Franziska Hentke, Alys Thomas Lead Women’s 200 Fly Though Semis

Photo Courtesy: SIPA USA

Germany’s Franziska Hentke finished with a quick 2:07.55 in the first semi-final of the women’s 200 fly, and she ended up with the top seed in the event for the final. Great Britain’s Alys Thomas qualified second in 2:07.64, good for the second seed. Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas was just behind in 2:07.75.

It took under 2:09 to get into the final, and the other five qualifiers all finished within a half-second of each other. They included Russia’s Svetlana Chimrova (2:08.57), Hungary’s Liliana Szilagyi (2:08.70), Italy’s Alessia Polieri (2:08.77), Italy’s Ilaria Cussinato (2:08.84) and Portugal’s Ana Catarina Monteiro (2:08.96).

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