Kelsi Worrell: I’ve been training to go under 30 on the 2nd 50 (Video)

^{Reported by Mitch Bowmile.}

WOMEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY FINALS

Top seed: Dana Vollmer (56.90)
World record: 55.64 – Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden)
American record: 55.98 – Dana Vollmer
U.S Open record: 56.38 – Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden)
U.S Nationals record: 56.42 – Dana Vollmer
JR World record: 56.99 – Penny Oleksiak (Canada)
2012 Winning Time: 56.50 – Dana Vollmer 

Although there was plenty hype leading up to the women’s 100m butterfly, it undersold the actual hype that was featured during the women’s 100m butterfly showdown between 2012 Olympic gold medallist Dana Vollmer andKelsi Worrell.

Out fast as she usually is, Vollmer turned first at the 50-meter wall with both her and Worrell already establishing themselves as the clear leaders. Coming off the wall Worrell began to slowly but surely close in on Vollmer.

In the last 15-meters, Vollmer began to tighten up slightly and Worrell flew past her, putting almost a body-length between the two as she stretched out to the wall to punch in her ticket to Rio with a time of 56.48.

Worrell’s last 50 was fast, in fact she split under 30-seconds coming home with a swift 29.97 split to secure her first place position.

Although Vollmer finished behind Worrell, she still managed to touch in for second and will also likely be heading to the Rio Games.

Vollmer was a 57.21 at the touch, still over a full second ahead of third place Kendyl Stewart who grabbed third in 58.22.

Worrell’s time now vaults her to second in the world behind only world record holder Sarah Sjostrom.

1. Kelsi Worrell (56.48)
2. Dana Vollmer (57.21)
3. Kendyl Stewart (58.22)
4. Cassidy Bayer (58.35)
5. Sarah Gibson (58.79)
6. Claire Donahue (58.81)
7. Hellen Moffitt (59.23)
8. Hali Flickinger (59.31)

For official results click here.