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SOUTH Africa&#039;s Cameron van der Burgh broke 59 seconds for the second time in his career, and the first in textile, during the men&#039;s 100-meter breaststroke semis at the 2012 London Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Van der Burgh smoked a time of 58.83 during the first semifinal, moving up to fifth all time in the event&#039;s history.  His previous best had been a 58.95 from the 2009 Rome World Championships during the techsuit era.  The swim eclipsed Kosuke Kitajima&#039;s Olympic record of 58.91 from the 2008 Beijing Games.  He nearly eclipsed the textile best of 58.71 set by Alexander Dale Oen at last year&#039;s World Championships.  Dale Oen&#039;s spirit is definitely hanging over this event this year, after he suffered a tragic death earlier this year while training in Flagstaff.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a great honor [to break the Olympic record],&#8221; van der Burgh said. &#8220;I was struggling this morning and saying to my coach I was feeling a bit tired, but he said that sometimes happens. Then I go and break the Olympic record. It&#039;s surreal. This was a real confidence booster but I still need to focus on the next race. It&#039;s nice to come back and get some ice and get ready for the final tomorrow (Sunday).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Italy&#039;s Fabio Scozzoli raced to second in 59.44, just off his personal best of 58.42 from 2011 Worlds, while world-record holder Brenton Rickard of Australia (58.58) qualified third in 59.50.  His teammate Christian Sprenger earned fourth in 59.61 out of the second semifinal, while Lithuania&#039;s Giedrius Titenis finished fifth in 59.66.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time defending champion Kosuke Kitajima cruised into finals with a sixth-seeded 59.69.  With Michael Phelps missing the podium in the men&#039;s 400 IM, Kitajima now has the chance to become the first man ever to threepeat an Olympic swimming event.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary&#039;s Daniel Gyurta (59.74) and USA&#039;s Brendan Hansen (59.78) snared the other two transfer spots into the finale.  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