DOHA – The Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo led the way through semis of the women’s 50 free at the FINA World Short Course Championships.
Kromowidjojo hit the wall in 23.43, moving to the top of the world this year. That eclipsed the 23.55 posted by Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom at the Swedish Championships earlier this year.
Kromowidjojo will have her world record of 23.24 from 2013 in her sights during finals.
USA’s Madison Kennedy threw down a second-seeded time of 23.96 to move to eighth in the world this year. She’s looking for Dara Torres’ 2007 American record of 23.81 from the Berlin stop of the FINA World Cup.
Australia’s Bronte Campbell touched third in 24.01, while Germany’s Dorothea Brandt placed fourth in 24.03.
The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker (24.08), Italy’s Erika Ferraioli (24.10), Russia’s Rozaliya Nasretdinova (24.12) and Bahamas’ Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (24.13) claimed the rest of the transfer spots into finals.
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- Men’s 200 free relay finals
- Women’s 100 breast finals
- Men’s 50 back finals
- Women’s 50 back semis
- Men’s 100 free semis
- Women’s 50 free semis
- Men’s 50 fly finals
- Women’s 100 fly semis
- Men’s 100 IM semis
- Women’s 200 IM finals
- Men’s 50 breast semis
- Mixed 200 medley relay finals
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