The United States based swimmer, Lauren Boyle, says she realistically won't be a medal chance at July's World Championships in China despite winning the New Zealand national 200 freestyle final to qualify.
The 23-year-old, returning from her current base in California, clocked 1:58.74 in the final in Auckland last night, 4/10ths outside the national record but more than half a second inside the qualifying mark.
In winning Boyle also helped her Commonwealth Games medal-winning team-mates Tash Hind, Amaka Gessler and Penny Marshall through to a qualifying time for the world champs 4 by 200 metre relay but the long distance specialist admits her focus will be on the 400 and 800 freestyle at the World Champs.
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There have now been seven World Championship qualifying times at the midway point of the national champs.
