2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th
- Budapest, Hungary
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Tonight’s women’s 100m butterfly final in Budapest was one for the ages, as Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom rocked another monster gold medal-winning time of 55.53, the 2nd fastest time in history only to herself. However, winning silver in the race was a big-time swim from Australian Emma McKeon, the woman who tied her nation’s record last night in the semi-final with a time of 56.23. In tonight’s final McKeon found a way to shave an additional .05 off that mark to snag silver in a new Commonwealth and Australian National Record of 56.18.
Last night’s splits 26.43/29.80 = 56.23
Tonight’s splits 26.34/29.84 = 56.18
That now places McKeon solely in the 4th spot among the women’s top performers of all-time in the event.
WOMEN 100 FLY ALL-TIME PERFORMERS
- Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 55.48, 2016
- Dana Vollmer (USA), 55.98, 2012
- Liu Zige (CHN), 56.07, 2009
- Emma McKeon (AUS), 56.18, 2017
- Jessicah Schipper (AUS), 56.23, 2017
- Kelsi Worrell (USA), 56.44, 2017
- Penny Oleksiak (CAN), 56.46, 2016
- Jeanette Ottesen (DEN), 56.51, 2014
- (T-9) Inge de Bruijn (NED), 56.61, 2000
- (T-9) Chen Xinyi (CHN), 56.61, 2014
For McKeon, tonight’s silver is in some ways redemption for a missed opportunity in Rio. Although she scored a bronze individually in the women’s 200m freestyle, McKeon entered the 2016 Olympic Games as a strong medal contender in the women’s 100m fly, only to finish 6th in a time 57.05, slower than her semi-final.
This is McKeon’s 2nd silver in as many days here in Budapest, as the 23-year-old already captured a runner-up spot with teammates as part of the 4x100m freestyle relay last night.
Fantastic effort Emma!
Judging by their performances so far, McKeon may give Ledecky a shock in the 200m free.
Yeah – she earned that one. Happy to see that.
Emma McKeon’s performances at 100 distance (free and fly) should raise a real concern to Americans of what can be expected in 200 free. I hope that in contrast to last year she pays more attention to shorter distance when she became #2 to represent Australia.
First two days showed that Emma is in great shape. Maybe best ever. Last year she was twice in very prestigious 1:54 zone. But remembering Sjostrom experience in Rio she may decide to save herself for the 100 free where she has a good chance to medal and won’t kill herself in 200.