Men’s 100 Free Semi-Finals:
Blake Pieroni of the USA continued to lead the men’s 100 free with a top showing in semi-finals. Pieroni, a member of the successful Hoosier swimming program, posted a top qualifying time of 46.70 to claim lane four in tomorrow night’s finals.
Lithuania’s Simonas Bilis surged to the wall with Pieroni, finishing a shy .03 seconds behind with a 46.73.
Shinri Shioura of Japan turned in a 46.77 from semi-final one to return tomorrow as the third place seed, while Korea’s Park Tae Hwan was fourth overall in semis with a time of 46.80.
Italy’s Luca Dotto posted a 47.12 for fifth, followed by France’s Mehdy Metella’s 47.16.
Marius Kusch of Germany and Tommaso D’Orsogna of Australia picked up the seventh and eighth place seeds with times of 47.27 and 47.30 respectively.
