The following are the results from the last day of the World Juniors Championships in Otopeni, Romania, where 11 finals were contested. If each one had a good story in the mix, it would take a minimum of 5,000 words to tell it in a way that told you, the swimming reader, more than you can tell for yourself by reading the result sheets, and so, given that 11 finals are deemed reasonable scheduling, here is the way we'll tell the story this day:

Japan’s Mizuki Hirai became the first woman at World Juniors ever to race inside 57sec over 100m butterfly, her 56.87sec victory by 0.87sec over American Audrey Derivaux, one of the multi-gold-medal-winners of the week, took down the 57.03sec standard she sent in her semi-final yesterday.

Among men, Kuzey Tuncelli clocked 14:48 in the 1500m free to make is a distance double with both the 800 and 1500m titles retained for Turkey, and John Shortt, of Ireland, made it a backstroke double by adding the 200m crown to his 100m title, his efforts among the outstanding swims of the championships.

Eight Podiums For Erisman

The concluding medley relays saw Japan keep Great Britain at bay by just 0.02sec for the men’s crown, while the USA took the women’s title, Rylee Erisman adding that title, 50 free gold and 200 free silver in one session for a championship tally of 5 gold and 3 silvers. Her solo count was two golds, in the 50 and 100m free, and a silver, 200m free, all other honours won in relays.

That helped the USA top the medals table with 10 golds, 6 silvers and  6 bronzes for  22 medals in all, Japan closest on overall medals, with 18. Great Britain finished third overall, with 15 medals: 3 gold, 7 silvers and 5 bronzes, the last weekend also featuring gold for Dean Fearns in the 50 'fly, silver for Jacob Mills in the 100m free, and bronze for Blythe Kinsman in the 50 back (see reports from other days below).

The meet did not reflect the strength of nations at senior level, Australia’s sole medal a gold, the junior Dolphins joint 12th on the table with four other nations.

The Results, Day 6, Otopeni:

Men's 100m free

Women's 200m breaststroke

Men's 200m back

Women's 100m butterfly

Men's 1500m free

Women's 50m free

Men's 200m butterfly

Men's 50m breast

Women's 200m free

M4x100m medley

W4x100m medley

Also in the August Vortex:

• WJR Falls To USA Quartet & GBR's Dean Fearns Takes 50 'Fly Crown
• Britain's Filip Nowacki Doubles Down With Gold No2 At World Juniors
• Audrey Derivaux At The Double As Juniors Tick Faster & USA Takes Golden Triple
• Filip Nowacki Thrice Inside Peaty's GB Youth Mark For World Junior Gold, Max Morgan Delivering Brit 1-3
• At 12, Yu Zidi, 3x4th & Bronze Medallist At Global Seniors, Too Young To Race As World Juniors Begin
• World Cup Rosters Include McIntosh, McKeown, Douglass, O'Callaghan, Smith, Ponti, Kós, Ceccon, Liendo - and Peaty