FUKUOKA, Japan, July 27 (Xinhua) — Rio Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers of Australia claimed the boys’s 100m freestyle gold medal on the World Aquatics Championships right here on Thursday.
Chalmers, additionally the silver medalist on the Tokyo Olympics, clocked 47.15 seconds to safe his first world title within the occasion.
American Jack Alexy got here in second in 47.31 seconds and Maxime Grousset of France, silver medalist in final yr’s worlds, took third in 47.42.
China’s 19-year-old Pan Zhanle repeated final yr’s feat, ending fourth once more in a brand new Asian report of 47.43 seconds.
Defending champion David Popovici put up a disappointing efficiency as soon as once more following his poor present within the 200m freestyle. He completed a distant sixth in 47.83.