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Heartbreak for veteran New Zealand swimmer Laura Quilter at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore - despite a victory in her heat

Heartbreak for veteran New Zealand swimmer Laura Quilter at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore - despite a victory in her heat

2 August 2025

The 33-year-old's won her women's 50-metre freestyle qualifier, edging a Slovakian teenager by 0.14 seconds .

But Quilter's missed out on the top-16 semifinals spots on time ... by 0.19 of a second.

No luck for compatriot Andrew Jeffcoat in his men's 50 backstroke heat, finishing eighth.

Fellow Kiwi Finn Harland has qualified from his 50 backstroke heat, finishing in a dead tie for third with an American and a Spaniard.

The trio qualify 10th-equal-fastest for the semifinals ... the Russian winner of their heat, Kliment Kolesnikov, topped the timesheets.

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Other Swimming News

03 Aug: Pallister claims silver in 'race of the century' as McEvoy and McKeown become world champions

03 Aug: Kiwi swimmer Erika Fairweather has finished 7th in the women's 800 metres freestyle final at the World Champs in Singapore

01 Aug: Swimmer Erika Fairweather has qualified for the 800 metres freestyle final at the World Championships in Singapore

31 Jul: Lewis Clareburt has made tonight's final of the 200-metre medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore after a semi-final in which Leon Marchand broke the world record - Erika Fairweather finished sixth in the 200-metres freestyle

30 Jul: Lewis Clareburt will need to improve to reach the final of the 200m medley at the world swimming championships in Singapore

30 Jul: New Zealand swimmers Amber George and Savannah-Eve Martin have failed to progress out of their 50m backstroke heats at the World Championships in Singapore

30 Jul: Kaylee McKeown wins 100m backstroke gold at World Aquatics Championships

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