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Baker has taken over the top spot from fellow American\u00a0<strong>Olivia Smoliga<\/strong>, as she swam a 27.85 at the Knoxville Pro Swim Series in January. Baker was the only one under 28 here in Iowa as she finished ahead of Smoliga (28.25) and fellow Team Elite athlete\u00a0<strong>Ali DeLoof\u00a0<\/strong>(28.51).<\/p>\n<p>DeLoof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-ali-deloof-details-move-from-michigan-to-san-diego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently made the move<\/a> from Club Wolverine in Michigan to Team Elite in San Diego.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Klaudia Nazieblo\u00a0<\/strong>(28.87),\u00a0<strong>Kayla Sanchez\u00a0<\/strong>(29.07),\u00a0<strong>Bridgette Alexander\u00a0<\/strong>(29.07), <strong>L<\/strong><strong>innea Mack\u00a0<\/strong>(29.10) and\u00a0<strong>Kendyl Stewart\u00a0<\/strong>(29.35) also swam in the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 7  Women 50 LC Meter Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 26.98  8\/19\/2018 Liu Xiang, CHN\r\n     American: A 27.43  4\/14\/2018 Olivia Smoligna, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 27.43  4\/14\/2018 Olivia Smoligna, USA\r\n     Jr World: J 27.49  2\/2\/2016  Minna Atherton, AUS\r\n     Pro Swim: P 27.43  4\/14\/2018 Olivia Smoliga, Athens Bulldog S\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Kathleen Baker   22 Team Elite          28.52      27.76   926  \r\n         r:+0.61                       \r\n  2 Olivia Smoliga   24 Athens Bulldog S    28.99      28.25   878  \r\n         r:+0.65                       \r\n  3 Ali DeLoof       24 Team Elite          28.85      28.51   855  \r\n         r:+0.60                       \r\n  4 Klaudia Naziebl  25 Una Prvt            29.01      28.87   823  \r\n         r:+0.57                       \r\n  5 Kayla Sanchez    17 Hpc-Ontario         28.80      29.07   806  \r\n         r:+0.60                       \r\n  5 Bridgette Alexa  22 Kentucky Aquatic    29.20      29.07   806  \r\n         r:+0.63                       \r\n  7 Linnea Mack      23 Osprey Aquatics     29.37      29.10   804  \r\n         r:+0.64                       \r\n  8 Kendyl Stewart   24 Team Elite          29.30      29.35   783  \r\n         r:+0.67<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathleen Baker,\u00a0one of Speedo&#8217;s newest signees, won the 50 back on Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines with a world leading time of 27.76. 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