WATCH: Lilly King Torches 100m Breast World Record In 1:04.13

Watch race video of United States swimmer Lilly King breaking the world record in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 1:04.13 at the 2017 FINA World Championships. King beat Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova. Katie Meili took silver medal.

Jul 25, 2017 by Maclin Simpson

WATCH: Lilly King Torches 100m Breast World Record In 1:04.13

2017 FINA World Championships

July 23-30, 2017
Budapest, Hungary
Dagály Aquatics Arena
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Women 100m Breaststroke -- FINAL

World Record: 1:04.13 -- Lilly King (USA), 2017
Championship Record: 1:04.13 -- Lilly King (USA), 2017
World Junior Record: 1:05.39 -- Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2014
American Record: 1:04.45 -- Jessica Hardy (USA), 2009

1.) Lilly King (USA) -- 1:04.13 (WORLD RECORD)
2.) Katie Meili (USA) -- 1:05.03
3.) Yulia Efimova (Russia) -- 1:05.05
4.) Ruta Meilutyte (Lithuania) -- 1:05.65
5.) Jinglin Shi (China) -- 1:06.43
6.) Kierra Smith (Canada) -- 1:06.90
7.) Jessica Vall (Spain) -- 1:06.95
8.) Sarah Vasey (Great Britain) -- 1:07.19

Alright, alright. Everybody take a deep breath. Where to begin? First of all, Lilly King was definitely staring into the depths of Yulia Efimova's soul behind the blocks prior to the race -- with a grin on her face, no less. Once the race began, King shot out like a cannon and touched at the 50 meter mark in 29.80 -- 0.17 ahead of Ruta Meilutyte's world record pace (with Meilutyte in the field). Efimova turned second in 30.34 and Katie Meili of the United States turned third in 30.47. To this point, the race was playing out as everyone expected -- King shoots out first, Efimova reels her in with her closing speed, and the race is determined by who has the best finish.

Well, that didn't quite happen. As a matter of fact, King had the fastest back half of the field in 34.33. The surprise is that Meili out-split Efimova on the second 50, 34.56 to 34.71, to earn the silver medal in 1:05.03. Efimova settled for bronze in 1:05.05. Prior to the race, everyone had this all about King vs. Efimova -- which is probably just the way Katie Meili wanted it. What a race.

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