Lochte (USA) |
| Women's Butterfly 200M | Mireya Belmonte Garcia (ESP) | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | Franziska Hentke (GER) |
| Women's Medley 400M | Mireya Belmonte Garcia (ESP) | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | Hannah Miley (GBR) |
| Men's Freestyle 4x100M | France | Russia | USA |
| Women's Freestyle 4x200M | Netherlands | China | Australia |
Courtesy of Doha 2014
Updated Medal Count, Standings
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Medal Table
| Pos. | Nation | G | S | B | Total |
| 1. | HUN | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2. | ESP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3. | NED | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4. | BRA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5. | FRA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6. | RSA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7. | USA | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 8. | JPN | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9. | RUS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 10. | AUS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Courtesy of FINA.org
Day 5 Recap
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The final day of the 2014 world short course championships continued in the same vein as the previous four days, as more records fell and more history was made in Doha.
The star of the show on the final day was Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom. She showcased a staggering versatility and fortitude during the final session of the championships to take two more gold medals in both the 100m Butterfly and the 200m Freestyle. The coupe de grace on here evening being a world record in each of those wins.
Brazil's Etiene Medeiros (50m Backstroke) and Germany's Markus Deibler (100m Medley) also set world records in their respective races on the final night of the championships.
The men's 1500m churned out a somewhat surprising winner, as Gregorio Paltrinieri surged away from crowd favourite Oussama Mellouli to become the first Italian winner of the 1500m Freestyle in short course history, winning in a championship record time.
Elsewhere, popular South African Chad le Clos picked up his third gold medal of the championships. He won the 200m Butterfly on the final day, capping off an astounding dominance of the Butterfly discipline, as noted here by Swim South Africa:
"Congratulations to @chadleclos first athlete to win all three #fly events at a single World championship Short Course 50m, 100m, 200m fly
— SSA (@SwimSouthAfrica) December 7, 2014"
Le Clos has thrilled crowds throughout the competition with his performances, so it was little surprise that the tournament organisers named him as the best male athlete at the championships:
".@SwimSouthAfrica's @chadleclos captivated crowds as he was named this year's #FINA2014Doha Men's World Champion pic.twitter.com/ftgBj2uChX
— FINA 2014 Doha (@FINA2014Doha) December 7, 2014"
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu, who broke a whopping four world records at these championships, picked up the women's award:
"Its no surprise that the #ironlady herself @HosszuKatinka is named this year's female World Champion at #FINA2014DOHA pic.twitter.com/dVbxLbriLv
— FINA 2014 Doha (@FINA2014Doha) December 7, 2014"
After a difficult start to the championships, the United States won the team award after finishing with
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Day 4 Recap
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Only six finals took place during Saturday's action, a setup day for the final day of competition on Sunday. That didn't stop the athletes from putting together several more record-setting performances, however, while some swimming history was made as well.
Jamaica's Alia Atkinson won the women's 100 metres breaststroke in a record time of 1:02.36, becoming the first black woman to win a world title in the sport's history, as reported by Team Jamaica.
She spoke to the FINA camera's after the final, an interview you can access by clicking here.
Katinka Hosszu grabbed her fourth gold medal in as many days, setting a new world record in the women's 200 metres medley in the process. Her time of 2:01.86 was over four seconds faster than the rest of the pack, as Hosszu is quickly becoming the star of the event.
Russia grabbed the gold in the men's 4x50 metres freestyle earlier in the day but the USA got their revenge in the mixed 4x50 metres, edging Russia for the gold in 1:28.57.
Britain's Adam Peaty has enjoyed a breakout year in 2014 and is the grand favourite for Sunday's final of the 50 metres breaststroke, setting a new world record with a time of 25.75 on Saturday.
Crowd favourite Chad Le Clos grabbed his third gold medal of the tournament in the 50 metres butterfly, as the South African was the only man capable of diving under the magic 22-second mark, finishing in 21.95.
Sunday's grand finale will see a total of 14 gold medals awarded, giving some of the top nations in the world one last chance to overtake Hungary on the medal table.
Day 3 Recap
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World Records continued to tumble on Day 3 of the FINA Swimming World Championships, as the history books were re-written a staggering five times. That haul included two in one night for Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu, who was the undoubted star of the show.
The 25-year-old dazzled the Doha crowd with two supreme displays, becoming the first woman ever to break the two-minute barrier for 200m Backstroke. But she wasn't done there, as just five events later she was back in the pool, this time setting the fastest ever mark in the 100m Individual Medley.
Missy Franklin, the previous record holder in the Backstroke event, was quick to pay tribute to the new record holder:
"“@swimswamnews: Katinka Hosszu, 1st woman under 2 minutes in 200 back! Breaks Missy Franklin's World Record! #doha2014” WOW! Huge congrats!
