After 100 Free Win, Sarah Sjostrom Leads 50 Fly Semis

Photo Courtesy: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Sarah Sjostrom didn’t have to come close to her 50 fly world or championship records to take the top seed into Thursday’s final. Sjostrom, about 40 minutes after winning the 100 free, swam a time of 25.51 — compared to her world record of 24.43 from 2014 and her championship record of 24.87.

France’s Melanie Henique qualified second in 25.68, and Belgium’s Kimberly Buys was third in 25.76. Also breaking 26 were Denmark’s Emilie Beckmann (25.86) and the Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo (25.95).

The other three finalists will be Germany’s Aleina Schmidtke (26.09), Poland’s Anna Dowgiert (26.14) and Greece’s Anna Ntountounaki (26.22).

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