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Chad le Clos, Laszlo Cseh ease into 100m butterfly final

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Chad le Clos and Laszlo Cseh comfortably qualify for the 100m butterfly final at the World Championships in Kazan.

South Africa's Chad le Clos and Hungary's Laszlo Cseh have comfortably made it through to tomorrow's 100m butterfly final at the World Championships in Kazan.

Le Clos, who is the defending champion in this event, had a strong final 50m in the first semi-final to touch the wall second in 51.11s.

Chad le Clos of South Africa competes in the Men's 100m Butterfly heats on day fourteen of the 16th FINA World Championships at the Kazan Arena on August 7, 2015© Getty Images

Cseh swam sub-51 in the heats this morning, but he was unable to match that by topping the race 51.03s.

The 29-year-old qualified fastest in the field alongside the USA's Tom Shields, while Le Clos clocked the third-fastest time.

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England's Adam Barrett during the heats for the 100m butterfly on July 27, 2014
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