Etiene Medeiros Defends 50 Back Title at SC Worlds

Jul 17, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Etiene Medeiros of Brazil celebrates after winning the women's 100m backstroke final the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

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Women’s 50 Back:

Etiene Medeiros of Brazil successfully defended her world championship title, fending off a charging Katinka Hosszu in the final stretch of the race. Medeiros, the world record holder in the event, stopped the clock at a 25.82 to earn gold.

Hosszu, meanwhile, settled for second and a time of 25.99 to be the only other athlete beneath the 26-second mark.

Ali DeLoof of the USA snuck her hand to the wall to pick up the bronze medal with a time of 26.14, out-touching Russia’s Mariia Kameneva and Australia’s Emily Seebohm by .01 and .02 seconds respectively. Kameneva finished fourth with a 26.15, while Seebohm was fifth with a 26.16.

Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina finished sixth overall with a time of 26.40, followed by Great Britain’s Kathleen Dawson’s 26.42.

Kylie Masse of Canada was eighth with a time of 26.46.

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