London, England -
Martha McCabe (Toronto, ON) is moving on to the final of the women's 200m breaststroke at the 2012 Olympics in London.
Three days shy of her 23rd birthday, McCabe finished third in her heat in a time of 2:24:09, over two seconds faster than her time in the morning heats. It was the seventh fastest time in the semi-final.
"It's good," said McCabe following her race. "I needed to get through to the final, but I still have to be faster tomorrow. I know I can be faster. It's in me. It's just a case of getting it out of me and will be working with my coach to do that just tomorrow."
McCabe is no stranger to success in this event. Last year at the World Aquatics Championships she took home a bronze medal in the 200m breaststroke.
Rebecca Soni of the United States was the fastest swimmer in the semi-final, setting a new world record, clocking a time of 2:20.00. The new mark broke the record previously held by Annamay Pierse. The Thunderbirds alum originally set the mark at the 2009 World Aquatic Championships.
Tera Van Beilen (Oakville, ON) also swam in the event today, but did not get past the morning heats. Van Beilen clocked a time of 2:27:70, finishing seventh in the preliminary round. Earlier in the week Van Beilen came in ninth place in the women's 100m breaststroke.Â
