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Pilato was the only swimmer to dip below 30
seconds, touching in a time of 29.98, with King second quickest
in 30.18.
After being disqualified in the 200 heats for a non-simultaneous
touch on Thursday, King said she was glad of the straightforward
dash of the 50.
"I'm honestly just glad I didn't have to do a turn in that
race," she said, adding that she had to put the controversial
disqualification behind her.
"I knew that Team USA was pulling out every stop they could to
try and get the DQ overturned so keeping that in the back of my
mind I think, just kind of kept me calm throughout the day.
"It is something you just have to deal with so I just have to
put it past me and move on to the 50."
In the women's 50 freestyle heats, Sarah Sjostrom topped the
times ahead of Australia's Cate Campbell, setting up another
battle between the two sprinters. The pair went stroke for
stroke in the 100 final but were pipped by defending champion
Simone Manuel in Friday's late session.
"I was a little bit blurry eyed when my alarm went off but
really happy with this morning’s swim," said Campbell. "It got
me through to the semi-final which is all I needed to do.
"I’ve managed to get on the podium every time I’ve swum the 100
at a world championships, which is a pretty remarkable
achievement in itself so I am focusing on the positives and
moving forward."
Gregorio Paltrinieri, who won gold in the men's 800 freestyle,
had a strong swim in the 1,500 heats, qualifying fastest for the
final while America's mixed 4x100 freestyle relay team went into
the final quickest ahead of Australia and Canada.
(Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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