By John Lohn<\/p>\n
MONTREAL, Canada, July 30. WHEN the women\u2019s 50-meter freestyle final is held on Sunday night, there won\u2019t be much consensus regarding the order of the medalists. That much became clear during the semifinals of the event, which featured a jam-packed field. The Netherlands\u2019 Marleen Veldhuis produced the top time of the round, a 24.92 effort.<\/p>\n
The other swimmer to dip under 25 seconds was Sweden\u2019s Therese Alshammar, less than an hour removed from claiming a bronze medal in the 50 butterfly. Without a race before the Sunday final, expect Alshammar to have some more energy in the tank. The Swede has been a longtime international force in the sprint events.<\/p>\n
The Australian duo of Lisbeth Lenton and Alice Mills took the third and fourth seeds for the championship heat, thanks to times of 25.05 and 25.10, respectively. Mills actually tied for the fourth position with China\u2019s Zhu Yingwen. The United States\u2019 Kara Lynn Joyce earned a bid to the final with a swim of 25.14, tied with Belarus\u2019 Svitlana Khakhlova for sixth. The eighth berth was secured by Estonia\u2019s Jana Kolukanova (25.28).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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