Breaststroke star Tatjana Schoenmaker grabbed South Africa's first medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka as she took silver in the 100m breaststroke final. | KarienJ Sport24news
Lithuania’s 2012 Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte dominated from the start and claimed the gold in a time of 1:04.62. American Lydia Jacoby, who won the Olympic 100m breaststroke title in Tokyo in 2021 ahead of Schoenmaker, took the bronze in Fukuoka in 1:05.94, while her compatriot, Lilly King, who holds the world record in the event, missed out on the medals, finishing fourth in 1:06.02.
“I didn’t expect that [medal]. The last world championships I was at [in 2019], I came sixth in the 100m, so to medal is incredible,” said the Pretoria swimmer after her race.“Obviously, the 200 is more my main focus, but I’m very grateful that my 100 time is fast because that helps a lot with the 200. But it is obviously a completely different race.
Meanwhile, Michael Houlie earned a place in the 50m breaststroke semifinals, finishing 14th overall in the morning heats in a time of 27.31 seconds. "I actually didn’t know I was quickest off the blocks, but I think that’s a great sign that I was in the mood, I was ready,” said Houlie after the race.“I think there are definitely a lot of things that I can work on in that race… one step at a time, I guess. I wasn’t fully satisfied with how it went but that’s life, stuff happens and you’ve got to move forward and on to the next one,” added Houlie who will now head to Chengdu, China to compete at the World University Games.
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