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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

LONDON 2012: Brent Hayden of Mission, B.C., qualified for the semifinals of the men’s 100-metre freestyle at the Olympics with the fifth-fastest time in heats



LONDON—Brent Hayden of Mission, B.C., qualified for the semifinals of the men’s 100-metre freestyle at the Olympics with the fifth-fastest time in heats.
The top 16 advanced to the evening semifinals. The top eight from there swim in Wednesday’s final.
Scott Dickens of Burlington, Ont., made it into the 200-metre breaststroke semifinals by finishing 13th. Audrey Lacroix of Pont-Rouge, Que., was 15th in the women’s 200-metre butterfly to advance.
Hayden, a silver medallist at the world championships last year, posted a time of 48.53 seconds. He was .34 seconds behind fastest qualifier Nathan Adrian of the U.S.
The Canadian is competing in his third Olympics. He won the world championship in the 100 freestyle in 2007.
Katerine Savard of Cap-Rouge, Que., was 19th in women’s butterfly and did not advance.




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