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Also dipping under the record was Russia\u2019s <strong>Vitalii Obotin<\/strong> with a 51.35. The two were tied at 24.65 at the 50-meter mark, with Titus pulling off a 26.57 to gain the victory and keep the world record.<\/p>\n<p>Titus also went after his deaf world record (and lifetime best) of 1:00.00 in the 100 breaststroke, but fell short with a 1:00.59. Titus can take some comfort in knowing that it\u2019s faster than he swam at U.S. nationals for seventh place, and is his second-fastest time in a textile suit after the 1:00.49 he posted at the 2012 Olympic Trials. Unlike the 100 free final, Titus was unchallenged in the 100 breast and won by four seconds over the 1:04.83 by Russia\u2019s <strong>Martin Fomin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s <strong>Peggy De Villiers<\/strong> won the women\u2019s 50 butterfly with a 28.28, well under the deaf world record of 29.16 by <strong.Pernilla Kile<\/strong> of Sweden. She first broke the record with a 28.40 in prelims.<\/p>\n<p>The world record in the men\u2019s 50 backstroke fell twice in one day, both times by Japan\u2019s <strong>Yoshikazu Kanaji<\/strong>. In prelims, Kanaji topped all swimmers with a 27.35 to beat the shared world record of 27.90 by Ireland\u2019s <strong>John Kealy<\/strong> from 2005 and Japan\u2019s <strong>Ryutaro Ibata<\/strong> from 2011. Kanaji was back in force for the final, winning with a 27.06.<\/p>\n<p>Ibata was also a part of the 50 back final, finishing second with a 27.69 to swim faster than his previous record.<\/p>\n<p>Also breaking a world record twice was <strong>Aksana Petrushenka<\/strong> of Belarus. In the prelims of the 50 breast, Petrushenka posted a 32.85 to beat her own mark of 33.27 from 2009. In finals, she won with a 32.96.<\/p>\n<p>Petrushenka nearly cracked her own world record of 2:35.65 in the women\u2019s 200 breast, winning the title with a 2:36.08. 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