Swimming. World Championships. Yefimova takes second silver, China’s Sun Yang sets world record – and other results

World Aquatics Championships

Shanghai, China

Finals

Men

400m medley

1. Ryan Lochte (USA) – 4:07.13

2. Tyler Clary (USA) – 4.04

3. Yuya Horihata (Japan) – 4.85

50m backstroke

1. Liam Tancock (Great Britain) – 24.50

2. Camille Lacourt (France) – 0.07

3. Gerhardus Zandberg (South Africa) – 0.16

1500m freestyle

1. Sun Yang (China) – 14:34.14 (world record)

2. Ryan Cochrane (Canada) – 10.32

3. Gergo Kis (Hungary) – 11.52

4х100m medley

1. USA (Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian) – 3:32.06

2. Australia – 0.20

3. Germany – 0.54

Women

50m breaststroke

1. Jessica Hardy (USA) – 30.19

2. Yulia Yefimova (Russia) – 0.30

3. Rebecca Soni (USA) – 0.39

50m freestyle

1. Terese Alshammar (Sweden) – 24.14

2. Ranomi Kromowidjojo (Holland) – 0.13

3. Marleen Veldhuis (Holland) – 0.35

4. Francesca Halsall (Great Britain) – 0.46

5. Alexandra Gerasimenya (Belarus) – 0.51 …

8. Jessica Hardy (USA) – 0.73

400m medley

1. Elizabeth Beisel (USA) – 4.31,78

2. Hannah Miley (Great Britain) – 2.44

3. Stephanie Rice (Australia) – 2.45