Laszlo Cseh Wins Gold in the 200 Butterfly

At the age of 29, after 11 seasons at the top of swimming winning medals of all kinds (with yesterday's medal he now has a total of 60 medals from Europeans, World Championships, and Olympic Games), Hungarian swimmer Laszlo Cseh emerged victorious in the final of the 200 butterfly (1:53.48). And he did it in a brilliant race where he didn't give a chance to the current Olympic champion, South African Chad le Clos, who chased him throughout the race and pushed hard in the final meters but could only manage the silver medal (1:53.68). The bronze medal went to Polish swimmer Jan Switkowski (1:54.10).

Adam Peaty Dominates in the 50 Breaststroke

If the final of the 200 butterfly wasn't exciting due to Cseh's superiority, the same script followed in the 50 breaststroke. The duel between British swimmer Adam Peaty and South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh, who had both set world records the previous day, couldn't continue in the final. The British swimmer, despite a poor start, comfortably won the race. Peaty's stroke frequency is higher than the rest. While his rival takes two strokes, he takes three, allowing him to move faster. Peaty set the second-best time in history (26.51), while Van der Burgh finished with a time of 26.66. The bronze medal went to US swimmer Kevin Cordes (26.86).

Sun Yang Claims His Third Medal

The day of finals ended with Chinese swimmer Sun Yang winning his third medal, the second gold after his victory in the 400 freestyle. The Olympic champion stayed in third position throughout the race, behind Australian swimmer Horton and Italian swimmer Paltrinieri. From the 500-meter mark, the Australian swimmer's effort caught up with him, and he fell back to third place, making way for an encouraging bronze medal considering his youth (7:44.02). The battle for gold was between Yang and Paltrinieri.

After the penultimate turn, the Chinese swimmer increased his kicks and took the lead with a lead of four hundredths of a second over Paltrinieri. The Italian held on bravely with his unbalanced but valiant swimming style. In the last 25 meters, he paid the price for his effort and had to watch as Yang touched the wall first, unable to contest the victory. Sun Yang claimed the gold (7:30.96) while Paltrinieri took a sweet silver and set a new European record (7:40.81).

Great Britain Sets World Record in the 4x100 Medley Relay

To close the day, the mixed 4x100 medley relay, which debuted in these Kazan World Championships, was held. Great Britain set a new world record and won the gold medal (3:41.71), while the silver medal went to the United States (3:43.27), and Germany finished in third place (3:44.13).