Hugo Gonzalez Rips 1:56.48 200 IM On Day 4 Of Spanish Trials | SwimSwam

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2024 SPANISH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Tuesday, June 18th – Saturday, June 22nd
• Palma de Mallorca, Spain
• LCM (50m)
• Olympic Qualifying Event
• Day 1 Recap |Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap
• Results

The Spanish roster grew once again on day 4 of the nation’s Swimming Championships, the competition that represents the Olympic Trials.

Arbidel Gonzalez made it happen in the men’s 200m fly, busting out a time of 1:55.66 to win the event in Paris-qualifying fashion.

21-year-old Gonzalez split 26.52/29.63/29.53/29.98 to get under the World Aquatics Olympic Qualification Time of 1:55.78. His effort checks in as the 3rd-best time of his career, one which boasts a lifetime best of 1:54.99 from the prelims at the 2023 World Championships.

Miguel Martinez settled for silver in 1:56.74 while Taipei’s Wang Hsing-Hao rounded out the podium in 1:58.34.

The women’s 200m IM also saw a swimmer make the Paris grade with Emma Carrasco cranking out a mark of 2:11.11.

That not only beat her competitors by 0ver 3 seconds but it also cleared the OQT of 2:11.47 set by World Aquatics. Carrasco’s performance also represents a lifetime best, slashing over half a second off her previous PB of 2:11.68 nabbed this past February.

Alba Vazquez was the silver medalist behind Carrasco, clocking 2:14.38 while Olympic champion Mireia Belmonte fell to bronze in 2:16.75.

After already turning heads with his 1:54.51 Spanish record in the 200m back earlier in the meet, 25-year-old Hugo Gonzalez followed up with an impressive outing in the 200m IM.

The Cal Bear fired off a mark of 1:56.48 to add the event to his Olympic lineup, winning decisively over Wang who touched in 1:59.97. The next-closest Spaniard was Radu Neata who captured bronze in 2:02.98.

Gonzalez’s 1:56.48 performance checks in as the 2nd-swiftest performance of his career, falling just .17 shy of the 1:56.31 PB he posted 4 years ago on the 2021 Mare Nostrum Tour.

He now ranks 9th in the world on the season.

2023-2024 LCM Men 200 IM

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Wang

09/24
1:54.62

2	Carson FOSTER	USA	1:55.65	06/21
3	Leon MARCHAND	FRA	1:55.74	05/24
4	Shaine CASAS	USA	1:55.83	06/21
5	Duncan SCOTT	GBR	1:55.91	04/05
6	Finlay Knox	CAN	1:56.07	05/18
7	Alberto RAZZETTI	ITA	1:56.21	11/28
8	Thomas DEAN	GBR	1:56.44	04/05
9	Chase KALISZ	USA	1:56.83	06/20
10	Daiya Seto	JPN	1:56.87	03/23

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Additional Notes

• Laura Cabanes posted a winning time of 2:09.03 as one of two sub-2:10 swimmers in the women’s 200m fly. Joining her was Paula Juste who notched 2:09.50 followed by Julia Pujadas who bagged bronze in 2:10.40. Unfortunately, the field needed to hit at least 2:08.43 to qualify for Paris.
• The women’s 50m free saw Lidon Munoz get it done for gold in 25.13.
• Sergio Montalban topped the men’s 50m free podium in 22.16, with Diego Ribeiro of Portugal tying him as co-gold medalist.

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