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    Meilutyte rockets to breaststroke championship record

    Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania set a record in 100 metres breaststroke in Barcelona with a timing of 1:04:52. The 16-year-old beat American Rebecca Soni's world championship record of 1:04.84.

    July 30, 2013 / 14:25 IST

    Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania set a European and world championship record in the heats for the 100 metres breaststroke in Barcelona on Monday.


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    Swimming in the final heat alongside Jessica Hardy of the United States, Meilutyte was just 0.07 outside Hardy's 2009 world record of one minute 4.45 seconds with a time of 1:04.52.

    The 16-year-old, who trains in England, beat American Rebecca Soni's world championship record of 1:04.84 set at the 2009 edition in Rome.

    first published: Jul 30, 2013 02:25 pm

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