{"id":151918,"date":"2015-08-25T04:20:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T11:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=151918"},"modified":"2015-08-25T08:58:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T15:58:20","slug":"minna-atherton-breaks-100-in-semis-for-100-back-top-seed-at-2015-fina-world-junior-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/minna-atherton-breaks-100-in-semis-for-100-back-top-seed-at-2015-fina-world-junior-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Minna Atherton Breaks 1:00 in Semis For 100 Back Top Seed at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia’s Minna Atherton<\/strong> nearly downed her meet record during semis of the women’s 100-meter back at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.<\/p>\n

Atherton clocked a top time of 59.86, just off her meet mark of 59.83 from prelims.<\/p>\n

That time is currently listed as a World Junior record, but is well short of the unratified top time of 59.58 posted by Claire Adams<\/strong> of the U.S. at USA Nationals earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Just five swimmers 18-and-under have broken 1:00 this year.<\/p>\n

18-And-Under World Rankings According to USA Swimming Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]
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Canada’s Taylor Ruck<\/strong> threw down a second-seeded time of 1:00.61 with USA’s Adams posting a third-ranked time of 1:00.64.<\/p>\n

Canada’s Danielle Hanus<\/strong> (1:00.75), Russia’s Irina Prikhodko<\/strong> (1:00.80) and New Zealand’s Bobbi Gichard<\/strong> (1:00.88) also broke 1:01 to make the finale.<\/p>\n

New Zealand’s Gabrielle Fa’Amausili<\/strong> (1:01.15) and USA’s Grace Ariola<\/strong> (1:01.42) snagged the finale two spots in finals tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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