Nice Britain’s Duncan Scott claimed victory within the males’s 200m freestyle on the third and last day of the brief course World Cup occasion in Shanghai.
The 27-year-old put in a robust displaying within the second half of the race to win in a single minute 40.92 seconds, with Australia’s Edward Sommerville second in 1:42.14 and Danas Rapsys, of Lithuania, third in 1:42.35.
“It’s a extremely robust three days, [we’re] proper on the finish and it’s a superb high quality discipline. I’m simply actually pleased to have the ability to win it,” stated Scott.
“That is very robust. The heats are tougher than you need and the finals are robust as effectively.”
Leon Marchand added victory within the 400m particular person medley to his win in the 200m individual medley a day earlier, earlier than ending fourth within the 200m breaststroke.
“I believe I forgot how arduous the 400 IM is,” stated France’s Marchand, who gained in 4:00.03. “I believe I simply went out a bit too quick on the fly and was simply tying up within the final 100.
“I began coaching a month in the past so I am making an attempt to get new particulars and deal with my approach.”
