Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom Blasts 100 Fly Sizzler During Prelims

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Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom uncorked a 56.72 this morning in the women’s 100-meter fly at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

That would have been the seventh-ranked time in the world last year if not for her stunning world record 55.64 from the 2015 World Championships last summer.

Sjostrom is playing for keeps here in Austin as the highest-profile Arena swimmer here at the company’s crown jewel series. Look for Sjostrom to put up another sizzler during finals tonight.

California’s Dana Vollmer, the only other swimmer ever to break 56 seconds in the event with a 55.98 from the 2012 London Olympics, qualified second in 57.62. That would have ranked her in the top 10 last year.

California’s Noemie Thomas qualified third in 58.70 with Texas A&M’s Sarah Gibson earning fourth in 59.05.

California’s Kelly Naze (59.35), Stanford’s Felicia Lee (59.79), SoFlo’s Claire Donahue (59.89) and California’s Farida Osman (59.97) made up the rest of the top eight headed to the A final.

                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Sjostrom, Sarah  22 Sweden              55.64      56.72 qOLY   
             26.56        56.72 (30.16)
  2 Vollmer, Dana    28 Una Cal             57.95      57.62 qOLY   
             26.55        57.62 (31.07)
  3 Thomas, Noemie   19 Univ California,    58.00      58.70 qOLY   
             27.45        58.70 (31.25)
  4 Gibson, Sarah    20 Texas A & M Univ    59.68      59.05 qOLY   
             28.29        59.05 (30.76)
  5 Naze, Kelly      22 Univ California,    58.95      59.35 qOLY   
             27.91        59.35 (31.44)
  6 Lee, Felicia     23 Stanford Swimmin    58.14      59.79 qOLY   
             28.33        59.79 (31.46)
  7 Donahue, Claire  27 South Florida Aq    58.03      59.89 qOLY   
             27.68        59.89 (32.21)
  8 Osman, Farida    20 Univ California,    58.22      59.97 qOLY   
             28.14        59.97 (31.83)

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