Jul 31, 2017
In the men’s 50m back, Camille Lacourt gave the first swimming gold of these Championships to France, controlling operations and touching home in 24.35 – the French star had been faster in the semis, when he clocked 24.30. This triumph is the third consecutive one for Lacourt – a premiere in the history of the event – after the gold medals in Barcelona 2013 (24.42) and Kazan 2015 (24.23). Junya Koga (JPN), also the second best of the semis, earned silver in 24.51, while the bronze went to Matt Grevers, from the USA, in 24.56
