No news of success on Saturday morning from the Short Course World Championships in Budapest: Marius Toscan failed in the 400 m medley in the preliminary heat, as did Louis Droupy in the 50 m breaststroke.
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Toscan finished third in his preliminary heat in 4:10.39 minutes. However, the 22-year-old from St. Gallen would have had to beat his own Swiss record (4:09.18) by almost five seconds to reach the final of the best eight.
Droupy also clearly failed in his bid to reach the semi-finals for the first time in his third World Championships appearance. The 23-year-old from western Switzerland, who is taking part in the World Championships for the first time, finished 48th in the preliminary heats in 27.52 seconds.
Things get serious again for Noè Ponti on Saturday evening. The bronze medallist at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics will compete in his third final in the 100m dolphin in the Budapest swimming pool. After winning gold in the 50 m dolphin and 100 m medley, the Ticino native is once again a prime contender for the world title.
Noè Ponti with the second gold medal in his hand has a good laugh
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With a new Swiss record of 50.33 seconds, Ponti moved up to fourth place in the all-time rankings for the 100m medley
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A third medal beckons in the 100 m dolphin on Saturday
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Ponti also wants to go for it in the 50 m crawl - he could be the outstanding swimmer in Budapest
Image: Keystone
Ponti only had 20 minutes between the semi-final of the 100 m dolphin and the final of the 100 m medley on Friday
Image: Keystone
Noè Ponti with the second gold medal in his hand has a good laugh
Image: Keystone
With a new Swiss record of 50.33 seconds, Ponti moved up to fourth place in the all-time rankings for the 100m medley
Image: Keystone
A third medal beckons in the 100 m dolphin on Saturday
Image: Keystone
Ponti also wants to go for it in the 50 m crawl - he could be the outstanding swimmer in Budapest
Image: Keystone
Ponti only had 20 minutes between the semi-final of the 100 m dolphin and the final of the 100 m medley on Friday
Image: Keystone
