Farida Osman Sets African Record to Win 50 Fly
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California’s Farida Osman set an African record in the women’s 50-meter fly for the win at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.
Osman hit the wall in a personal best 26.08 to break her own record of 26.12 from the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona. The swim moved her to 16th in the world rankings.
SESI’s Daynara De Paula finished second tonight in 26.37 with Wisconsin’s Ivy Martin taking third in 26.42.
Aliena Schmidtke (26.55), SoFlo’s Alia Atkinson (26.65), Stanford’s Felicia Lee (26.98), North Carolina’s Hellen Moffitt (27.04), Stanford’s Simone Manuel (27.39) and Stanford’s Lia Neal (27.45) also battled in the finale.
Longhorn’s Lisa Boyce tracked down the consolation heat win in 27.12, while PASA’s Leah Goldman placed second in 27.21.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 200 fly
- Men’s 200 fly
- Women’s 50 free
- Men’s 50 free
- Women’s 100 back
- Men’s 100 back
- Women’s 200 breast
- Men’s 200 breast
- Women’s 50 fly
- Men’s 50 fly
- Women’s 400 free
- Men’s 400 free