I don’t have real-time access to the latest updates right now. Here’s what’s known up to recent widely reported events:
- The women’s 50m breaststroke world records have been set and reset multiple times in the past few years, with Ruta Meilutyte and Lilly King among the athletes who have held or contested the mark. The current status can change with major championships or short-course (25m) events, so the latest news often centers on Meilutyte’s performances and any new record attempts at World Aquatics Championships, Olympics, or World Cup meets. If you want, I can look up the very latest articles and provide a concise update with times and event context.
Would you like me to fetch the newest news items and provide a short, sourced summary with the current world record holder and time?
Sources
SINGAPORE, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte extended her reign in the women's 50-meter breaststroke on Sunday, claiming her fourth straight world title in the event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. The 28-year-old, also the world record holder, finished the race with 29.55 seconds, a time that reasserted her dominance in the sprint and held off a world-class field.
english.news.cnRuta Meilutyte continues her stellar performance at the 2023 FINA World Championships by setting a new world record in the women's 50m breaststroke, besting American Lilly King.
www.nbcsports.comRuta Meilutyte of Lithuania sets her second world record in women’s 50m breaststroke powering to gold medal in a superb time of 29.16s.
www.dawn.comLithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte set the short course world record for the women’s 50m breaststroke at the 2022 World Aquatics Swimming World Championships (25m) in Melbourne – can anyone better it in Budapest?
www.worldaquatics.comSINGAPORE, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte extended her reign in the women's 50-meter breaststroke on Sunday, claiming her fourth straight world title in the event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. The 28-year-old, also the world record holder, finished the race with 29.55 seconds, a time that reasserted her dominance in the sprint and held off a world-class field.
english.news.cnAdam Peaty set a new 50m Breaststroke World record and Molly Renshaw claimed silver in the 200m Breaststroke on day five of the European Swimming Championships in Berlin.
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