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Schoenmaker into 100m breaststroke final─── MORGAN PIEK 06:42 Mon, 26 Jul 2021
Tatjana Shoenmaker - Anton Geyser
South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker is into the final of the 100m breaststroke for women at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Swimming in the second semi-final this morning, Schoenmaker, led from start to finish to clock the fast time heading into the final in 1:05.07.
The USA's Lilly King and reigning Olympic champion, touched the wall just in 1:05.40 as the second fastest semi-finalist.
Schoenmaker will get the golden lane in the final and she is now favourite to claim the gold.
Yesterday during the heats Schoenmaker set the new Olympic record at 1:04.82.
The final will take place on Tuesday morning at 4:17.
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