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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


    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.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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