James Man Wins 400 Free As Edinburgh Worldwide Wraps Up
James Man received his first international medal when he claimed 400 free silver on the 2015 World Championships. On Sunday he continued his return to the eight-length race with victory on the 2025 Edinburgh Worldwide Swim Meet.
Man made his worldwide debut on the 2013 worlds in Barcelona the place he completed fifth within the 400 free and led off the Nice Britain 4×200 free relay that completed eighth.
James Man: Image Courtesy: Aquatics GB
A yr later he completed third on the 2014 Commonwealth Video games in Glasgow earlier than claiming silver on the worlds in Kazan, Russia, behind Solar Yang in a British document of three:43.75 that stands right this moment. Man additionally received gold within the particular person 200 free and anchored the Nice Britain 4×2 quartet to victory.
Since then, he’s amassed three golds amongst six Olympic medals and as many titles amid eight extra world medals. His final journey to the worldwide 400 free podium got here on the 2018 Commonwealth Video games the place he took bronze.
It appeared that his 400 days could also be over however on the Paris Olympics he informed Swimming World that he was “going to present the 400 a crack subsequent yr.”
On the ultimate day of motion in Edinburgh, he went out arduous, reaching the 100m mark in 53.96 forward of Tyler Melbourne-Smith, Charlie Hutchison and Daniel Wiffen, winner of the 8 and 15. Wiffen went forward to take a 0.36 lead at midway earlier than Man reclaimed the lead. He was 0.65 forward of Wiffen on the remaining flip and got here dwelling in 3:48.78 forward of Wiffen in 3:49.77 and Melbourne-Smith (3:52.08).
Richards Clinches Double; Vanotterdiik Simply Shy Of Belgian File
Matt Richards – winner of 4×2 gold in Tokyo and Paris – clinched the 100/200 freestyle double with victory over two lengths.
Richards reached midway in 23.59 forward of Alexander Cohoon and Jacob Mills and got here again in 25.32 for victory in 48.91. Duncan Scott got here by means of for second in 49.31 so as to add silver to his titles within the 200IM and 200 fly with Mills posting a 0.3sec PB of 49.33 for third.
Roos Vanotterdijk: picture courtesy: European Aquatics
Roos Vanotterdijk was simply 0.01 off the Belgian 50 fly document as she got here by means of within the remaining metres to take the title in 25.71. It was a PB for the European silver medallist and a sliver off the nationwide normal of 25.70 set by Kimberley Buys on the 2017 World Championships. Vanotterdijk leaves Edinburgh with two titles within the 50 fly and 100 again in addition to silver within the 50 again. Maaike de Waard was second in 26.13 with Eva Okaro third in 26.39.
Vanotterdijk returned for the 100 free the place 50 winner Milou van Wijk led Marrit Steenbergen by 0.01 at midway. The Dutch pair went stroke for stroke down the second 50 and it was world champion Steenbergen who obtained the contact in 54.01, 0.01 forward of Van Wijk (54.02) with Vanotterdijk third in 54.18.
Vanotterdijk leaves Edinburgh with titles within the 50 fly and 100 again in addition to second within the 50 again and third within the 100 free.
Wooden Units Meet File In 200IM
Abbie Wooden led all through within the ladies’s 200IM to win in a meet document of two:09.96 forward of Ellen Walshe (2:11.19) and Leah Schlosshan (2:12.95).
Abbie Wooden: Picture Courtesy: Morgan Harlow, Aquatics GB
Nyls Korstanje reached midway within the males’s 100 fly nicely forward in 24.07 earlier than coming again in 27.70 for victory in 51.77, the Netherlands swimmer the one man inside 52. Clement Secchi was second in 52.45 with Ed Mildred taking third in 52.80.
Angharad Evans clinched the 100/200m breaststroke double with victory within the longer race.
The College of Stirling swimmer – who set an enormous PB of two:22.64 on the BUCS Championships in February – led Anna Morgan by 1.71 at midway and was 1.11 forward of Kara Hanlon on the remaining flip.
She took the title in 2:23.80, the second-fastest time of her profession, adopted by Hanlon in 2:25.88 and Ellie McCartney (2:26.68).
Shortt Takes 200 Again Title
The boys’s 200 backstroke noticed Luke Greenbank lead Swim Eire’s John Shortt by 0.01 at midway. The pair went stroke for stroke on the third 50 with Shortt shifting forward to guide by 0.30 on the remaining flip and, regardless of the problem of the Tokyo bronze medallist, the Irishman claimed the title in 1:58.24 forward of Greenbank (1:58.75) and Cameron Brooker (2:01.13).
John Shortt: Picture Courtesy: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
Katie Shanahan had a half body-length lead on the midway level of the ladies’s 200 again with Holly McGill coming again on the third 50 to cut back it to 0.16 on the remaining flip. McGill drew on to Shanahan’s shoulder earlier than going forward to take the title in 2:09.81 with Shanahan – who was fifth at Paris 2024 – second in 2:10.02 and Honey Osrin third in 2:10.77.
Alisee Pisane and Leah Crisp went stroke for stroke within the first half of the ladies’s 1500 free with the Belgian main by 0.34 at midway. Pisane elevated her lead and moved away to win and improve her 800 silver in 16:37.26.
Fleur Lewis ate into the deficit within the remaining 200m to overtake Crisp and take second in 16:42.54 to 16:43.45. Crisp leaves Edinburgh with 400/800 gold and 1500 bronze.
Koen de Groot received the lads’s 50m breaststroke in 27.89 forward of Jonathan Itzhaki (28.11) and Rory Dickson (28.28).
