100 Free Race Video, Interview: Campbell Sisters dominate

Swimming Video courtesy of Swimming Australia.

WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINALS

Meet record: 52.62, Cate Campbell (AUS)
American record: 53.02, Amanda Weir
Australian record: 52.33, Cate Campbell
Canadian record: 54.08, Erica Morningstar
Japanese record: 54.00, Haruka Ueda
Australia All-comers record: 52.62, Cate Campbell (AUS)

Cate Campbell and Bronte Campbell do it again! The Australian sister finish first and second in the women’s 100 freestyle. Cate won with her time of 52.72, which is only .10 of a second off of her morning time. Bronte finished second with her time of 53.45. The final swimmer to make it on the podium is American sprinter, Simone Manuel. She finished third with her time of 53.71. That time will stand as the new junior Word.

Missy Franklin finished fourth at 53.87, and Canada’s Chantal Van Landeghem was fifth with her time of 54.55.

Melanie Schlanger destroyed the B-final of the women’s 100 freestyle. She won with a time of 53.65, which would have earned her the bronze medal had she been in the A-final. American Abbey Weitzeil finished second at 54.78.

Missy Franklin and Simone Manuel will earn the individual 100 freestyle roster spots for the 2015 World Championships, while Shannon Vreeland and Abbey Weitzeil will have the third and fourth relay spots.

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MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

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