Lilly King Edges Out Efimova For Top Seed In 100 Breast Semi-Finals

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Women’s 100 Breast Semi-Finals:

Lilly King of the USA entered the water for heat two of the semi-finals with confidence, maintaining a strong stroke throughout the entire 100. King was the first at the wall for the 50, before surging ahead in the final 50 meters to stop the clock at a 1:05.70, once again edging out Efimova.

Yulia Efimova of Russia powered home in the final 50 of the first heat to capture the opening semifinal in 1:05.72, just faster than her 1:05.79 from this morning.

China’s Shi Jinglin picked up the third place seed for tomorrow’s final with a time of 1:06.31.

Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania led the first semifinal at the 50 meter mark and came home in a 1:06.44 to grab the fourth place seed.

Continuing her breakout year the USA’s Katie Meili tied for the fifth place seed with Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson. The two posted matching times of 1:06.52 from the second heat.

Israel’s Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir and Canada’s Rachel Nicol return as seventh and eighth with times of 1:06.71 and 1:06.73 respectively.

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Dominic Goshert

7 years ago

It’s disgraceful they’re letting Efimova compete

Frank Monastiere

7 years ago

All without doping

Barry Aptt

7 years ago

Good, Efimova is a doper

Bj Brannick Herr

7 years ago

Go Lilly!!

Asta Gujyte

7 years ago

Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir is from Iceland, not Israel.