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The women’s 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 29–30 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London United Kingdom.At only 15 years of age Rūta Meilutytė defeated a vastly more sophisticated field to become Lithuania’s first ever gold medalist in swimming under its own banner. Dominating the race from the start she pulled away from the field to an unexpected triumph in a sterling time of 1:05.47. U.S.

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