Tennessee’s Christine Magnuson secured the top spot in the women’s 100 Fly semifinal with a blistering 57.84 effort. Swim Star Felicia Lee also qualified for semis (13th overall) after her 59.65 race.

Other top times were posted by Elaine Breeden (58.03), Rachel Komisarz (58.44), and Dana Vollmer (58.46). The top 16 advance to semifinals this evening.

Ryan Lochte got the men’s 400 IM off to a quick start with a 4:13.38 to lead all qualifiers. World Record holder Michael Phelps cruised to the 2nd time of the morning, hitting the wall in 4:13.43. Phelps was expecting to swim a faster race, commenting that his time was slower than was he registered in Melbourne last year for Worlds. “Hopefully I can go a little faster tonight,” Phelps said after his race.

Robert Margalis (4:15.10), Alex Vanderkaay (4:16.99), Tyler Clary (4:17.46), Jack Brown (4:18.44), Clark Burckle (4:18.78), and Dustin McLarty (4:21.05) all advance to tonight’s final, and a shot at the 2008 Olympic Team.