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She was the only woman to crack 2:07 in prelims, finishing in 2:06.82, not far off her world No. 1-ranked time of 2:06.38.<\/p>\n<p>But if Baker hopes to win gold, she will have to deal with a Hungarian crowd-backed <strong>Katinka Hosszu<\/strong>, who qualified second in prelims in 2:07.30. Qualifying third out of prelims was Australia\u2019s <strong>Emily Seebohm<\/strong>, the reigning World Champion, who touched in 2:07.94.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying fourth was 15-year-old American\u00a0<strong>Regan Smith<\/strong>, who lowered her lifetime best for the third consecutive race after twice doing so at U.S. Nationals. 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