— Missy Franklin (@FranklinMissy) December 5, 2014"
Elsewhere, a world record was set in one of the premier events on the calendar, the 50m Freestyle. And it was Florent Manaudou who became the fasted man in water, storming away to take victory in a scintillating time of 20.26 seconds. It was very much a case of "blink and you'll miss it", but here's how the Frenchman better the previous mark:
Needless to say, he looked pretty pleased afterwards, as we can see here courtesy of the official Doha account:
"Witness the first few seconds of World Record Glory with @FlorentManaudou! What a thrilling race! #FINA2014Doha pic.twitter.com/KPQbiGwjXI
— FINA 2014 Doha (@FINA2014Doha) December 5, 2014"
Elsewhere, there were world records in both of the women's relay races on show, as some swift takeovers and magnificent turns helped Denmark and the Netherlands topple previous marks in the 4x50m Individual Medley relay and the 4x100m Freestyle relay respectively.
In the most hotly anticipated race of the evening, Kosuke Hagino got the better of American legend Ryan Lochte in the final of the Men's 200m Individual Medley. But not content with the race win, the Japanese sensation insisted he was dissapointed not to go quicker than Lochte's world record mark, per the official Doha 2014 account:
"Hagino post victory, 'I’m happy, but I wanted to break the WR. I need to keep improving to break it' #FINA2014DOHA pic.twitter.com/uEYwBIQnuW
— FINA 2014 Doha (@FINA2014Doha) December 5, 2014"
Day 2 Recap
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After numerous world records were set on Day 1, global marks continued to be shattered during the second day of the 2014 Doha Swimming World Championships.
South African Chad le Clos set a new world best in the Men's 100m Butterfly. He outpaced American Tom Shields to set a 48.44 time, per the event's official Twitter feed:
"He's been chasing this moment all season! Congrats @chadleclos on the new WR in Men's 100m Fly #FINA2014DOHA! pic.twitter.com/8PqmKO97sQ— FINA 2014 Doha (@FINA2014Doha) December 4, 2014"
Le Clos had already wowed the crowds during Day 1 when he dominated the Men's 200m Freestyle. His performance on the second day meant that previous record holder, Russia's Evgeny Korotyshkin, relinquished the mark he'd held since 2009.
Korotyshkin appeared to know it was coming, per Elena Sobol of Fina.org:
"Before the 100m butterfly he had just won the 200m freestyle finals and so he seems ready to beat my record.
For me is it a big honour to have held the record since 2009. In my opinion, any records are there to be beaten to give other swimmers new hopes for their future in the sport.
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Elsewhere, Japan dominated the Men's 400m IM, earning two of the three major medals:
"Plenty of great moments during Day 2 at #FINA2014DOHA including #Japan dominating the Men's 400m IM! More to come... pic.twitter.com/2AE9FY3XK5
— FINA 2014 Doha (@FINA2014Doha) December 4, 2014
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The Japanese definitely took full advantage of the absence of American Ryan Lochte. Fortunately for Japan, Kosuke Hagino was still available. His powerful swim earned him silver in this particular medley.
Le Clos wasn't the only swimmer to enjoy the distinction of setting a new world record. Hungary's Katinka Hosszu dominated the Women's 100m backstroke event.
She posted a 55.03 time per Braden Keith of SwimSwam.com. It was a tremendous recovery from Hosszu, whose confidence had to be dented after being outpaced by Spain's Mireya Belmonte Garcia on the opening day.
However, Hosszu squandered a chance for a measure of revenge during the Women's 800m freestyle. Belmonte again outlasted her rival. That marked a hat-trick of gold medals for the Spaniard.
There's 11 finals on Day 3, representing an excellent chance for Hungary to build on its solid efforts, but also providing Spain and USA the chance to reassert their dominance at the top of the medal table.
Day 1 Recap
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Day 1 of proceedings in Doha at the 2014 Swimming World Championships belonged to Mireia Belmonte Garcia as the Spaniard won two gold medals, breaking two world records in the process, per FINA.org.
She passed a major milestone as she won the 200-metre butterfly, breaking through the two-minute barrier to claim victory in a time of one minute and 59.61 seconds, eclipsing the previous 2:00.78 world record of China's Zhige Liu.
The Spanish swimmer then went on to claim top spot in the 400-metre medley as she convincingly took her second gold, her time of 4:19.86 once again breaking a world record, that of Hungary's Katinka Hosszu—who was beaten into second place in both the evening's races by Belmonte Garcia.
Great Britain's Hannah Miley claimed an impressive bronze in the medley while Germany's Franziska Hentke was third in the 200 fly.
Meanwhile, it was Chad le Clos who took the first medal of the five-day event, winning the 200 freestyle ahead of the USA's Ryan Lochte, who could only claim bronze, with Russia's Danila Izotov splitting the pair.
The Netherlands broke another world record on the first day of proceedings in Qatar as they won the women's 4x200-metre freestyle in 7:32.85 while France took gold in the men's 4x100-metre freestyle.
Hosszu has undoubtedly been one of the major stars of women's swimming in 2014, recently being named FINA's Female Swimmer of the Year, per NBC Sports' Nick Zaccardi.
However, she had to settle for second best in the 25-metre pool in Doha on Wednesday as Belmonte categorically outpaced her twice, overtaking the Hungarian defending champion in the last 50 metres of the butterfly in a thrilling conclusion before winning the medley with ease.
If the opening day's action was something to behold there is plenty more to come with 10 finals to be held on Thursday and the potential of more world records tumbling.
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