The second day of the 2012 Olympic swimming trials are underway and the women’s 100m fly has just concluded with Dana Vollmer taking first place with a time of 56.50. Vollmer followed up her dominant qualifying time with a win the finals and qualifying herself for the 2012 U.S. women’s Olympic team.
2012 Olympic Swimming Trials: Dana Vollmer, Claire Donahue Qualify In Women’s 100m Fly
Claire Donahue finished up in second place with a time of 57.57. With the win and the second-place finish, Vollmer and Donahue make their first Olympics.
Christine Magnuson and Natalie Coughlin, the other favorites in the event, finished sixth and seventh respectively failing to qualify for the women’s 100-meter butterfly team.
With Vollmer’s dominant win, which was on a world record pace for much of the race, she should be one of the early favorites to win a gold medal.
Stay with our StoryStream for the latest from the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming in Omaha as Team USA is decided.
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