Fukuoka 2023 – Liendo Advances to 100m Fly Finals After Posting Third Fastest Time

Fukuoka 2023 – Liendo Advances to 100m Fly Finals After Posting Third Fastest Time

Friday, July 28, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Joshua Liendo swims a 50.75 in the 100-meter Butterfly Semifinals.

By: Abby Wisecup

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Rising sophomore, Joshua Liendo, advanced to the 100-meter Butterfly Semifinals after swimming a 50.75 Friday morning to take his heat and post the third-fastest time in the semifinals at World Aquatics Championships. The SEC Freshman of the year has the chance to become the first Canadian swimmer to win a world championship gold medal since 2007.

Liendo also qualified for the 50m Freestyle Finals after shaving .05 off his prelim time to clock a 21.88 in the semifinals, but opted out to focus on the 100m fly.

Men's 50m Freestyle:
Alberto Mestre, representing Venezuela, cruised to a 22.32 in the prelims to finish sixth in his heat on Thursday night.

Men's 100m Butterfly:
Eric Friese, representing Germany, recorded a 53.02 in the 100m fly prelims Thursday night. The 2023 graduate finished 10^th in his heat.

Men's 200m Breaststroke:
Representing Lithuania, Aleksas Savickas, set a personal best to advance to the semifinals with a 2:09.66 on Wednesday night. The rising sophomore swam a 2:10.16 to finish 11^th overall in the semifinals Thursday morning. Amro Al-Wir, representing Jordan, clocked a 2:12.90 in the prelims to finish 10^th in his heat.

Eric Brown, representing Canada, Aryan Nehra, representing India, Alfonso Mestre, representing Venezuela and Bobby Finke, representing USA, are set to compete in the 1500m Freestyle entries tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET.

World Aquatics Championships 2023 continues through July 30^th. Live results and a television schedule can be found here.

Men's results can be found below.

July 28^th, 2023
Semifinals – Men's 100m Butterfly

Joshua Liendo (Canada): 50.75

July 28^th, 2023
Semifinals – Men's 50m Freestyle

Joshua Liendo (Canada): 21.88

July 27^th, 2023
Prelims – Men's 100m Butterfly

Joshua Liendo (Canada): 50.98
Eric Friese (Germany): 53.02

July 27^th, 2023
Prelims – Men's 50m Freestyle

Joshua Liendo (Canada): 21.97
Alberto Mestre (Venezuela): 22.32

July 27^th, 2023
Semifinals – Men's 200m Breaststroke

Aleksas Savickas (Lithuania): 2:10.16

July 26^th, 2023
Prelims – Men's 200m Breaststroke

Amro Al-Wir (Jordan): 2:12.90
Aleksas Savickas (Lithuania): 2:09.66 – Personal Best

UPCOMING ACTION
July 28^th, 2023
Entries – Men's 1500m Freestyle

Eric Brown (Canada):
Bobby Finke (USA):
Aryan Nehra (India):
Alfonso Mestre (Venezuela):

July 29^th, 2023
Finals – Men's 100m Butterfly

Joshua Liendo (Canada)

July 30^th, 2023
Finals – Men's 1500m Freestyle

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