Prelim Results, Gallery Update and News

Top Qualifiers for 100 Breast Prelim:

KITAJIMA Kosuke JPN 59.96
DALE OEN Alexander NOR 1:00.34
HANSEN Brendan USA 1:00.59
TITENIS Giedrius LTU 1:00.92
LISOGOR Oleg UKR 1:00.99
GIBSON James GBR 1:01.03
DYMO Valeriy UKR 1:01.06
RICKARD Brenton AUS 1:01.06
DUBOSCQ Hugues FRA 1:01.08
VAN DER BURGH Cameron RSA 1:01.12
ALEXANDROV Mihail BUL 1:01.15
USHER Scott USA 1:01.36
COOK Christopher GBR 1:01.49
TERRIN Alessandro ITA 1:01.61
KOMORNIKOV Dmitry RUS 1:01.66
VAN AGGELE Robin NED 1:01.69

Brendan swam a smart race - Just fast enough to get him in a good lane for the Semifinals beginning just 5 hours from now..it's going to be a long week.

Ian is the top seed going into the 50 Fly semi's later tonight.

Catch the finals for the 400 free and the 4x100 free relays tonight along with the semi-finals for the 50 fly, 100 breaststroke and all the other stuff on WCSN or Omega Timing starting at 4:50 am Eastern/3:50 am Central time.

I've added the latest photos to the Gallery and will continue to update it as I can. A sample below..


Antony Dickson, Getty Images/AFP

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Break a minute to join us: Hansen

"I've read the papers and I've heard Brenton say he's put in the hardest training that he's ever done and if what he's saying is actually true then I think he has the potential of breaking a minute and if he does that then he is a competitor," Hansen said. "I also know that to break a minute is extremely hard and it takes a lot of mental strength to do it. It's a barrier that a lot of breaststrokers have struggled with."

World Championships: Kitajima and Hansen Headline 100 Breast Semifinals

Athletes speak with the media in Melbourne

The Japanese journalists were particularly interested in Hansen's rivalry with Japanese breaststroker Kosuke Kitajima.

"We have a pretty healthy rivalry," Hansen said. "Other than the language barrier, there's not much I can say other than good luck. We make each other swim fast but we always shake hands at the end of the race. He brings out the best in me, and I appreciate that."