GRANT Hackett withdrew from the men’s 800m freestyle heats after the third day of heats at the Australian Short Course Championships today.
But the endurance master plans to swim his pet 1500m event tomorrow night, marking the first time he has contested the gruelling distance since the FINA World Championships in Montreal last July.
Commonwealth Games golden girl Sophie Edington remained on track for more glory by qualifying fastest in the 50m backstroke in 28.18 seconds from Amy Cockerton (28.46) and Belinda Nevell (28.53), to back up from her victory last night in the 100m backstroke.
Jessicah Schipper was fastest in the 100m butterfly, posting a swift heat time of 57.82 ahead of Libby Lenton (59.62) and Felicity Galvez (59.68).
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The semi-finals will be swum tonight and the final tomorrow, in what promises to be the highlight of the meet.
Surprise second to Hackett in last night’s 400m, Nic Donald qualified fastest in the 200m butterfly in 1:59.31, just ahead of Nick D’Arcy (1:59.78) and Nick Cordner (2:00.17).
Leisel Jones was the first qualifier in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:08.75, with Tarnee White (1:09.47) next best followed by Sarah Katsoulis 1:09.50.
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