Ladies suffer third straight loss

SWIMMING WORLDS: THOMPSON MAKES A SPLASH IN 100M FREE

By BRENT STUBBS Senior sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

ZAYLIE-Elizabeth Thompson had a good showing in her heat of the women’s 100 metres freestyle, but the collegian’s time wasn’t fast enough to advance for placement in the semifinals at the FINA

World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Thompson, the only one of the four-member team to compete yesterday, clocked 58.86 seconds for second place in the fourth of eight heats, which placed her 38th overall and out of contention for a spot in the semifinals.

Thompson, 19, was also shy of her winning performance of 58.78 at the Bahamas Aquatics Nationals last month.

Elizabeth Timmer of Aruba won the heat in 57.86 for 34th place as she also failed to advance.

It was Thompson’s second individual swim of

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