Canada's Santo Condorelli, Yuri Kisil in Olympic 100m freestyle semis
Swimmers qualify 5th, 11th; Lacroix to race in women's 200m fly semifinal
By Doug Harrison, CBC Sports
Canadian swimmers Santo Condorelli and Yuri Kisil have advanced to Tuesday evening's semifinals in the men's 100-metre freestyle at the Rio Olympics.
Condorelli won his heat in 48.22 seconds and qualified fifth overall at Olympic Aquatics Stadium, while the six-foot-six Kisil stopped the clock in a personal best 48.49 for third in his heat and 11th among 16 qualifiers.
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The semifinals are scheduled for 9:03 p.m. ET, with the final slated for Wednesday at 10:03 p.m.
The 21-year-old Condorelli, who went out fast earlier in the Rio competition in helping Canada place seventh in the 4x100 free relay, did the same Tuesday and led at the turn.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> Santo Condorelli finishes 1st in his men's 100m freestyle heat. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Swimming?src=hash">#Swimming</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/kG3yrWnBO9">https://t.co/kG3yrWnBO9</a> <a href="https://t.co/icqjMcqWOp">https://t.co/icqjMcqWOp</a>
—@CBCOlympicsWomen's 200 butterfly
Audrey Lacroix of Pont-Rouge, Que., was the beneficiary of Hungarian standout Katinka Hosszu's withdrawal from the race as she chose to rest for the 200 fly semifinals Tuesday night.
Lacroix, who touched the wall sixth in her heat in two minutes 9.21 seconds, secured the 16th final semifinal berth. She was third after 150 metres but uncharacteristically faded down the stretch, particularly over the final 25m, and the 32-year-old was forced to sit and watch the final heats to learn her fate.
Lacroix was 13th in the 200 fly at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and 12th in London four years ago. She competes Tuesday at 9:37 p.m.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> Audrey Lacroix touches 6th in her women's 200m butterfly heat. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Swimming?src=hash">#Swimming</a> <a href="https://t.co/kG3yrWnBO9">https://t.co/kG3yrWnBO9</a> <a href="https://t.co/vQF39vLwl7">https://t.co/vQF39vLwl7</a>
—@CBCOlympicsMen's 200 breaststroke
Ashton Baumann, the son of double Canadian Olympic gold medallist Alex Baumann, finished well back of the top 16 qualifiers in 24th after a 2:12.61 performance. The 23-year-old Ottawa native won the 200 at the Canadian Olympic trials in 2:10.69, the only man in the final to go under the Olympic standard of 2:11.66.
Baumann was in a good spot after 100 metres, sitting fifth, but looked tired entering the final 50.
The semifinal is scheduled for 10:03 p.m. ET.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> Ashton Baumann touches 7th in his 200m breaststroke heat <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/Y6P9x1Bayk">https://t.co/Y6P9x1Bayk</a> <a href="https://t.co/8FahY5qcwD">https://t.co/8FahY5qcwD</a>
—@CBCOlympicsNo gold defence for Hungarian
Dániel Gyurta of Hungary will not get a chance to defend his 2012 Olympic gold from London as he failed to get out of the heats, finishing one spot behind No. 16 Luca Pizzini of Italy for the final semifinal spot.
Gyurta, who clocked a then-world record 2:07.28 in the London final, let up too much in Tuesday's heats and clocked 2:11.28.