{"id":13015,"date":"2012-07-31T13:50:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T11:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/olympics-swimming-magnussen-back-in-form-in-100m-freestyle-heats\/"},"modified":"2012-07-31T13:50:30","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T11:50:30","slug":"olympics-swimming-magnussen-back-in-form-in-100m-freestyle-heats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/olympics-swimming-magnussen-back-in-form-in-100m-freestyle-heats\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics-Swimming-Magnussen back in form in 100m freestyle heats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONDON, July 31<\/span> (Reuters) – World champion James Magnussen
\nresurfaced from his disappointing showing in the relay to easily
\nqualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 100 metres freestyle at
\nthe London Olympics on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Australian, who had boasted before the Games that he
\nwould win gold medals in the blue-riband sprint but finished
\nonly fourth in the relay, was in better form in Tuesday’s heats.<\/p>\n

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He finished second in his morning heat and fourth overall
\nafter cruising through two laps of London’s Aquatics Centre in
\n48.38 seconds.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

I think this morning was a positive sign. I felt I did quite
\na good swim,” he said. “I think I can get it quite a lot faster
\ntonight.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“So I just got to stay relaxed. When I’m relaxed is
\nultimately when I get the results.”<\/p>\n

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Nathan Adrian, who won a silver medal for the United States
\nin Sunday’s relay after beating Magnussen in the lead-off leg,
\nwas fastest overall, posting a time of 48.19, just ahead of
\nahead of South Africa’s Gideon Louw and Sebastiaan Verschuren of
\nthe Netherlands.<\/p>\n

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Brazilian world record holder Cesar Cielo was 10th overall,
\nwhile Yannick Agnel, who anchored the French 4×100 freestyle
\nrelay team to gold and won the individual 200 title, was 12th
\nequal.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The top 16 qualified for Tuesday night’s semi-finals, from
\nwhich the eighth best will advance to Wednesday’s final.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Magnussen was the overwhelming favourite to win gold before
\nthe Games after winning the world title last year but said his
\nbelow-par showing in the relay had given his opponent’s a boost.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“It hurt my pride as much as anything the other night,” he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“A lot of my competitors have never seen me lose or sort of
\nfalter at a moment like that. I reckon they probably think they
\ncan beat me right now but I’m going to fight for this one.”<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Julian Linden; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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