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Great Britain's Laura Stephens qualifies from 50m butterfly heats

Laura Stephens makes sure of her place in the next round after ranking seventh in the women's 50m butterfly heats, but fellow Team GB swimmer Amelia Clynes is eliminated.

Team GB swimmer Laura Stephens has qualified in fine form from the 50m butterfly heats in Baku with a time of 27:29s.

The 16-year-old, who swam in heat three, logged the seventh-fastest time overall in the qualifying round.

However, 15-year-old Great Britain teammate Amelia Clynes, who won bronze in the 200m butterfly at the 2015 British Championships, was eliminated after finishing 28th in 28:55s.

Russia's Polina Egorova topped the qualifying table with a new Games record of 27.38s.

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Laura Stephens poses with her bronze medal earned during the women's 100m butterfly at the European Games on June 26, 2015
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