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SPORTS Saturday 29 July 2017

Manuel

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Another U.S. Olympic
champion came up short
in his bid for an individual
gold in Budapest.
Ryan Murphy settled for sil-
ver in the 200 backstroke
behind Russia’s Evgeny Ry-
lov, while another Ameri-
can, Jacob Pebley, took
the bronze.
Murphy swept the back-
stroke events last summer
in Rio , but he hasn’t been
quite as sharp in Budapest.
He took bronze in the 100
and simply couldn’t catch
Rylov in the longer event,
the Russian finishing in 1
minute, 53.61 second to
beat Murphy by a comfort-
able 0.60 seconds.
“There’s definitely disap-
pointment,” Murphy said.
“I want to be the guy that’s
finishing first, and I want to United States’ Simone Manuel celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter freestyle final dur-
be the guy that has the top ing the swimming competitions of the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 28, 2017. Associated Press
time in the world. So it defi-
nitely stings a little bit, com- Watanabe snagged the sil- it didn’t happen today. I der her own record pace by just four-hundredths of a
ing out of this meet and not ver and bronze. should keep working.” when she made the flip. second.
having done that in either Efimova pulled away on Unlike King, who has a Manuel was lagging in third Sjostrom was kicking herself
race. But it’s a long way to the final lap to win by more frosty relationship with Efi- but her wind-milling stroke for a rookie mistake, going
2020.” than 2 seconds over an- mova over blunt com- got stronger and stronger out too fast on the opening
It was a huge night for the other American, Bethany ments about the Russian’s on the return lap. Hugging lap.
Russians, who captured Galat. past doping violations, the lane rope to gain some She had nothing left for the
two other individual golds China’s Shi Jinglin grabbed Galat went over to give the drafting help, she steadily return.
and grabbed a silver in the the bronze over a fading winner a hug. closed the gap and lunged “It’s so stupid,” Sjostrom
men’s 4x200 free relay be- King, who slipped to fourth “I don’t know her person- for the wall just ahead of said. “The refrigerator on
hind Britain. after setting a blistering ally, but she won a gold Sjostrom. my back was too heavy
Yulia Efimova bested pace early in the race as medal and I think her time “I just wanted to stick to my for me. If it happens when
American rival Lilly King in she always does. was incredible,” Galat said. race plan, and that’s kind there’s 10 meters left, you
the women’s 200 breast- But King is a 100 specialist “She’s a heck of a swimmer, of having a comfortable can still do it. But with 25 it’s
stroke, easing a bit of the and still struggling to mas- a heck of a breaststroker. I fast first 50,” Manuel said. too much. I thought I was
sting from two silvers in Rio ter the longer race. There mean, she won, of course “My back half has been un-human the first 50, but I
and another loss to King was no holding off Efimova, I’m going to congratulate pretty good this meet on need to understand.”
in the 100 breast at Buda- whose winning time was her.” the relays and my prelim Pernille Blume of Denmark
pest . 2:19.64. Sjostrom, who set a world and semifinal swims, so I’d picked up the bronze.
In the men’s 200 breast, “Maybe it would be much record in the 100 free ear- a lot of confidence in really Manuel claimed her third
Anton Chupkov held off a faster if I had somebody lier in the meet while swim- coming back that second gold of this meet, having
pair of Japanese swimmers with whom I can race,” ming the leadoff leg of the 50.” also competed on a pair of
to claim the world title. the Russian said. “I’m look- 4x100 relay, jumped out to Manuel touched in 52.27 winning relay teams, and
Yasuhiro Koseki and Ippei ing for a world record, but a quick lead and was un- — edging the Swedish star she’s still got the 50 free.q