16th FINA World Championships
DAY SIX | Friday 7th August 2015
COMPETITION INSIGHTS
SILVER AND BRONZE AS HISTORY IS MADE IN RUSSIA
History was made on the fifth night of finals at the World Championships in Kazan, as Federico Grabich won Argentina’s first world medal with bronze in the 100m freestyle
American Cammile Adams won a fantastic silver medal in the 200m butterfly, while the women’s 100m freestyle semi-finals offered us promise of a sizzling final with Arena swimmers filling the top five slots.
Federico Grabich wrote himself into the history books when he came from sixth at halfway to take bronze in the 100m freestyle in 48.12.
The 25-year-old was stunned to have reached the podium, saying: “Two weeks ago I had a good performance at the Pan Americans. I thought I could reach the final here but to have a medal is truly amazing. This is the first medal for Argentina in long-course, but for next year, in Rio, the cards will be reshuffled”.
Cammile Adams was seventh at the halfway point before moving up to fifth at the final turn. The final length saw the American 23-year-old make her way through the field to take silver in 2mins 06.40secs for her first world medal.
Cammile had been inspired by her United States team-mate Ryan…
