Sarah Sjostrom Cruises to Top Seed for 100 Butterfly Semifinals

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Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden cruised through her prelims swim in this morning’s 100 butterfly and claimed the top seed in 56.26. The world record holder had former world record holder Dana Vollmer of the United States only three tenths behind in 56.56.
When asked about her swim, Vollmer commented, “I’m happy with that. Obviously the fastest I’ve gone since coming back….I felt good but I have a lot left in the tank. [David] Marsh said the race looked really good and obviously I didn’t fade.”
Canada’s Penny Oleksiak posted a new World Junior Record as she claimed the third seed in 56.73.
American Kelsi Worrell secured fourth in 56.9, telling the media, “There’s less stress here than at Trials.”
China’s Ying Lu was fifth in 57.08.
Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark (57.15) and China’s Xinyi Chen (57.17) took the sixth and seventh spots. Japan’s Rikiako Ikee was just over a second behind the leader with an eighth seeded 57.27.
Australia’s Emma McKeon (57.33), Hungary’s Liliana Szilagyi (57.70), Korea’s Sehyeon An (57.80), Egypt’s Farida Osman (57.83), Belgium’s Kimberly Buys (57.91), Brazil’s Daynara De PAula (57.92), Japan’s Natsumi Hoshi (58.15) and Brazil’s Daiene Marcal (58.15) round out the semifinals.


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