Rebecca Soni competes in the women's 100m breaststroke finals. (US Presswire)
LONDON (AP) - Fifteen-year-old Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania won the 100-meter breaststroke at the London Olympics on Monday.
Meilutyte finished in 1 minute, 5.47 seconds to hold off a late charge from world champion Rebecca Soni of the United States, who touched second in 1:05.55.
Satomi Suzuki of Japan finished in 1:06.46 to take bronze.
Defending champion Leisel Jones of Australia was fifth.
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