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World Championships Day One Women\u2019s Semifinals: Canadian Olympic Champion Maggie Mac Neil Chasing Short Course Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canadian Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil<\/strong> will lead the qualifiers into the 50m butterfly final after a sizzling second semi-final win on the opening night of the Fina World Short Course Championships at the Melbourne Sports And Aquatic Centre.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old will be chasing a fifth World SC gold after leaving Abu Dhabi in 2021 with a real golden glow \u2013 winning four gold medals.<\/p>\n

Live Results<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 1 Results<\/a><\/p>\n

But not in the 50m butterfly which will see Mac Neil, the Olympic 100m butterfly gold medallist up against the 200m butterfly winner from Tokyo in China\u2019s Zhang Yufei<\/strong> \u2013 who qualified second in 24.79 and third fastest qualifier \u2013 reigning world 100m butterfly champion, American Tori Huske.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bronze medallist from Abu Dhabi and American record holder Claire Curzan<\/strong> finds herself in seventh place in 24.96.<\/p>\n

Mollie O’Callaghan<\/strong> leads the way in the women’s 100 back in 55.80 with Ingrid Wilm<\/strong> of Canada in lane five in 55.92.<\/p>\n

Claire Curzan<\/strong> and Louise Hansson<\/strong> both clocked 56.08 as next quickest with Kira Toussaint<\/strong> claiming the eighth and final spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"