Etiene Medeiros Snags 50 Back Gold; Kathleen Baker Fifth

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It didn’t take a world record to win the women’s 50 back final as Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros won the final with a 27.14 just ahead of China’s Fu Yuanhui (27.15). Medeiros’ time broke her South American Record from last night that was a 27.18. Medeiros and Fu missed Zhao Jing’s world record of 27.06 from 2009. It looked like Fu had the race in her hands but she may have taken an extra stroke at the wall that cost her the gold medal.

Belarus’ Aliaksandra Herasimenia finished in third up in lane 1 with a 27.23 to tie the European Record from Daniela Samulski of Germany from 2009. Australia’s Emily Seebohm (27.37), USA’s Kathleen Baker (27.50), China’s Wang Xueer (27.55), Australia’s Holly Barratt (27.60) and Great Britain’s Georgia Davies (27.61) also competed in the final.

Baker missed her American Record that she set last night at 27.48.

This is Brazil’s first gold medal in the women’s 50 backstroke at the FINA World Championships.

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Bill Bell

8 years ago

First Brazilian/ South American female gold- medalist period and likely first medal of any color for either .

Celiana Ha

8 years ago