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SA's Schoenmaker cruises into 200m breaststroke final at World Championships

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South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker on Thursday cruised into the final of the 200m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.The Olympic champion won the first semi-final heat in a time of 2:21.31, ahead of America's Lilly King (2:22.68) and Australia's Abbey Harkin (2:23.65).In the second semi-final, Dutch swimmer Tes Schouten won in a time of 2:21.71, with America's Kate Douglas second (2:21.99) and Denmark's Thea Blomsterberg third (2:23.19).@TRSchoenmaker into the 200m Breaststroke Final, once again qualifying with the fastest time!!!???????????? @WorldAquatics #TeamSA???? @TeamSA2024 @SportArtsCultur @arenasport1973 @ArenaSAfrica #NationalLotteriesCommission pic.twitter.com/FEzT87gORTEarlier in the week, Schoenmaker claimed a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke.Elsewhere on Thursday, South Africa's Aimee Canny finished last in her semi-final heat for the 100m freestyle in a time of 54.87 seconds.

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