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Bucher's double failure: fifth place in the World Cup and a record narrowly missed!
Simon Bucher came fifth in the 100 m Delfin final of the Short Course World Championships in Budapest and narrowly missed his record.
Bucher's double failure: fifth place in the World Cup and a record narrowly missed!
In an impressive performance at the Short Course World Swimming Championships in Budapest, Tyrolean Simon Bucher achieved a final fifth place in the 100 meter butterfly on Saturday. In a time of 49.19 seconds, the 24-year-old missed his own Austrian record by just 0.17 seconds, which was also an improvement of one tenth compared to the semi-final. However, Bucher clearly missed the medal positions by 0.48 seconds. Heiko Gigler, on the other hand, set a new OSV record in the 50 meter freestyle, improving by 0.06 and 0.13 seconds to 21.06 seconds in the preliminary heat and then in the semifinals, which ultimately brought him 14th place. In a very close race, Gigler swam just 0.26 seconds behind eighth place, which would have qualified for the final.
World records on the assembly line
The World Cup in Budapest was peppered with spectacular records. The Swiss Noe Ponti set a new world record with 47.71 seconds in the 100 meter butterfly and improved the old record set by Caleb Dressel from the USA by 0.07 seconds. The American Gretchen Walsh also set a new world record in the 100 meter butterfly with a time of 52.71 seconds. This was just one of several record-breaking performances achieved during the competition cycle. Jordan Crooks of the Cayman Islands swam the 50 meter freestyle in 19.90 seconds and became the first to break the 20 second barrier in the race, setting a new world record and securing his place in the final. Swimming in Budapest is flooded with records, which underlines the sporting highlights of the event, as reported by NÖN.at and krone.at.
Another notable moment of these championships was the end of the career of Lena Kreundl, who finished 42nd in the 50 meter freestyle on Saturday morning and now wants to turn her attention to her work as a police officer. Both Heiko Gigler and Bernhard Reitshammer were eliminated in the 50 meter breaststroke, both in 20th place with a time of 26.34 seconds. These competitions impressively demonstrate the high level of performance and fighting spirit of the Austrian swimmers, even if some of them did not end up in the medal ranks.