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A top-two finish won't be an easy task in the 100 -- he'll be up against world champion James Magnussen and former sprint world record holder Eamon Sullivan.
Another of Australia's comeback swimmers narrowly missed out in her first bid for spot on the London squad, with reigning Olympic champion Libby Trickett placing third in the 100 butterfly final behind world championship silver medalist Alicia Coutts (57.59) and Jess Schipper (57.88).
Triple Olympic gold medalist Trickett is now targeting the 100 freestyle for a spot on the squad for London 2012.
"I just wanted to go out there and let it go. To come away with third, I'm like 'so close' to the Olympic team," she said, on the verge of tears and holding up her thumb and index finger almost touching. "That'll give me more confidence for the freestyle. It's an open event."
Trickett, the Olympic silver medalist in the 100 freestyle in Beijing, can earn an individual berth at London by placing first or second in the freestyle, or by finishing among the fastest finishers in the final to be considered for a relay.
"It's going to be incredibly tough," said Trickett, who retired in 2009 and returned to swimming last year. "I've just got to go out there and let it flow."
Christian Sprenger won the 100 breaststroke in 59.91, the fastest time in the world this year, to edge world-record holder Brenton Rickard into second place in 1:00.13.
"Stroke felt awesome," Sprenger said. "To go under 60 was my aim. We're strong competitors and we're going to take it overseas."
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