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In the post-Phelps era, Jack Conger posted a very quick time in the 200 fly on Tuesday night with a 1:54.47. He came back Thursday morning to have another good swim in the 100 fly heats with a 51.37 to swim the fourth fastest of 2017. Conger now sits behind South Africa’s Chad Le Clos (51.29), China’s Li Zhuhao (51.34) and France’s Mehdy Metella (51.36). Conger just out-touched 50 fly champ Caeleb Dressel in his heat at 51.38.
Tom Shields (51.73) and Tim Phillips (51.76) both have legitimate chances to make return trips to the World Championships as those four swimmers are head and shoulders ahead of the rest of the seeds.
Matthew Josa (52.33), Justin Lynch (52.63) and Andrew Liang (53.08) will swim in the A-final tonight. There was a tie for eighth as Michigan’s Miles Smachlo and Louisville’s Zach Harting tied for eighth at 53.16. Harting won the swim-off with a 52.63 to Smachlo’s 53.08. Harting will take lane 8 in the final now.
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