TOKYO – Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa won the 200m breaststroke on Friday's Day 1 at the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
Schoenmaker, a silver medalist at last week's Schoenmaker FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, won in a time of 2:22.35.
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“I am very happy because I did not imagine such a good time. I moved a lot, so I was tired in the morning, but I was able to relax and swim fast. I enjoyed swimming with world-class swimmers here in Tokyo,” Schoenmaker said after her victory.
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We have 2 new Breaststroke World Cup Records 🚨 tonight thanks to Tatjana Schoenmaker (200m - 2:22:35) and Ilya Shymanovich (100m - 58:73). Good job!! pic.twitter.com/n6YEc3FBf1
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She became the first South African woman to medal at a FINA World Championships last week when she won silver in the 200-metre breaststroke.
Schoenmaker will swim the 100m breaststroke on Saturday.