This year, however, he probably will not make the final after finishing 20th last year. Kawecki also won four short course world titles in the event (2012, 2014, 20). Radoslaw Kawecki (POL): The 31-year-old Kawecki is also well past his prime, having won silver medals in the 200 back in 20, but he is the third swimmer along with Murphy and Irie to have ever reached an international podium in the 200 back. It’s been more than a decade since he reached a global-level podium, but he is a potential finalist in all three backstroke races, with his best chance coming at 200 meters.
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Ryosuke Irie (JPN): A veteran at age 33, Irie was the 200 back silver medalist at the 20 World Championships plus the 2012 Olympics, and he also won 100 back bronze medals at the 2011 Worlds and 2012 Olympics. Edwards-Smith is a podium contender in that race if he can repeat his best form. Joshua Edwards-Smith (AUS): He swam a time of 1:55.42 in the 200 back in December before finishing second at Australian Trials. Cooper’s best chance for a long course Worlds medal will be in the 50 back, in which he won Australian Trials in 24.56, and he also qualified to swim the 100 back by winning in 53.46. Isaac Cooper (AUS): Cooper thought he broke through at the Short Course World Championships with a 50 back gold medal, but a technical error on the start forced a re-swim, and Murphy took gold in a slower time. Christou also won the European title in the 50 back and was the silver medalist in the 100 back. Contending in: 50 backĪpostolos Christou (GRE): The 26-year-old Christou has never won a medal at a global-level meet, but he was the top qualifier in the 100 back Worlds final last year with a best time of 52.09. Ole Braunschweig (GER): Braunschweig was the European Championships bronze medalist in the 50 back last year, and he placed seventh at Worlds. Nationals, he edged Murphy in the 100 back in 52.33. He remains the world-record holder over one lap, and he is one of just four men in the field to ever break 52 in the 100 back.
Now, Armstrong heads to his second Worlds after winning a pair of individual medals last year, silver in the 50 back and bronze in the 100 back. Hunter Armstrong (USA): It’s been just over two years since Armstrong forced his way onto the international scene with a second-place finish in the 100 back at the U.S. Meanwhile, South African teenager Pieter Coetze ruled out an appearance in Fukuoka. Luke Greenbank, the 200 back bronze medalist in Tokyo and silver medalist at Worlds, did not qualify for the British team while American Shaine Casas, who won 200 back last year, also did not qualify. Evgeny Rylov, the Olympic champion in both backstroke distances, will not be allowed to compete along with all of his Russian teammates, including 100 back silver medalist Kliment Kolesnikov. Meanwhile, it’s important to remember some of the big names who will be absent from this year’s Worlds. But one of them is Murphy, who captured his first individual world title last year and will be chasing another top honor in 2023. In the 200 back, meanwhile, the field is missing many of the men who have been consistent podium presences over the past several years, and in fact, only three swimmers in the race have ever reached a 200 back podium at an Olympics or long course World Championships. Now, the 22-year-old Italian heads to Fukuoka favored to defend his title. In less than one year, he became a world-record holder, using a sensational second length to overtake pre-race favorite Ryan Murphy and smash the world record, his time of 51.60 lopping one-quarter of a second from Murphy’s 2016 mark. He also grabbed two relay medals at that meet. Thomas Ceccon made an impact on global racing for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics, when he placed fourth in the 100 backstroke final, missing a medal by just a tenth. World Championships Preview - Men’s Backstroke: Thomas Ceccon Trying to Defend Surprising World Record
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