{"id":265542,"date":"2017-07-11T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=265542"},"modified":"2017-07-11T12:15:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T19:15:16","slug":"fina-world-championships-predictions-womens-100-breast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-championships-predictions-womens-100-breast\/","title":{"rendered":"FINA World Championships Predictions: Women’s 100 Breast"},"content":{"rendered":"

This one will get plenty of attention:\u00a0Lilly King\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Yulia Efimova\u00a0<\/strong>will have their long-awaited rematch in the women’s 100 breast at the FINA World Championships.<\/p>\n

King got the better of Efimova at the Olympics in Rio, but Efimova will arrive in Budapest as the top seed for the event. She’s also the reigning World Champion in the event, while King has never competed at a long course World Championships.<\/p>\n

Read below to see what\u00a0Swimming World’s\u00a0<\/em>trio of experts think will happen in\u00a0Budapest.\u00a0David Rieder<\/strong>,\u00a0John Lohn<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Andy Ross<\/strong>\u00a0will each offer their predictions for\u00a0who will finish on the podium.<\/p>\n

Women’s 100 Breast<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Current Records:<\/h3>\n

World Record:<\/strong>\u00a0Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013) — 1:04.35
\nChampionship Record:<\/strong> Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013) — 1:04.35
\nAmerican Record:<\/strong>\u00a0Jessica Hardy (2009) — 1:04.45<\/p>\n

2015 World Champion:<\/strong>\u00a0Yulia Efimova, RUS — 1:05.66
\n2016 Olympic Gold Medalist:<\/strong>\u00a0Lilly King, USA — 1:04.93
\n2017 World No. 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Yulia Efimova, RUS — 1:04.82<\/p>\n

Swimming World Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

David Rieder’s Picks:<\/h3>\n

Gold:<\/strong>\u00a0Lilly King, USA
\nSilver<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Yulia Efimova, RUS
\nBronze:<\/strong>\u00a0Katie Meili, USA<\/p>\n

John Lohn’s Picks:<\/h3>\n

Gold:<\/strong>\u00a0Lilly King, USA
\nSilver<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Yulia Efimova, RUS
\nBronze:<\/strong>\u00a0Katie Meili, USA<\/p>\n

Andy Ross’ Picks:<\/h3>\n

Gold<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Yulia Efimova, RUS
\nSilver:<\/strong>\u00a0Lilly King, USA
\nBronze:<\/strong>\u00a0Katie Meili, USA<\/p>\n

Previous\u00a0Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Day One:<\/h3>\n