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Zhang swims into 200m semifinals
Zhang Yufei of China cracked a time of 2 minutes 7.50 seconds to make the women's 200-meter butterfly semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday night.
Zhang posted the fastest time in the women's 200-meter butterfly in 2021, hitting 2:05.44 during the Chinese Olympic trials in Qingdao in May. She had claimed a silver medal in the women's 100m butterfly on Monday.
"There were much fewer swimmers today than I am used to [16 or less entering an international event] so it was less competitive. It was easy compared to the competitions in China. I just need to find my pace and get ready for the final [on Thursday]," said Zhang.
Hali Flickinger of the US qualified second to Zhang. China's Yu Liyan also entered the semifinals.
Only 16 swam the heats as Hungarian star Katinka Hosszu withdrew from them abruptly.
Zhang posted the fastest time in the women's 200-meter butterfly in 2021, hitting 2:05.44 during the Chinese Olympic trials in Qingdao in May. She had claimed a silver medal in the women's 100m butterfly on Monday.
"There were much fewer swimmers today than I am used to [16 or less entering an international event] so it was less competitive. It was easy compared to the competitions in China. I just need to find my pace and get ready for the final [on Thursday]," said Zhang.
Hali Flickinger of the US qualified second to Zhang. China's Yu Liyan also entered the semifinals.
Only 16 swam the heats as Hungarian star Katinka Hosszu withdrew from them abruptly.
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