Dec. 15, 2012

FINA Short Course World Championships - 200 IM

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Stanford junior Maya DiRado placed fifth in the 200 individual medley to conclude the FINA Short Course World Championships on Saturday. DiRado touched the wall in 2:07.77 at Sinan Erdem Arena for her second fifth-place finish at the competition, having placed fifth Wednesday in the 400 individual medley. Earlier this week, DiRado was 15th in the 100m individual medley.

DiRado was the United States' highest finisher in the event as teammate Melanie Margalis was sixth in 2:08.63.

China's Ye Shiwen went 2:04.64 for a championship record and her first world short course championship gold after having previously won three silver.

Long-time race leader Katinka Hosszu of Hungary held on to win the silver medal in 2:04.72, while Great Britain's Hannah Miley won bronze with 2:07.12.

Double Olympic champion Ye had been among the medal positions throughout the race, but trailed Hosszu until the final turn when she made her move.