Team GB pair bow out of 100m breaststroke

Team GB pair bow out of 100m breaststroke

Great British duo Kate Haywood and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor have bowed out of the women's 100m breaststroke during the heats.

The former finished eight in her heat with a time of 1:09.22, while her 16-year-old compatriot finished in 1:08.32 in the final heat.

Lithuanian youngster Ruta Meilutyte pulled off a shock by recording the fastest time of the heats, completing the race in 1:05.56.

United States' Rebecca Soni and Breeja Larson also progress to the next phase with respective times of 1:05.75 and 1:06.58.

The women's backstroke semi-finals take place this evening at 7.50pm.

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