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Olympics-Swimming-Women's 200m breaststroke fastest qualifiers

Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:22pm EDT
 
 Aug 14 (Reuters) - Olympic swimming women's 200m
breaststroke fastest qualifiers in Beijing on Thursday.
  1. Rebecca Soni (United States)     2 minutes 22.64 seconds
Q
  2. Leisel Jones (Australia)         2:23.04 Q
  3. Mirna Jukic (Austria)            2:23.76 Q
  4. Sara Nordenstam (Norway)         2:23.79 Q
  5. Annamay Pierse (Canada)          2:23.94 Q
  6. Yuliya Efimova (Russia)          2:24.00 Q
  7. Megumi Taneda (Japan)            2:25.42 Q
  8. Rie Kaneto (Japan)               2:25.65 Q
  9. Sally Foster (Australia)         2:26.33
 10. Anne Poleska (Germany)           2:26.71
 11. Jung Seulki (South Korea)        2:26.83
 12. Joline Hostman (Sweden)          2:27.14
 13. Qi Hui (China)                   2:27.63
 14. Jeong Darae (South Korea)        2:28.28
 15. Suzaan van Biljon (South Africa) 2:28.45
 16. Elise Matthysen (Belgium)        2:29.64
 Q = Qualified for final
 (Compiled by Infostrada Sports, Editing by Lars Janssen)
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