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    Teenage swimmer Milana Tapper has gone under the qualification time for the World Championships after a battle with Olympian Erika Fairweather at the New Zealand Champs in Auckland

    Teenage swimmer Milana Tapper has gone under the qualification time for the World Championships after a battle with Olympian Erika Fairweather at the New Zealand Champs in Auckland


    Fairweather touched first in one minute 56.56 seconds to also qualify - but her 19-year-old opponent was close behind in one minute 57.95 .

    It's the first time Tapper has qualified for a long course world event.

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