The 25-year-old Lithuanian, starter in the second semifinal, covered the distance in 28.37 seconds. and not only swam to the final as number one, but also bettered the world records (it was 28.56 seconds) and the world short swim (25m) championships records (28.81 seconds).
The latter, by the way, belonged to Rūta herself since 2014. The previous world record in 2018 belonged to retired Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson.
After the finish line, the organizers immediately presented a prize to the author of the new world record – 25 thousand. Check in US dollars.
In the first semi-final, the best time was 29.28 seconds. Chinese Qianting Tang wasted on the swim lane. However, not only R. Meilutytė, but also American Lilly King (28.86 seconds) and South African Lara Van Niekerk (29.27 seconds) overtook her in the overall standings.
The women’s 50m breaststroke final will take place on Sunday at 10am. 49 mins Lithuanian time.
In the qualifying race held on Saturday morning, R. Meilutytė recorded 29.10 seconds. the result and the conquest of first place in the general classification confidently reached the semifinals.
Q. Tang of China, who broke the Asian record this morning (29.38 seconds), was second in qualifying, while Lara van Niekerk (29.45 seconds) of the Republic of South Africa, who finished with a new record on the African continent, it took third place.
In this event, R. Meilutyte still holds the championship record (28.81 seconds), and the Lithuanian’s personal best result is also the European record (28.60 seconds).
Recall that R. Meilutytė competed in the women’s 100m breaststroke final on Thursday. Although the 25-year-old Lithuanian finished second, she was ultimately disqualified and left without a medal.
During his career, R. Meilutytė won three gold and silver medals at the short pool (25 m) swimming world championships. Lei rūta was undefeated in the 50m breaststroke in 2012 and 2014, and in 2018 she placed second.
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