Olympic Trials – Women’s 50 Free Prelims

Jessica Hardy raced in the 1st seeded heat and put up a solid 24.63 in the women’s 50 Free, a new Olympic Trials meet record. Sara Smith was second in 25.49.

Lacey Nymeyer’s 25.01, was just ahead of Kara Lynn Joyce’s 25.04 in the second seeded heat. 25.31 was the time Kara Denby put up for 3rd.

Lara Jackson raced Dara Torres (24.72) in the final heat and broke Torres’ American Record with a blistering 24.5 finish. She was just off the World Record and effectively erased Hardy’s Olympic Trials Meet Record.

Next up are the semifinals, which wil take place tonight.

Also moving on to that round, as part of the top 8 seeds, are Brooke Bishop (25.40) and Christine Magnuson (25.41).

Meanwhile, Megan Romano posted a 26.26 effort in the 4th heat.