By John Lohn<\/p>\n
MONTREAL, Canada, July 29. THE makeup of the women\u2019s 50-meter butterfly final is intriguing, as no clear-cut favorite emerged during Friday night\u2019s semifinals. Australia\u2019s Danni Miatke took down the top time of the session, as she hit the wall in 26.30. She was followed in second place by Austria\u2019s Fabienne Nadarajah, who registered a mark of 26.51.<\/p>\n
The world-record holder from Sweden, Anna-Karin Kammerling is not swimming close to her global standard of 25.57, but she\u2019ll be in the mix during the final. Kammerling popped a time of 26.71 and placed ahead of the Netherlands\u2019 Inge Dekker, who covered the one-lap sprint in 26.87. Germany\u2019s Antje Buschschulte, already a double-medalist in two backstroke events, was fifth in 26.91.<\/p>\n
American Natalie Coughlin tied Buschschulte for the fifth-fastest time, and that swim arrived after Coughlin earned a tie for the silver medal in the 100 freestyle earlier in the night. Coughlin was followed by Sweden\u2019s Therese Alshammar (26.98) and New Zealand\u2019s Elizabeth Coster was the final qualifier for the championship heat, behind a time of 27.10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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