FINA Aquatics 2017, 6th day – US victory in Balatonfüred, Kolesnichenko won her third gold medal in Budapest
Ashley Twichell of the United States triumphed in the women’s 5 km open water swimming event of the 17th World Aquatics Championships in Balatonfüred, in western Hungary, on Wednesday. Svetlana Kolesnichenko of Russia triumphed in the synchro swimming solo free event in Budapest on Wednesday, winning her third gold medal in the 17th World Aquatics Championships.
US victory in women’s 5 km open water swimming
Results:
1. Ashley Twichell (USA) 59:07.00 min
2. Aurelie Muller (ITA) 59:10.50
3. Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) 59:11.40
27. Janka Juhász (HUN)
28. Melinda Novoszáth (HUN)
Russian victory in synchro swimming solo free
Results:
1. Svetlana Kolesnichenko (RUS) 96.1333 points
2. Ona Carbonell (ESP) 95.0333
3. Anna Voloshyna (UKR) 93.3000
Men’s water polo results
Results of men’s water polo matches played in the 17th World Aquatics Championships in Budapest on Wednesday:
Group A:
Kazakhstan – Canada 10:9 (2:2, 3:3, 2:3, 3:1)
Montenegro – Brazil 14:5 (4:0, 3:2, 4:2, 3:1)
Group B:
Australia – France 11:10 (4:5, 2:1, 3:1, 2:3)
Hungary – Italy 9:9 (4:4, 2:1, 1:3, 2:1)
Group C:
Greece – South Africa 18:2 (5:0, 3:2, 5:0, 5:0)
Serbia – Spain 11:5 (3:1, 2:0, 3:2, 3:2)
Group D:
Croatia – Russia 10:8 (1:3, 3:3, 4:1, 2:1)
Japan – United States 15:7 (1:2, 5:2, 4:2, 5:1)
Malaysian victory in women’s 10 m platform diving
Yun Hoong Cheong of Malaysia won the women’s 10 m platform diving event of the 17th World Aquatics Championships in Budapest on Wednesday.
Results:
1. Yun Hoong Cheong (MAS) 397.50 points
2. Yajie Si (CHN) 396.00
3. Qian Ren (CHN) 391.95
Photo: MTI
Source: MTI/FINA