Jennie Johansson Tops 50 Breast Semis at Euros

Jul 29, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Jennie Johansson (SWE) competes during the women's 100m breaststroke semifinals during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

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Sweden’s Jennie Johansson charged her way to the top of the women’s 50-meter breast semis at the 2016 European Championships.

Johansson clocked in with a time of 30.74, just off her fifth-ranked 30.71 from earlier this year.

Finland’s Jenna Laukkanen qualified second in 30.81 to move to eighth in the world, while Iceland’s Hilda Luthersdottir picked up the third seed in 30.83 for ninth in the world.

Ukraine’s Mariya Liver (30.90), Sweden’s Sophie Hansson (30.95), Finland’s Veera Kivirinta (30.98) and Czech’s Petra Chocova (31.13) made it safely through to the finale.

Italy’s Martina Carraro and Russia’s Natalia Ivaneeva set up a swimoff for eighth with 31.14s.

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