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Efimova entered the pool among clear booing but did not let it shake her performance, plowing through a tight field to gain on the USA&#8217;s King and\u00a0<strong>Katie Meili,\u00a0<\/strong>who led off the turn.<\/p>\n<p>King refused to let Efimova by her as they charged to the wall, stopping the clock at a sizzling 1:04.93. 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