Teenager Ruta Meilutyte won Lithuania's first ever Olympic gold in the pool by beating American Rebecca Soni in the women's 100m breaststroke. In the final, following a fault at the start, where the bleep went before the swimmers were told to take their marks, Meilutyte astonished both herself and the crowd to hold off her challengers and win in 1:05.47.
The 15-year-old led from the start and beat the fast-finishing Soni by 0.08 seconds. Japan's Satomi Suzuki earned bronze, while Australia's defending champion Leisel Jones finished fifth.
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