Portuguese swimmer Diogo Ribeiro qualified for the semi-finals of the 100m butterfly at the FINA World Aquatics Championships this Friday, failing to repeat his success in the 50m freestyle in Doha.
In the qualifying competition, Diogo Ribeiro, world champion in the 50m butterfly, had the fifth fastest time, swimming in 51.78 seconds to reach the semi-finals at 16:09 (Lisbon time).
The best qualifier was Austrian Simon Bucher with a time of 51.42 seconds, which is 0.18 less than Japanese Katsuhiro Matsumoto and 0.28 less than Dutchman Niels Korstanje.
Having secured his presence in the semi-finals in the 100m butterfly, 19-year-old Diogo Ribeiro swam the 50m freestyle but failed to qualify for the semi-finals, clocking 18 in 22.14. seconds, just two hundredths from the last place, Slovakian Matej Duza (16th).
Miguel Nascimento finished the 50-meter freestyle qualifying heats with a 26-place record with a time of 22.25 seconds.
In the women’s 200m backstroke, Camila Rebelo’s 18th time (2:13.33 minutes) was seven hundredths away from the semi-finals, while Tamila Golub was 19th in the 800m freestyle qualifying with a time of 8:45.94. who have qualified. the first eight for the final.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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