Bronte Campbell Bests Loaded 50 Free Field in Finals at 2015 FINA World Championships

Bronte Campbell Pan Pacs 2014
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Bronte Campbell of Australia earned her second gold medal of the meet from lane six in the women’s 50-meter free with a final time of 24.12, a best time for 2015. After being seeded fourth from her performance in the semi-finals Campbell succeeded in shaving .20 seconds off her time of 24.32 to blast to the top of the podium.

Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherland’s finished second overall with a time of 24.22, dropping .01 seconds from her semi-finals time of 24.23.

Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden maintained her spot at third with a finishing time of 24.31, an identical time to her semi-finals time.

Campbell’s older sister Cate Campbell slipped to fourth in finals with a time of 24.36. The older Campbell had maintained a steady hold at first in the event through prelims and semi-finals but was unable to shave time off and near her 2015 best of 24.03 from the BHP Super Series. She is still the top ranked swimmer in the event for 2015.

Canada’s Chantal Van Landeghem finished close behind Campbell with a time of 24.39, moving up from her eighth place seed. Van Landeghem succeeded in shaving .13 seconds off her semi-finals time of 24.52.

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas settled for sixth overall finishing with a time of 24.44. Her time of 24.31 from the Pan Am Games held earlier this summer in Toronto continues to be her best time for 2015.

Great Britain’s Fran Halsall kept her seventh place spot with a time of 24.51, adding only .01 seconds to her semi-finals time of 24.50.

Simone Manuel of the USA was eighth with a time of 24.57, adding one tenth of a second to her semi-finals time of 24.47.

Women 50 Free Final

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