By Phillip Whitten
\nPhotos by Peter Bick<\/p>\n
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 1. ONE Thing seemed crystal clear after this morning\u2019s prelim in the women\u2019s 100-meter fly: the real battle would be for the #2 spot. <\/p>\n
Natalie Coughlin swam a relaxed 58.97, the only sub-59 effort of the morning and seemed to have the event well in hand. Her Olympic teammate, late-bloomer Rachel Komisarz, and Georgia\u2019s Mary Descenza, who missed making the US Olympic team in this event last year and wanted to make amends, would be fighting for that all-precious #2 spot.<\/p>\n
But it didn\u2019t quite work out that way.<\/p>\n
It all appeared to be going according to form, with Natalie turning first in 27.33, well ahead of Komisarz, at 27.69 and Descenza 13-hundredths farther back. Then Natalie began to feel the effects of her swift first lap and her two challengers began creeping up on her.<\/p>\n
At the 75-meter mark, Komisarz caught and then passed the leader and, a few strokes later so did Descenza. At the wall, it was Komisarz the upset winner in 58.56, followed by Descenza at 58.76. Coughlin struggled home in 59.15.<\/p>\n
2005 World Championship Trials
\nIndianapolis 2005
\n50 meter pool<\/p>\n
Event 101
\n1 APR 2005 – 18:00
\nWomen\u2019s 100m Butterfly
\n100m Papillon Femmes<\/p>\n
FINAL RESULTS
\nCLASSEMENT FINALES
\nFinals
\nFinales<\/p>\n
WR 56.61 de BRUIJN Inge Sydney (AUS) 17 SEP 2000 NED
\nAR 57.58 TORRES DARA Indianapolis (USA) 9 AUG 2000 USA
\nUS 56.64 DE BRUIJN INGE Federal Way (USA) 22 JUL 2000 NED<\/p>\n
Rank Name YB Club Result Points R.T. LN 50m
\nA-FINAL:
\n1. KOMISARZ RACHEL 76 LAK-KY 0.69 27.69 58.56 976 5
\n2. DESCENZA MARY 84 ABSCGA 0.75 27.82 58.76 971 3
\n3. COUGHLIN NATALIE 82 CAL-PC 0.77 27.33 59.15 962 4
\n4. CHRISTIANSON DEMERAE 81 AUB-SE 0.72 27.97 59.70 948 7
\n5. SIMS AMANDA 89 SRN-PC 0.71 28.35 59.92 942 6
\n6. HOELZER MARGARET 83 AUB-SE 0.85 28.01 1:00.09 938 2
\n7. VOLLMER DANA 87 FASTNT 0.79 28.22 1:00.12 938 8
\n8. KIRK DANA 84 SU-PC 0.67 28.32 1:00.17 936 1<\/p>\n
B-FINAL:
\n1. BREEDEN ELAINE 88 WA-KY 0.64 28.49 1:01.17 912 3
\n2. ANDREW CAITLIN 86 ASU-AZ 0.68 28.68 1:01.19 911 6
\n3. WANEZEK SARAH 82 UT-ST 0.70 28.52 1:01.28 909 2
\n4. JAMISON TANICA 81 TXLAST 0.72 28.70 1:01.37 907 4
\n5. DEGENSTEIN ANN 84 TWSTGU 0.82 29.07 1:01.43 905 8
\n6. VANDENBERG KIMBERLY 83 LAUCCA 0.68 29.05 1:01.48 904 5
\n7. WEIMAN CANDACE 83 UF-FL 0.69 28.85 1:01.59 901 1
\n8. SCROGGY MORGAN 88 THSCOR 0.82 29.16 1:02.10 889 7<\/p>\n
C-FINAL:
\n1. THOMAS TARA 89 NOVACA 0.74 28.60 1:01.55 902 2
\n2. KOZAK MARISA 83 USC-CA 0.70 29.09 1:01.59 901 3
\n3. BONCHER BROOKE 83 UN01VA 0.72 28.02 1:01.65 900 5
\n4. AXTELL ANDREA 86 TXLAST 0.67 29.02 1:02.10 889 1
\n5. HARRIGAN KELLY 84 RUTUNJ 0.78 29.10 1:02.30 884 6
\n6. SUTTON STEFANIE 88 TSC-PN 0.68 29.21 1:02.45 880 8
\n7. DWELLEY KATE 89 TERAPC 0.87 29.22 1:02.67 875 7
\n8. BOTEK ANNE 88 EST-MD 0.72 28.26 1:03.00 866 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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