Sarah Sjostrom Flies to Top Seed in 100 Fly Semi-Finals

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Women’s 100 Fly Semi-Finals

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom continued to near her own world record with a dominating swim in semi-finals of the women’s 100 fly. Sjostrom delivered a 55.77 to lead a talented group of athletes into tomorrow night’s finals. Her time stands as the second fastest time for her for 2017, with the fastest at a 55.76 from the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum series.

Emma McKeon of Australia delivered the second fastest time of the evening with a 56.23 finish from the same heat, while the USA’s Kelsi Worrell turned in a 56.74 qualifying time for third from heat one.

Japanese sprint sensation Rikako Ikee qualified fourth overall with a 56.89, followed by the Junior World Record holder Penny Oleksiak (57.07) of Canada.

Korea’s An Sehyeon (57.15), China’s Zhang Yufei (57.29), and Russia’s Svetlana Chimrova (57.64) rounded out the top eight qualifiers.

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Thomas A. Small

6 years ago

Congratulations

Charlene Tallen

6 years ago

GOAT