Oceania Round-up: Horton Pleased With 200 Free Experiment – SwimSwam

Mack Horton tried the 200m freestyle on for size for the first time at an international championship meet. Current photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography

Oceanian athletes rose to the occasion on the whole on night 2 of the 2017 FINA World Championships. Although Australian breaststrokersTaylor McKeown andJess Hansen missed out on a final berth in the womens 100m distance, 2016 OlympianEmma McKeon rocketed to a podium finish by winning silver in the 100m fly in Commonwealth Record-setting time.

Mitch Larkin,Emily Seebohmand Holly Barrattallmade it through to the finals of the mens and womens 100m backstroke, while New ZealandsCorey Main also sneaked into the 8th spot in the mens 100m backstroke race tomorrow night.

Olympic gold medalistMack Horton was back in the water after his 400m freestyle silver medal performance last night, however, the 21-year-old didnt fare as well this time, finishing 11th and out of the hotly-contested mens 200m freestyle final. Marking the first time Horton is tackling this distance individually at an international championships meet, he clocked a new personal best time of 1:46.81 to validate the decision to tack this on to his freestyle portfolio.

Ive never really raced that event internationally, so that is a massive learning experience. I definitely want to swim more 200s at this level, Horton said post-race. Hortons 400m free nemesis, Sun Yang, advanced to the 200m final.

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McKeon now accounts for 2 of the 3 silver medals for the nation of Australia with her individual 100m fly and 4x100m freestyle relay. Hortons 400m free silver accounts for the 3rd medal.

Loretta grew up outside Toledo, OH, where she swam age group and high school. Graduating from Xavier University, she stayed in the Cincinnati, OH area and currently resides just outside the city in Northern KY. Loretta got back into the sport of swimming via Masters and now competes and is

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