Quilter, Godfrey to semi-finals at World Uni Games

North Shore swimmer Laura Quilter has gone through to semi-finals on the opening day of swimming competition at the World University Games in Korea.

Quilter clocked 27.12 to be 12^th fastest in the morning heats of the 50m butterfly to qualify for the semi-finals on the evening programme in Gwangju.

She will be joined by Otago swimmer Kate Godfrey who finished 15^th in heats of the 200mbackstroke in 2:15.74 to make it through to the semi-finals.

The pair were the only Kiwi swimmers to qualify for an evening swim from day one heats.

The men’s and women’s 4x100m freestyle relay teams narrowly missed a place in the finals, both 10^th fastest in the heats with the men’s combination of Daniel Hunter, Sam Perry, Ewan Jackson and Michael Mincham recording 3:23.93 and the women’s squad of Quilter, Georgia Marris, Samantha Lee and Caroline Baddock timed at 3:48.04.

In other swims Lee (27.60) was 20^th in the 50m butterfly; Helena Gasson (4:52.76) was 14^th fastest in heats of the 400m individual medley; Hunter (24.71) and Shaun Burnett (25.70) were 21^st and 38^th respectively in the 50m butterfly; and Alex Peach 32^nd in the 100m breaststroke in 1:03.36.