Honda smashes Men’s 200m butterfly world record
Japan’s Tomoru Honda set a new Men’s world record with a time of 1:46.85 at the 64th Japan Short Course Swimming Championships.
Japanese Tomoru Honda set a new world record for the Men’s 200m butterfly in the short course by winning the final of that event at the 64th Japan Short Course Swimming Championships today with a time of 1:46.85. Honda, a silver medal winner at the Tokyo Olympics, knocked 1.39 off the the previous world best time 1:48.24, held by team mate Daiya Seto at the FINA Short Course World Championships in December 2018.
Honda’s record-breaking performance allowed him to finish ahead of second-placed Teppei Morimoto by 3.67 seconds. The previous record holder Daiya Seto completed the podium, touching home 3.70 seconds after Honda with a time of 1:50.55 minutes. The 20-year-old Honda is the big favorite to win the gold in the 200 butterfly at the Short Course World Championships that will be held from December 13 to 18 in the Australian city of Melbourne.