INDIANAPOLIS, October 8. PERHAPS inspired by Tunisia\u2019s Ous Mellouli\u2019s win in the 400 IM only minutes before, Algeria\u2019s Salim Iles clocked the fastest time in the semifinals of the men\u2019s 50 free. Iles, 28, touched in 21.77.<\/p>\n
Croatia\u2019s Duje Draganja, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in this event and a University of California graduate, was second swiftest in 21.84, while the USA\u2019s Jason Lezak and Sweden\u2019s Stefan Nystrand were only one-hundredth behind at 21.85. Another hundredth back were Britain\u2019s Mark Foster, the former WR-holder and Argentina\u2019s Jose Meolans, the defending champion.<\/p>\n
The USA\u2019s Nick Brunelli (21.92) and Brazil\u2019s Nicholas Santos (21.96) round out an outstanding \u2013 and very fast \u2013 final field. A field in which every one of the finalists has a legitimate shot at the gold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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