Sarah Sjostrom Claims Another Win With The 50 Fly at 2015 FINA World Championships

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Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom added another medal to her collection with a win in the 50-meter fly. Sjostrom clocked a swift 24.96 for the title. While her time was behind her world record time of 24.43, it does effectively lower the meet record of 25.06 which she set earlier in the meet.

Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen claimed the silver medal with a final time of 25.34, adding slightly to her 2015 best of 25.27 from earlier in the meet.

Ying Lu of China finished right on Ottesen’s heels with a time of 25.37. Lu improved upon her time of 25.69 from earlier in the meet.

The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker cranked out a 25.64 to grab fourth overall in the event. While she drops slightly in the world rankings, her time is an improvement from the 25.66 she had set earlier in the meet.

Egypt’s Farida Osman finished fifth overall with a time of 25.78, while Great Britain’s Fran Halsall took sixth with a time of 25.85.

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas dipped to seventh with a final time of 25.93, while Poland’s Anna Dogwiert was eighth with a 26.20.

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