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WOMEN’S 100 IM – FINALS
2012 World Champ: 58.49 – Katinka Hosszu – Hungary
2010 World Champ: 58.95 – Ariana Kukors – United States
Meet Record: 58.49 – Katinka Hosszu – Hungary – 2012
World Record: 56.86 – Katinka Hosszu – Hungary – 2014
Katinka Hosszu has gone two for two on the evening. Not only two for two in the win department, but has now set two world record marks on the third day of finals in Doha. Hosszu, who broke the 200 backstroke world record earlier in the evening, returned to the pool to break her own world record mark in the 100 IM. She took the event in a time of 56.70 beating her previous mark of 56.86 which she set earlier this year.
This is now the sixth time in the last year that she has set a new standard originally breaking the record of 57.74 set by Hinkelien Schreuder in 2009.
Siobhan-Marie O’Connor of Great Britain finished second in a time of 57.83 breaking her own British record of 58.26 which she set at the European Championships last year. O’Connor is also approaching the Commonwealth record of 57.53 which is held by Australian Alicia Coutts.
Emily Seebhom picked up her second medal of the evening finishing third in a time of 58.19.
Alia Atkinson finished fourth in a time of 58.58 followed by Ruta Meilutyte who touched in a time of 58.73.
American Melanie Margalis finished sixth in a time of 58.86 followed by Amit Ivry of Israel who posted a 59.17 and Evelyn Verraszto of Hungary who touched in a time of 59.31.