SHEFFIELD, England. July 28. Veterans James Hickman and Steve Parry turned in world-class performances on the fourth day of the British Olympic Trials in Sheffield, with Hickman qualifying for the British Olympic Team in two events.<\/p>\n
Hickman won the men's 200 meter individual medley in 2:03.85, after engaging in a tough race with Michael Cole, who was a close second at 2:04.00. Hickman, a flyer, took the lead at the start, and turned 1.6 seconds ahead of Cole, mired in fifth place, at the 100 meter mark. But Cole had a strong breaststroke leg, and turned first, three-tenths of a second ahead of Hickman, at the final turn. Going to his kick, Hickman overtook his rival in the final 10 meters to ice the win.<\/p>\n
The men's 200 fly saw Hickman in another heated battle, this time with James Parry. Through 150 meters, Hickman maintained a narrow lead on Parry, who stayed right at his shoulders all the way, while a determined Robert Greenwood hung on about a body length back. But Greenwood fell away on the final lap as both Parry and Hickman went to their kicks, Parry winning in 1:57.13 to Hickman's 1:57.46. Greenwood faded to 2:00.67.<\/p>\n
The women's 200 meter individual medley saw Sue Rolph lead from start to finish, as she recorded an excellent 2:14.90. Kathryn Evans was a solid second in 2:16.26.<\/p>\n
Karen Legg, the fastest semi-finalists, held her number one position in winning the 200 meter freestyle. Taking the lead after the first turn, Legg finished in 2:00.45, just ahead of Karen Pickering in 2:00.67.<\/p>\n
Semi-final action featured the emergence of two clear favorites in three of the four events, with the final event being an anyone-can-win-it situation.<\/p>\n
In the women's 200 fly, Georgina Lee leads the pack at 2:12.09, closely followed by Margaretha Pedder at 2:12.76. No other swimmer cracked 2:16.<\/p>\n
The women's 200 back shows a similar, if somewhat tighter, scenario, with Helen Don-Duncan at 2:11.73 and Joanna Fargas at 2:12.55. No one else was under 2:14.<\/p>\n
The men's 200 breast has Ian Edmond the surprise leader in 2:16.41, precisley two seconds faster than pre-meet favorite Adam Whitehead. The two were the only swimmers to post sub-2:20 performances.<\/p>\n
In the men's 100 free, Matthew Kidd emerged from the semis with the fastest time 50.37, but all eight finaliswts are under 51 seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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