Smith 1:58 World Record 200 Back Chased By McIntosh WJR 1:59 & Kós Takes Down Old Euro & Meet Marks 0.02 Shy Of Larkin's 2015 Global Epic
Victories for American Regan Smith and Hungarian Hubert Kos keep the World S/C 200m backstroke crowns in the stable of coach Bob Bowman
The 200m backstroke finals contributed to the tidal wave of new standards being set in Budapest as World Short-Course Titles screeched to a sizzling close in Budapest with American Regan Smith axing 0.79sec off her own global standard for a 1:58.04 victory in the 200m backstroke.
A couple of arm swings away in a World-Junior-record 1:59.96, Olympic female swimmer of the year, Canada's Summer McIntosh, showed just why she's the fastest medley swimmer we've ever seen: entering the all-time top 10 at No7, he teen added major backstroke honours to her accolades on butterfly and freestyle.
The bronze went to neutral athlete Anastasiya Shkurdai in 2:00.56, just 0.2sec ahead of American Phoebe Bacon.
Smith, like USA teammate Gretchen Walsh, was back in action for gold and another World record in the curtain-closing women's medley relay.
In the men's 200m backstroke, Hubert Kós thrilled his home crowd with a class-apart 1:45.65 European and Championship record 0.02sec shy of Australian Mitch Larkin's 2015 World record.
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