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Trojan’s Yuliya Efimova turned in a world best in the women’s 100-meter breast at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando.
Efimova clocked a winning time of 1:05.70. That swim far surpassed the 1:06.58 she shared with Japan’s Rie Kaneto earlier this year. That’s less than a second off her career best of 1:05.02 set at the 2013 World Championships that ranks her fourth all time in the event’s history.
Tennessee’s Molly Hannis turned in a 1:07.37 for second tonight, off her 1:07.26 from prelims. Saint Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis tied Hannis with a 1:07.37 of her own for the final podium spot, moving to sixth in the world rankings.
Gator’s Hilda Luthersdottir (1:08.10), Irish’s Emma Reaney (1:09.25), Badger’s Emily McClellan (1:09.73), Argentina’s Julia Sebastian (1:10.38) and T2’s Justine Bowker (1:10.80) also competed in the A final.
PCSC’s Ashley McGregor won the B final with a time of 1:10.40. Jennifer Wilson wound up second in 1:10.84.
=== A - Final ===
1 Efimova, Yuliya 23 Trojan Swim Club 1:07.97 1:05.70 OLY
31.34 1:05.70 (34.36)
2 Margalis, Melan 24 Saint Petersburg 1:09.65 1:07.37 OLY
31.96 1:07.37 (35.41)
2 Hannis, Molly 23 Tennessee Aquati 1:07.26 1:07.37 OLY
31.20 1:07.37 (36.17)
4 Luthersdottir, 24 Gator Swim Club- 1:09.13 1:08.10 OLY
32.69 1:08.10 (35.41)
5 Reaney, Emma 23 Irish Aquatics-I 1:09.27 1:09.25 OLY
32.83 1:09.25 (36.42)
6 McClellan, Emil 23 Badger Swim Club 1:10.24 1:09.73 OLY
32.36 1:09.73 (37.37)
7 Sebastian, Juli 22 Argentina-US 1:10.57 1:10.38 OLY
33.51 1:10.38 (36.87)
8 Bowker, Justine 29 UN-20-FL 1:09.81 1:10.80 OLY
33.29 1:10.80 (37.51)
=== B - Final ===
9 McGregor, Ashle 23 Pointe-Claire-US 1:11.30 1:10.40 OLY
33.07 1:10.40 (37.33)
10 Wilson, Jennife 25 Una Gsc-FL 1:10.98 1:10.84 OLY
33.69 1:10.84 (37.15)
11 Belousova, Anna 19 Nation's Capital 1:10.96 1:11.30 OLY
33.89 1:11.30 (37.41)
12 Castiglioni, Ar 18 Italy 1:10.68 1:11.56 NATS
34.02 1:11.56 (37.54)
13 Keymont, Daniel 17 Central Brevard- 1:12.25 1:11.99 JRS
33.31 1:11.99 (38.68)
14 Jean-Lachapelle 24 Camo Natation-US 1:11.75 1:12.04 JRS
33.96 1:12.04 (38.08)
15 Yeo, Samantha 19 Unattached-MI 1:12.25 1:12.42 JRS
34.51 1:12.42 (37.91)
16 Brockley, Piper 18 Una Srn-PC 1:11.08 1:12.56 JRS
33.52 1:12.56 (39.04)
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Take THAT, Ms. M.
And she ain’t juiced neither as your public comments have previously suggested.