Ruta Meilutyte Lowers 100 Breast Meet Record In Semis at 2016 Euro Champs

Photo Courtesy: FINA Doha 2014

Women’s 100 Breast Semi-finals:

Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte followed Adam Peaty’s new meet record in the men’s 100 breast with a new meet record of her own in semi-finals of the 100 breast. The world record holder for this event lowered the former meet record of 1:06.23 down to a 1:06.16 and that’s not even the fastest she’s been for 2016! Meilutyte sits at third in the world rankings for 2016 with a time of 1:05.82 from the Edinburgh International meet.

Iceland’s Hrafnhildu Luthersdottir grabbed the second place seed for tomorrow’s finals with a time of 1:07.28, just narrowly missing a chance to enter the top 20 world rankings for 2016.

Martina Carraro of Italy picked up the third place seed with a final 1:07.53, and was followed into the wall by Sweden’s Sophie Hansson (1:07.59).

Great Britain’s Chloe Tutton took fifth in semis with a time of 1:07.69, while sixth was claimed by the young Viktoria Zeynep Gunes of Turkey (1:07.81).

Molly Renshaw of Great Britain (1:07.82) and Fiona Doyle of Ireland (1:07.99) complete tomorrow’s final.

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