FINA Short Course World Championships: Day 4 Prelims Heat Sheets

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Photo Courtesy: Swimming Canada/Kevin Jarrold

Heat sheets for day four prelims of the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships have been posted and are available for download by clicking here.

Events:

  • Men’s 4×50 Freestyle Relay
  • Women’s 50 Backstroke
  • Men’s 50 Butterfly
  • Women’s 400 Freestyle
  • Women’s 100 Breaststroke
  • Men’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary enters the women’s 50 backstroke preliminaries as the top seed with a time of 26.13, but will receive competition from fellow backstroker’s Daryna Zevina, Emily Seebohm, Hilary Caldwell and Kylie Masse.

Fresh off a world record in the 100 butterfly South African Chad le Clos could be looking to challenge the records of the 50 butterfly. Le Clos’ seed time is a 22.06, but he owns the championship record with a 21.95 from 2014.

Hosszu will have a short rest between the 50 backstroke and the 400 freestyle as she enters as the top seed with a 3:58.84. Leah Smith, the new champion in the 800 free, will provide strong competition as she hunts for a second championship medal.

Alia Atkinson of Jamaica and Lilly King will gear up for a second showdown in prelims of the women’s 100 breaststroke as the two enter as the top two seeds.

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