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Kathleen Baker continues to top the leaderboard in the women’s 100 backstroke, posting a matching time in semi-finals to her prelims swim. Baker battled a strong Katinka Hosszu of Hungary in heat two of the semi-finals to finish once again with a 58.84. Hosszu returns tomorrow night as second with a 58.94.
China’s Fu Yuanhui posted the only other sub-59 second swim to return tomorrow as the third place seed.
Australia’s Madison Wilson cruised to the front of semi-final heat one to return as fourth overall with a 59.03.
Canada’s Kylie Masse picks up the fifth place seed with a 59.06, just ahead of Denmark’s Mie Nielsen’s 59.18.
Reigning world champion Emily Seebohm of Australia returns as seventh with a 59.32, while Olivia Smoliga of the USA snuck into tomorrow night’s finals with a 59.35.
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