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Team USA’s Lilly King failed to medal in the 50-meter women’s breaststroke event at the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday.
Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte took gold with a time of 29.70 seconds, while King finished in 30.40 seconds, settling for seventh place.
Here is a full rundown of the finishing order from Saturday’s final with Meilutyte, Italy’s Benedetta Pilato and South Africa’s Lara van Niekerk occupying the top three spots on the podium:
1. Ruta Meilutyte: 29.70
2. Benedetta Pilato: 29.80
3. Lara van Niekerk: 29.90
4. Qianting Tang: 30.21
5. Anna Elendt: 30.22
6. Eneli Jefimova: 30.25
7. Lilly King: 30.40
8. Jhennifer Conceicao: 30.45
The 50-meter breaststroke marked the second time in four races at the 2022 world championships that King finished off the podium, as she previously finished fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke.
King isn’t leaving Budapest empty-handed, however, as she won gold in both the 200-meter breaststroke and 4×100-meter women’s medley relay events.
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
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