Viktoria Zeynep Gunes Nears Meet Mark in 100 Breast Semis at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships

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Photo Courtesy: Singapore Swimming Federation

Turkey’s Viktoria Zeynep Gunes put herself in position for another meet record as she paced the women’s 100-meter breast semis at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.

Gunes lead the way in semis with a 1:06.90, just off Ruta Meilutyte’s meet record of 1:06.61 set back in 2013.

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With that swim, Gunes became just the fifth 18-and-under to clear 1:07 this year, bettering the 1:07.60 season best she had at Worlds.

Gunes is clearly the favorite heading into finals with Russia’s Mariia Astashkina qualifying a distant second in 1:08.30.

Sweden’s Sophie Hansson (1:08.34), Great Britain’s Katie Matts (1:08.39), Japan’s Runa Imai (1:08.69), Italy’s Giulia Verona (1:08.97), Japan’s Yukino Miyasaka (1:09.24) and Russia’s Daria Chikunova (1:09.27) also made their way into the finale.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Women’s 50 fly semis
Men’s 50 free semis
Women’s 200 back finals
Men’s 100 fly finals
Women’s 100 breast semis
Men’s 50 back semis
Women’s 100 free finals
Men’s 800 free finals
Mixed 400 free relay finals

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