Le Clos, the victor in Berlin and Toronto, clocked 48.85sec, well ahead of Canadian Ilya Kharun’s 49.93, to secure a $10,000 bonus for winning the same event at all three stops of the three-leg short-course circuit.“Again 48 [seconds], so I can’t complain. But I was a little nervous obviously coming into the final leg, racing such a world-class field.“I think this morning was very stressful because we had to go very fast to make it back [this evening].
Matthew Sates, the top male swimmer of 2021 who led the 2022 rankings after Germany, slipped further down the overall list to fifth spot, one behind Le Clos, after he failed to make the podium on Thursday.
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