{"id":242608,"date":"2016-12-15T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=242608"},"modified":"2016-12-15T06:00:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T20:00:18","slug":"cnmi-swimmers-break-seven-seed-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/cnmi-swimmers-break-seven-seed-times\/","title":{"rendered":"CNMI swimmers break seven more seed times"},"content":{"rendered":"
Angel De Jesus, seen here competing in the 100m backstroke of a local race this year, was one of the three swimmers who represented the CNMI in last week\u2019s 13th FINA World Swimming Championships at the Windsor Family Credit Union Centre in Ontario, Canada. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The CNMI Swim Team broke its seed times in seven of its last nine events in the 13th FINA World Swimming Championships that concluded last Sunday at the Windsor Family Credit Union Centre in Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n

Christian Villacrusis and Salofi Welch each went 3-for-3 in the final two days of the competition, while Angel De Jesus crushed one entry time out of her last three races.<\/p>\n

In the 100m freestyle, Welch clocked in at 57.65 seconds to better his seed time of 59.25. He raced on Heat 2 and finished in the Top 3 behind Tanzania\u2019s Adil Bharmal (56.60) and Tajikistan\u2019s Olim Kurbanov (57.65). The Commonwealth swimmer defeated five other swimmers in the 100m freestyle event, which saw Lithuania\u2019s Simonas Bilis (46.58), Japan\u2019s Shinri Shioura (46.59), and Australia\u2019s Tommaso D\u2019Orsogna (46.70) making it to the podium.<\/p>\n

Villacrus did the same race and placed No. 7 out of 10 swimmers on Heat 3 after posting 57.38 seconds, which is more than a second faster than his seed time of 58.42.<\/p>\n

In the 50m breaststroke, both Welch and Villacrusis competed on Heat 2 with the former having another Top 3 finish and the latter landing at No. 5 in the eight-swimmer field. Welch registered 32.70 seconds to surpass his entry time of 37.85 seconds and claimed the third spot in his group behind Cook Island\u2019s Temaruata Strickland (32.32) and Nepal\u2019s Shuvam Shrestha (32.45). Villacrusis logged 33.88, chopping off more than two seconds from his entry time (36.31 seconds). Russia\u2019s Cameron Van Der Burgh (25.64 seconds) won the gold medal in the event, while Slovenia\u2019s Peter Stevens (25.85) and Brazil\u2019s Felipe Lima (25.98) got the silver and bronze, respectively.<\/p>\n

In the 100m individual medley, Welch finished ninth after recording 1:06.25, while Villacrusis placed 10th (1:07.08) as both swimmers joined the Heat 3 qualifying race. Welch\u2019s time was more than six seconds faster than his entry mark (1.12.76), while Villacrusis eclipsed his seed record (1.10.30) by more than three seconds. Canada\u2019s Luke Patrick Reilly (56.53) topped Heat 3, while the U.S.\u2019 Michael Andrew (51.84 seconds) and Japan\u2019s Daiya Seto (52.01) and Shinri Shioura (52.17) gained the gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, De Jesus raced in the 200m medley and was on Heat 1 of the women\u2019s competition. She clocked in at 2:50.87 to rank third behind Vietnam Anh Vien Nguyen (2:10.69) and Singapore\u2019s Samantha Ye (2:15.48) and beat Malvides\u2019 Aishath Sausan (2:57.23). De Jesus\u2019 time was more than two seconds better than her seed mark (2.53.04). Hungary\u2019s Katinka Hosszu (2:02.90) bagged the gold medal in the event, while the U.S.\u2019 Ella Eastin (2:05.02) and Madisyn Cox (2:05.93) joined her in the podium.<\/p>\n

In her two other events in the closing stage of the tournament, De Jesus finished seventh in the 50m freestyle (29.89 seconds) and ninth in the 100m IM (1:16.88). The Netherlands\u2019 Ranomi Kromowiddjojo (23.60 seconds), Italy\u2019s Silvia di Pietro (23.90 seconds), and U.S.\u2019 Madison Kennedy (23.03) took the Top 3 places in the 50m freestyle, while Hungary\u2019s Katinka Hosszu (57.24), Australia\u2019s Emily Seebohm (57.97) and Jamaica\u2019s Alia Atkinson (58.04) prevailed in the 100m IM.<\/p>\n

The U.S. topped the medal tally in the six-day tournament after hauling 30 medals\u2014eight gold, 15 silver, and seven bronze. Hungary (7-2-2) and Russia (6-5-3) rounded out the Top 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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