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Breaststroke star Tatjana Schoenmaker grabbed South Africa’s first medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka as she took silver in the women’s 100m breaststroke final.
Schoenmaker had a slow start out of the blocks but pushed through in the final 25m to finish second in a time of 1.05.84.
Schoenmaker finished +01.22 behind gold medallist Ruta Meilutyte from Lithuania (1.04.92), while American Lydia Jacoby rounded up the podium with a bronze (1:05.94).
Ruta Meilutyte also reclaims the 100m Breaststroke title after winning a global final of the 100m breaststroke for the first time since 2013.
Watch the race below:
🇱🇹 Ruta Meilutyte claims the 100m Breaststroke title again after 10 years! ⏱️1:04.62 #AQUAFukuoka23 pic.twitter.com/OV2ARH5dNP
— World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) July 25, 2023
[source:news24]
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