South Africans Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett both won their women’s 200m breaststroke semifinal heats at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Thursday morning.
Schoenmaker touched in a time of 2:19.33 while former Pearson High School star Corbett won her heat in 2:22.08.
They are the first and fourth fastest qualifiers heading into Friday’s final.
It was Corbett's second personal best inside 24 hours as she produced a blistering final 50m while Schoenmaker will be chasing both gold and the world record on Friday. — teamsa.co.za
Team SA's Tatjana, Kaylene win semis heats in Tokyo
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South Africans Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett both won their women’s 200m breaststroke semifinal heats at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Thursday morning.
Schoenmaker touched in a time of 2:19.33 while former Pearson High School star Corbett won her heat in 2:22.08.
They are the first and fourth fastest qualifiers heading into Friday’s final.
It was Corbett's second personal best inside 24 hours as she produced a blistering final 50m while Schoenmaker will be chasing both gold and the world record on Friday. — teamsa.co.za
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