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Silver for Soni
BEIJING -- Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.) won the silver medal in the women's 100m breaststroke at the National Aquatics Center Tuesday morning. The gold went to Leisel Jones of Australia, while Mirna Jukic of Austria won the bronze.
Jones touched in an Olympic record time of 1:05.17, 1.56 ahead of Soni. The American had the second-fastest return lap to surge from fifth place at the turn to post a time of 1:06.73, 0.61 ahead of Jukic. Megan Hendrick (Tacoma, Wash.) finished fifth with a 1:07.62.
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Look for contributions from the following Globe Staffers in Beijing:
- John Powers
- Shira Springer
- Bob Ryan
- Marc J. Spears
- Gregory Lee
- Scott LaPierre
- Patricia Wen
