Sarah Sjostrom Cruises to Top Seed in 100 Fly Semis; Time of 56.66

Photo Courtesy: SIPA USA

Minutes after qualifying second in the women’s 50 free semi-finals, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom comfortably claimed the top seed in the 100 fly. Sjostrom recorded a time of 56.66, well off her world record of 55.48 and her own world No. 2-ranked time of 56.29.

Sjostrom finished almost a full second ahead of anyone else in the field, with Russia’s Svetana Chimrova her closest competition in 57.54. Italians Ilaria Bianchi (57.79) and Elena Di Liddo (57.82) finished third and fourth, respectively, with Swedish NCAA champion Louise Hansson taking fifth in 57.99.

The final will also include Greece’s Anna Ntountounaki (58.34), Denmark’s Emilie Beckmann (58.40) and Germany’s Aliena Schmidtke (58.42).

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