Ning Zetao Cracks Top 5 in World to Lead 100 Free Prelims at 2015 FINA World Championships

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China’s Ning Zetao moved into the top 5 in the world in the men’s 100-meter free during prelims at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

Ning clocked a top time of 48.11 to tie Federico Grabich for fourth in the world rankings as part of what proved to be a strong morning of swims.

Australia’s Cameron McEvoy, ranked third in world with a 48.06, qualified second in 48.33. Russia’s Vlad Morozov, top-ranked in the world with a 47.98, took the third seed in 48.46.

Grabich checked in with a fourth-seeded 48.48, while France’s Jeremy Stravius put up a fifth-seeded time of 48.52.

Belgium’s Pieter Timmers (48.58), The Netherlands’ Sebastiaan Verschuren (48.61) and USA’s Nathan Adrian (48.61) rounded out the top eight.

Russia’s Alexander Sukhorukov (48.64) and France’s Fabien Gilot (48.73) qualified ninth and 10th.

Canada’s Santo Condorelli, who is tied with Morozov with a top-ranked 47.98 from the Pan Am games, qualified 11th in 48.77.

Brazil’s Matheus Santana (48.81), Italy’s Marco Orsi (48.82), Japan’s Shinri Shioura (48.84), Brazil’s Marcelo Chierighini (48.92) and Poland’s Pawel Korzeniowski (48.93) also cleared 49 seconds to make the semis.

Notably, USA’s Jimmy Feigen missed semis with a 20th-place time of 49.12.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Women’s 50 back
Men’s 100 free
Women’s 200 fly
Men’s 200 IM
Mixed 400 medley relay

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