Women’s 50 Back Semi-Finals:
Etiene Medeiros of Brazil delivered the top time in semi-finals of the women’s 50 backstroke to return for tomorrow night’s final in lane four. Medeiros, the world record holder in this event, posted a 26.00 to finish .12 seconds ahead of the second place qualifier.
The USA’s Ali DeLoof held tight with Medeiros throughout semi-final two, stopping the clock at a 26.12 to qualify second overall.
Mariia Kamaneva of Russia turned in a time of 26.29 to qualify third, while Australia’s Emily Seebohm grabbed the fourth place seed with a 26.33.
Hometown favorite Kylie Masse earned her spot in the final heat with a time of 26.34, followed by Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu’s 26.37.
Kathleen Dawson of Great Britain and Daryna Zevina of Ukraine qualified seventh and eighth with times of 26.44 and 26.45 respectively.
