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At 1:02 p.m. CEST (live ORF Sport +), Lower Austria’s Auböck will be fighting for his first long track World Championships medal. Simon Bucher qualified for the semi-finals in the 50 m dolphin and Bernhard Reitshammer in the 100 m breaststroke.
Bucher was 13th in the round of the top 16 over 50 m dolphin in 23.32 minutes, Reitshammer over 100 m breaststroke in 1:00.20 min. as 15th. The two Tyroleans are aiming for the final at 1:27 p.m. and 1:55 p.m. respectively. Valentin Bayer took 18th place in the 100m breaststroke in 1:00.51 minutes. Last year’s fourth place at the European Championships over this distance was the second substitute for the semi-finals. Marlene Kahler from Lower Austria finished 25th over 400 m crawl in 4:13.13 min. The top eight reached the final field led by Katie Ledecky (USA/4:00.80), Ariarne Titmus (AUS) and Summer McIntosh (CAN).
Source: Nachrichten
