Women’s 50 Free Semi-Finals:
World record holder Ranomi Kromowidjojo dashed to the first place seed in semi-finals of the women’s 50 freestyle, turning in a 23.67 for lane four in tomorrow night’s final. Kromowidjojo first posted her world record of 23.24 in August of 2013 before tying it once more in December of 2015.
Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark posted the only other sub-24 second swim of the evening with a 23.99 showing – good for the second place seed.
Italy’s Silvia di Pietro turned in a time of 24.04 to return as the third place seed, while France’s Anna Santamans grabbed fourth with a time of 24.14.
Brittany Elmslie qualified fifth for Australia with a time of 24.17, followed by a three-way tie for sixth place. The USA’s Amanda Weir, Madison Kennedy, and Italy’s Erika Ferraioli posted matching times of 24.18 from semi-finals one and two.
