Lilly King Breaks American Record in 50 Breast Semis; Katie Meili in Third

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American Lilly King broke the American Record in the 50 breast semi-finals with a 29.60. She just missed the World Record of 29.48 from 2013. King sets herself up for another race with Russian Yulia Efimova who is the second seed at 29.73. Fellow American Katie Meili is the third seed at 30.12.

Lithuanian world record holder Ruta Meilutyte (30.40) is the fourth seed and could be a spoiler for the medals. Swedish defending champion Jennie Johansson (30.41) is the fifth seed and could surprise again.

Great Britain’s Sarah Vasey (30.46), Italy’s Arianna Castiglioni (30.46) and Canada’s Rachel Nicol (30.49) will also compete in Sunday’s championship final.

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