Canada’s Penny Oleksiak is understandably a favorite of the home crowd in Windsor, and she thrilled the crowd when she posted a time of 52.19 to tie with Australia’s Brittany Elmslie for the top seed in the event headed into the final.
While that pair will share the two middle lanes, Japan’s Rikako Ikee (52.47) and Canada’s Sandrine Mainville (52.58) will be on either side as they qualified third and fourth, respectively.
The Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo qualified fifth in 52.76, just ahead of Italy’s Federica Pellegrini (52.77), who already won the 200 free Thursday night.
China’s Zhu Menghui (52.90) and Russia’s Veronika Popova (52.94) secured the last two spots for Thursday’s final, locking out the experienced duo of Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen (53.08) and the USA’s Amanda Weir (53.10).
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