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Budapest 2024, Day 2 Finals: Miron Lifintsev Edges Hubert Kos To 100 Back Title In WJR
Miron Lifintsev edged Hubert Kos by 0.03 to claim the 100 back title in a WJR of 48.76 at the short-course worlds in Budapest.
Kos excelled through the rounds and went within 0.7 of the WR in the semis in 49.03 which was also 0.45 off Kliment Kolesnikov’s European record of 48.58, set in 2020 at the very same Duna Arena during the ISL.
The Hungarian led by 0.10 going into the final turn only for Lifintsev to post a 12.67 final 25 and come past Kos for victory in 48.76 to 48.79.
With that, the 18-year-old went 0.14 inside Kolesnikov’s WJR of 48.90 that had stood since December 2017.
Kacper Stokowski of Poland claimed bronze in 49.16.
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