Jose Finkel Trophy: Cesar Cielo Scares South American Record With Top 10 Time in 50 Free; Inge Dekker, Femke Heemskerk, Thiago Pereira Shine

SAO PAULO, Brazil, August 21. CESAR Cielo, the undisputed king of the meet as the most popular swimmer from his country, put on another impressive show during day two of the short course meter Jose Finkel Trophy competition.

Cielo bagged the men's 50 free title with a scorching 20.59 a day after turning in a 20.81 in relay leadoff duty. Cielo's swim tonight just missed his South American record of 20.51 set in Dubai in 2010, but is good enough to stand as the 10th fastest swim ever. Nicholas Dos Santos touched second in 21.53, while Bruno Fratus snared third in 21.59.

Inge Dekker clinched the women's 50 free crown with a 24.15, not far off her personal best of 23.53 that puts her sixth in the world all time, and fourth in a loaded Netherlands' sprint group including Marleen Veldhuis (23.25), Hinkelien Schreuder (23.32) and Ranomi Kromowidjojo (23.37). Marieke Guehrer touched second in 24.26, off her lifetime best of 23.74, while Alessandra Marchioro took third in 24.72.

Femke Heemskerk twice downed the meet record in the women's 200 free. First, she threw down a 1:56.94 during prelims before crushing a 1:55.43 during the finale. Kelly Stubbins checked in with a second-place time of 1:57.03, while Jessica Cavalheiro wound up third in 1:58.03.

Thiago Pereira cruised to a meet record in the men's 400 IM with a 4:01.91. That effort smashed his previous 2004 standard of 4:09.10, and pushed him just a second back of his South American and Brazilian record of 4:00.63 set in 2007. Thiago Simon finished second in 4:09.81, while Henrique Rodrigues took third in 4:11.68.

Fernando Ernesto Pires captured the men's 200 free crown in 1:44.92, while Nicolas Oliveira touched second in 1:45.16. Vinicius Rocha Waked earned third in 1:45.38, with Joao De Lucca just missing the podium with a fourth-place 1:45.97.

Joanna Maranhao dominated the women's 400 IM with a winning time of 4:38.73. Well back, Larissa Cieslak finished second in 4:51.15. Julia Volkmann picked up third-place honors in 4:52.16.

Kaio Almeida lowered the meet record in the men's 100 fly with a 50.50 during semis. That swim eclipsed his 2005 effort of 51.00. Marcos Macedo qualified second in 51.45, while Gabriel Mangabeira earned third in 52.39.

Daynara De Paula topped women's 100 fly preliminary qualifying with a 58.20, before Inge Dekker led the way in semis with a 58.73. Daiene Dias qualified second in 59.15, matching De Paula's semifinal effort as well. Marieke Guehrer qualified fourth with a 59.46.

Tatiane Sakemi led the women's 100 breast semis in 1:09.02, while Ana Carvalho and Julia Sebastian posted matching 1:09.06s for the second seed heading into finals.

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