Morgan top-five in backstroke world conflict | Swimming Information

An electrical environment buzzed across the World Aquatics Championships Arena as Oliver Morgan took his place among the many Men’s 100m Backstroke closing on Tuesday night in Singapore.

Launching powerfully off the wall on the starters sign, Morgan set out at tempo to show with a sub-25 second cut up on the 50m mark, and from there he caught in properly down the closing metres to the touch in fifth place on the world stage.

“I’m definitely happy, obviously not a PB or anything but I think to be improving through the rounds is super promising – and fifth in the world, I can’t complain with that,” stated Morgan

“[Behind the blocks] I think I just had the race plan going through my head, you know, but also just taking in the crowd, taking in the moment. There are not many occasions you get to race the best in the world in the world’s finals, it’s all good fun and I loved the experience.”

Day three of the swimming motion noticed James Guy step out for the Men’s 200m Freestyle particular person – a decade on from his title win at Kazan 2015.

A stalwart of Great Britain’s Men’s 4x200m Freestyle relay group over the past 13 years, Guy had secured himself an out of doors lane for the person showpiece in Singapore. Swimming a stable race, not far exterior his private greatest, was adequate for seventh on this event with Guy having demonstrated a development in his efficiency throughout every of the rounds.

“It was obviously on the outside lane, but in terms of execution I did what I wanted to do,” stated Guy

“I was faster than the semi-final, only point two off my best, so you know looking at the end result with that in mind it was okay. In terms of my goals and what I wanted to achieve here I wasn’t really hitting that target, but nevertheless still a good swim tactically and hopefully I can improve that again for the relay.”

In the ladies’s occasion Freya Colbert booked her 200m Freestyle finals lane with a powerful swim in a fast semi-final.

Fifth in her qualifier place her by way of seeded sixth general as she eyes a chance to doubtlessly chase down the British report amongst a quick area on Wednesday evening.

“It’s my first time racing the two free individually [at a major championships], so it’s quite a bit of learning in terms of going heat, semi then final,” stated Freya.

“There’s quite a lot of the tactical competition, but I think I’ve got more for tomorrow and I’m looking forward to putting down a faster effort – and hopefully getting my hand on the wall under that British record too.”

Meanwhile Ed Mildred set a brand new lifetime bests throughout the heats and semi-final of the Men’s 200m Butterfly as he produced a fifteenth place end in his debut world championships occasion.

“For my debut World Championships and yet to come away to two PB’s is really good,” commented Mildred.

“I picked up the 200m fly this year after dropping it for a couple of seasons so I’m happy to go faster again than I was this morning.”

Stream dwell free-to-air protection of the World Aquatics Championships 2025 happening in Singapore at www.aquaticsgb.com/live.

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Tuesday twenty ninth July Swimming outcomes

Men’s 200m Freestyle: James Guy – seventh general

Men’s 50m Breaststroke: Max Morgan – twenty ninth general

Men’s 100m Backstroke: Oliver Morgan – fifth general

Women’s 200m Freestyle: Freya Colbert – sixth into closing, Leah Schlosshan – twenty sixth general

Men’s 200m Butterfly: Ed Mildred – fifteenth general

Extended outcomes out there on the World Aquatics web site here.