Cate Campbell Lowers Commonwealth Games Record in 50 Free Semis; Two Tenths Off WR

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Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr/Swimming Australia Ltd.

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Australia’s Cate Campbell, fresh off her 51.00 split from the 4×100 free relay Thursday night, put up a scorching 50 free semi-final time of 23.88 to claim lane four for the final. Her time of 23.88 was a new Commonwealth Games record and just two tenths off Sarah Sjostrom’s world record of 23.67. The time ranks as the 11th-fastest performance of all-time.

Campbell’s younger sister Bronte took the second seed in 24.38, and their 19-year-old training partner Shayna Jack qualified third in 24.63. The only other swimmer to break 25 was Canada’s Taylor Ruck, who put up a time of 24.72.

Others into the final included South Africa’s Erin Gallagher (25.03), Canada’s Kayla Sanchez (25.20), England’s Anna Hopkin (25.33) and Northern Ireland’s Danielle Hill (25.80).

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