Fellow Australian Emily Seebohm also comfortably qualified, setting the fifth fastest time of 58.86.<\/p>\n
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Kyle Chalmers<\/a> was also in action in the 4×100 freestyle relay, and the 23-year-old delivered a sensational time of 46.63, one of the top-10 splits in history.<\/p>\n Swimming behind Cameron McEvoy (49.18), Zac Incerti (47.64) and Alexander Graham (48.44), Chalmers nearly hauled in the United States team, but ultimately settled for second in the heat.<\/p>\n MORE:<\/strong> Full Tokyo Olympics medal tally, schedule and results<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Australia has qualified third fastest overall in 3:11.89, behind Italy (3:10.29) and the United States (3:11.33).<\/p>\n On a night where we got our first glimpse of the Ariarne Titmus<\/a>–Katie Ledecky<\/a> rivalry for these Games, there were plenty of Australians who starred.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Queensland teenager Tommy Neill is through to the semi finals of the 200m freestyle, qualifying eighth fastest in a time of 1:45.81.<\/p>\n The news wasn't so good, however, for Elijah Winnington, who missed the semi finals after setting the 22nd fastest time.<\/p>\n In the women's 100m breaststroke, 20-year-old Queenslander Chelsea Hodges advanced to the semi finals with a time of 1:06.70, the 12th fastest overall, although Jessica Hanson (20th) missed out.<\/p>\n And both Mitch Larkin (4th fastest) and 17-year-old Isaac Cooper (13th) qualified for the semi finals of the men's 100m backstroke.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n