{"id":134174,"date":"2015-05-16T15:44:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T22:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=134174"},"modified":"2015-05-16T15:44:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-16T22:44:35","slug":"katinka-hosszu-edges-kathleen-baker-in-sub-minute-100-back-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katinka-hosszu-edges-kathleen-baker-in-sub-minute-100-back-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Katinka Hosszu Edges Kathleen Baker in Sub-Minute 100 Back Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte\u00a0is sponsored by\u00a0Arena<\/a>.\u00a0For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu captured her fourth title in a sub-minute battle with SwimMAC’s Kathleen Baker at the Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte.<\/p>\n

Hosszu had to overtake Baker down the stretch as she won in 59.47 to move to fifth in the world rankings. \u00a0Only Emily Seebohm (58.89), Madison Wilson (58.94), Mie Nielsen (59.14) and Fu Yuanhui (59.41) have been faster.<\/p>\n

Baker, meanwhile, blasted the 1:00 barrier for the first time ever with a 59.86 to move to seventh in the world rankings. \u00a0Her previous best had been a 1:00.35 from the Pan Pacific Championships last summer.<\/p>\n

SwimMAC’s Kirsty Coventry (1:00.66) took third overall to pick up a paycheck as well.<\/p>\n

Ontario’s Dominique Bouchard (1:01.20), Bulldogs’ Olivia Smoliga (1:01.28), Carolina Colorado (1:01.63), Ontario’s Danielle Hanus (1:02.17) and Ontario’s Kylie Masse (1:02.26) rounded out the top eight.<\/p>\n

Michigan’s Clara Smiddy turned in a 1:01.05 to top the field in the B final. \u00a0Teammate Ali Deloff finished second in 1:01.51.<\/p>\n

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