Kayla Sanchez. Handout photo

Filipina swimmer Kayla Sanchez missed out on a spot in the final of the women's 100m freestyle in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Sanchez clocked 54.21 seconds in the second semifinal on Tuesday at the Paris La Defense Arena (early Wednesday in Manila), good for seventh place.

Her time ranked 15th overall among 16 semifinalists. Only the top eight advanced to the final. 

Sanchez, 23, won a silver and a bronze in the Tokyo Olympics when she was representing Canada. She switched federations to the Philippines in July 2022 and made her debut for the country in the Asian Games in 2023.

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Despite not making it to the final, Sanchez still registered a new national record in the women's 100m freestyle with her time of 53.67 seconds in the heats.

Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey clocked the fastest time in the semifinals, at 52.64 seconds.