World Championships, Day Two Prelims (Girls): Claire Curzan Tops Qualifying within the 100 Backstroke
It will likely be a busy Day Two of the World Championships for American Claire Curzan. Earlier than racing the ultimate of the 100-meter butterfly at evening, Curzan will compete within the preliminaries of the 100 backstroke, the place she is the highest seed. The 100 backstroke is one in all three ladies’s prelims on the Monday morning slate in Doha, becoming a member of the 100 breaststroke and 1500 freestyle.
Curzan loved a stable first day at Worlds, which is being held in an Olympic 12 months for the primary time. She went 57-low within the semifinals of the 100 butterfly and can attempt to higher Germany’s Angelina Kohler within the closing. Kohler set a German document of 56.11 en path to the No. 1 seed.
Here’s a take a look at ladies’s prelims motion from Day Two in Doha.
Reside Outcomes
100 Backstroke
Solely three ladies cracked the minute barrier, headlined by america’ Claire Curzan. Forward of racing within the closing of the 100 butterfly in the course of the night session, Curzan clocked a swim of 59.72 for the 100 backstroke. That outing was forward of the 59.82 of Canadian Ingrid Wilm. The one different efficiency below one minute belonged to Australian Iona Anderson, who touched the wall in 59.88.
