{"id":27645,"date":"2011-07-24T06:23:08","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T11:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/uncategorized\/2011\/07\/fina-world-championships-swimming-norways-alexander-dale-oen-paces-100-breast-semis\/"},"modified":"2015-08-20T08:06:47","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T15:06:47","slug":"fina-world-championships-swimming-norways-alexander-dale-oen-paces-100-breast-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-championships-swimming-norways-alexander-dale-oen-paces-100-breast-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"FINA World Championships, Swimming:  Norway&#8217;s Alexander Dale Oen Paces 100 Breast Semis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>For full Swimming World coverage of the entire 2011 FINA World Championships, including all videos and recaps, visit our <a href=http:\/\/tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/events\/2011-fina-world-long-course-championships target=_blank>Event Landing Page<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SHANGHAI, China, July 24. IN the feel good story of the day, Norway&#39;s Alexander Dale Oen led all swimmers in the men&#39;s 100 breast semifinals at the FINA World Long Course Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to the cathartic feeling found when Japan won the women&#39;s World Cup in soccer to serve as a rallying point for the tsunami\/earthquake-ravaged country of Japan, Dale Oen is shouldering a heavy burden as a point of positivity after the domestic terrorism attacks in Norway this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Dale Oen turned in a scintillating time of 59.37 in semis for the top seed in the finale, while Japan&#39;s Kosuke Kitajima (59.77) and Italy&#39;s Fabio Scozzoli (59.83) both broke 1:00 for second and third.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The time is okay, not that fast,&quot; Dale Oen said. &quot;There are still some details to be improved. I want to keep my body positive.  As to the Japanese swimmer, it is really a pleasure to swim with him. He is a great guy. The most important thing is to enjoy yourself and be yourself and try to make yourself back home.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Kitajima, known as the top breaststroker ever due to his triumphs in the past two Olympic Games, has had a difficult time in the world championships in the 100 breast.  After winning the title in 2003, he finished second to Brendan Hansen in both 2005 and 2007 before taking a post-Beijing hiatus in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Scozzoli clipped his Italian record in the event with his third-seeded effort. He previously owned the record with a 59.85 from Belgrade in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I feel good,&quot; Scozzoli said. &quot;I think I can do a little better. China is a different country. Shanghai is more like Europe. 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