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Guido swims to blistering 50m backstroke win at ISL
BUDAPEST, Oct 27, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Guilherme Guido shrugged off his 32
years to set the second fastest time ever swam in the 50m backstroke at the
latest stop on the new International Swimming League (ISL) on Saturday.
The Brazilian clocked 22.55sec to move into second on the all-time list
behind France’s Florent Manaudou, the 2012 Olympic champion in the 50m free
who timed 22.22 at the 2014 world championships in Qatar.
Guido was competing for the London Roar team in the ISL.
Britain’s Adam Peaty, a 2016 Olympic gold medallist and eight-time world
champion, illustrated his domination of the breaststroke by winning the 50m
event.
Peaty was 0.18sec ahead of Russia’s Vladimir Morozov.
Hungary’s ‘Iron Lady’ Katinka Hosszu delighted home fans as the three-time
Olympic champion and nine-time world champion dominated the 400m individual
medley, winning by over two seconds.
The inaugural season of the ISL features six meetings with a series finale
in Las Vegas in December.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0913 hrs