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Meagen Nay, who had six golds heading into the day, took second in 26.07.  Leone Vorster of Ford placed third in 26.70.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#39;s Leisel Jones raced to victory in the women&#39;s 100 breast with a time of 1:06.67.  Teammates Sarah Katsoulis (1:08.32) and Samantha Marshall (1:08.72) finished second and third.<\/p>\n<p>The Whitneys duked it out in the women&#39;s 100 fly with Myers winning in 1:01.15 and Lopus placing second in 1:01.52.  Australia&#39;s Zoe Johnson finished third in 1:01.59.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Rice cruised in the women&#39;s 400 IM with a victorious time of 4:42.88. Ford&#39;s Jenny Forster touched second in 4:51.50, while Alyssa Anderson took third in 4:52.61.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#39;s Nay, Jones, Rice and Belinda Parslow won the women&#39;s 400 medley relay in 4:06.55 to give Nay her seventh gold of the meet.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Grevers held off Ford Aquatic teammate Simon Burnett, 22.73 to 22.89, in the men&#39;s 50 free. 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