I can't end the posting for now on a down note. So let's go with a big congratulations to New Jersey native Cullen Jones who broke the American Record in the Men's 50 Free today with a time of 21.59. Going through the results of the race I think its safe to say that this is the deepest and fastest 50 Free field in history. Case in point: in 2004 Sabir Muhammad was the 16th and final qualifier for semi-finals with a time of 23.24...which would have put him in a tie for 57th place this morning.
Jones broke the former American and Meet Record of 21.76 held by Gary Hall, who finished third in the preliminary heats. Ben Wildman-Tobriner will be the second seed for tonight's semi-finals. Jones and Wildman-Tobriner both made the team last night as members of the 400 Freestyle Relay. I'm sure Jones has some extra motivation for the 50 being that he finished third behind Jason Lezak and Garrett Weber-Gale in the Final of the 100 Free last night, just missing a spot in the 100 Free at the Games.
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