Margherita Panziera Tops Women’s 200 Back Semis in Glasgow

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Italy’s Margherita Panziera finished ahead of Hungary’s Katalin Burian in the first semi-final of the women’s 200 back, and those two will again swim next to each other in the final as the top two seeds. Panziera, who owns a sixth-ranked season-best time of 2:07.16, touched just off that in 2:07.27, while Burian moved into a tie for eighth in the world with her time of 2:07.65.

Russia’s Daria Ustinova won semi-final No. 2 to qualify third in 2:08.19, followed by the German duo of Jenny Mensing (2:08.92) and Lisa Graf (2:09.32).

Russia’s Anastasiia Andeeva finished sixth in 2:09.54, followed by Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina (2:11.17) and Spain’s Africa Zamorano Sanz (2:11.69).

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