Luka Turk Wins Two in a Tough Double Day at the 2023 Winter Swimming World Championships
Luka Turk of Slovenia started off Day 3 at the 2023 Winter Swimming World Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia winning the 100m sprint freestyle event. Just over an hour later, he faced a tough double and entered the 450m endurance freestyle event. He similarly came out on top in a tight battle with Jens Dittrich of Germany.
450m Freestyle Top 10 Men’s Results, 2023 Winter Swimming World Championships
- Luka Turk (Slovenia) 5:47.59
- Jens Dittrich (Germany) 5:54.57
- Marek Halva (Czech Republic) 6:10.43
- Colin Hill (Great Britain) 6:16.12
- Peter Plavec (Slovakia) 6:22.52
- Viktor Dluhoš (Slovakia) 6:25.97
- Richard Nyary (Slovakia) 6:27.10
- Lars Mack (Germany) 6:40.30
- Simon Zdarksky (Slovakia) 6:41.88
- Jaromir Berounsky (Czech Republic) 6:44.67
100m Freestyle Top 10 Men’s Results, 2023 Winter Swimming World Championships
- Luka Turk (Slovenia) 56.31
- Kilian Franke (Germany) 57.70
- Artur Ulmas (Estonia) 58.44
- Tobias Wybierek (Germany) 59.47
- Jens Dittrich (Germany) 1:03.95
- Viktor Dluhoš (Slovakia) 1:05.28
- Bruno Nopponen (Estonia) 1:05.42
- Matías Ola (Argentina) 1:07.05
- Alexandre Bermond (France) 1:08.00
- Luboš Śpajdel (Slovakia) 1:08.08
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