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American King breaks women's 100m breaststroke world record

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Lilly King of the United States set a world record for the women’s 100 metres breaststroke at the world championships on Tuesday.

American King breaks women's 100m breaststroke world record
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King’s time of one minute 4.13 seconds broke the mark of one minute 4.35 seconds set by Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte at the 2013 world championships.

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(Reporting by Rod Gilmour, editing by Ed Osmond)

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