Sarah Sjostrom Scorches 100 Fly Semis With Meet Record, World Leader at Worlds

DOHA – Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom dominated the women’s 100 fly semis with a meet record and world leader at the FINA World Short Course Championships.

Sjostrom scorched the semifinal field with a sizzling 55.13. That time beat Felicity Galvez’s 2010 meet record of 55.43, and challenged Diana Bui Duyet’s world record of 55.05 from 2009.

Sjostrom also jumped to the top of the world rankings, far surpassing the 55.95 clocked by Lu Ying at the Beijing stop of the FINA World Cup.

Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen finished second in 56.05 to move to fourth in the world, while The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker made finals with a third-seeded 56.17.

Lu finished fourth with a 56.34, and will need more than her season best to challenge Sjostrom in finals.

Italy’s Ilaria Bianchi (56.65), Belgium’s Kimberly Buys (56.74), China’s Chen Xinyi (56.74) and Brazil’s Daiene Marcal Dias (56.93) will also put up times in finals.

Name	50	100
Sjostrom	26.12	55.13
Ottesen	25.93	56.05
Dekker	26.30	56.17

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