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Sweden's Nystrand takes gold of men's 50m freestyle |
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14:35, February 04, 2008 |
Sweden's Stefan Nystrand clocked the fastest time of 22.39 seconds in men's 50 meters freestyle at China Open here on Monday.
Nystrand won the race by a split of 0.03 seconds faster than compatriot Petter Stymne, who finished in 22.42 seconds.
However, Nystrand said he was not satisfied with his performance and felt weak while swimming.
Nystrand had claimed gold of men's 100 meters freestyle on Sunday. He placed fifth in men's 50 meters freestyle at the World Championships short course in Shanghai in 2006 and moved up to the third at the Melbourne World Championships last year.
He also voiced dissatisfaction over having finals in the morning. "I don't like finals in the morning, but there is nothing to do about it and I can't really complain."
He said he may have to get up as early as 5:30 a.m. during the Olympics for enough wake-up time before the race.
Brazilian swimmer Nicholas Dias placed third with 22.50 seconds in the event.
Source: Xinhua
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