{"id":27657,"date":"2011-07-24T22:01:45","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T03:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/uncategorized\/2011\/07\/fina-world-championships-swimming-updated-medal-predictions-for-day-two-finals\/"},"modified":"2015-08-20T08:05:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T15:05:20","slug":"fina-world-championships-swimming-updated-medal-predictions-for-day-two-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-championships-swimming-updated-medal-predictions-for-day-two-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"FINA World Championships, Swimming: Updated Medal Predictions for Day Two Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>For full Swimming World coverage of the entire 2011FINA World Championships, including all videos and recaps, visit our <ahref=http:\/\/tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/events\/2011-fina-world-long-course-championshipstarget=_blank>Event Landing Page<\/a>.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Column by John Lohn, Swimming World senior writer<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SHANGHAI, China, July 25. BASED on the results of preliminaries and semifinals, here are the updated picks for the four finals that will be contested tonight at the Oriental Sports Center. Medals will be up for grabs in the women&#39;s 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley and in the men&#39;s 50 butterfly and 100 breaststroke.<\/p>\n<p><b>Women&#39;s 100 Butterfly<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Original Medal Picks<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Sara Sjostrom<br \/>\nSilver: Dana Vollmer<br \/>\nBronze: Liu Zige<\/p>\n<p><b>Updated Medal Picks<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Dana Vollmer<br \/>\nSilver: Sara Sjostrom<br \/>\nBronze: Lu Ying<br \/>\n**With a textile-best performance of 56.47 in the semifinals, Vollmer made herself a heavy favorite to capture the gold medal. Sjostrom should get faster, but she has a ways to go to catch the American.<\/p>\n<p><b>Women&#39;s 200 Individual Medley<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Original Medal Picks<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Ariana Kukors<br \/>\nSilver: Stephanie Rice<br \/>\nBronze: Ye Shiwen<\/p>\n<p><b>Updated Medal Picks<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Ariana Kukors<br \/>\nSilver: Stephanie Rice<br \/>\nBronze: Ye Shiwen<br \/>\n**Sticking with the original selections in this event, though the battle between Kukors and Rice could go either way. The Chinese teenager will have the crowd firmly behind her.<\/p>\n<p><b>Men&#39;s 50 Butterfly<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Original Medal Picks<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Cesar Cielo<br \/>\nSilver: Matt Targett<br \/>\nBronze: Milorad Cavic<\/p>\n<p><b>Updated Medal Picks<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Cesar Cielo<br \/>\nSilver: Geoff Huegill<br \/>\nBronze: Jason Dunford<br \/>\n**The pure sprinting speed of Cielo will be difficult to overcome. Subbing in the other Aussie for the silver medal, as Huegill has looked much sharper than Targett. Cavic didn&#39;t even make the final and Dunford enters the final as the No. 4 seed.<\/p>\n<p><b>Men&#39;s 100 Breaststroke<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Original Medal Picks<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Kosuke Kitajima<br \/>\nSilver: Alexander Dale Oen<br \/>\nBronze: Brenton Rickard<\/p>\n<p><b>Updated Medal Picks<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Kosuke Kitajima<br \/>\nSilver: Alexander Dale Oen<br \/>\nBronze: Brenton Rickard<br \/>\n**Not going to go against the best breaststroker in history, even if Dale Oen has looked great in the opening two rounds. We&#39;ll stay with Rickard, entering the final as the fourth seed, for the bronze.<\/p>\n<p>Follow John Lohn on twitter: @JohnLohn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For full Swimming World coverage of the entire 2011FINA World Championships, including all videos and recaps, visit our Event Landing Page. 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