Budapest, July 30: Lilly King of the United States broke the women's 50 metre breaststroke world record with 29.40 seconds at the 17th FINA World Championships here on Sunday (July 30).
The previous record was owned by Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania at 29.48 in 2013, reports Xinhua news agency.
WORLD RECORD! @_king_lil takes home gold with a 29.40 in the 50m breast. #FINABudapest2017 🌎🥇 pic.twitter.com/iJJSNpDt5l
— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) July 30, 2017
WORLD RECORD for @_king_lil as she takes gold with a time of 1:04.13! #TeamUSA goes 1-2! #FINABudapest2017 ☝🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/FEZXKadLpK
— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) July 25, 2017