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Portugal's Diogo Ribeiro (right) became the 100 free top seed this morning ahead of world record holder Popovici. He scratched to focus on the 50 fly final.

Pieter Coetze is focusing on the 50 back final, where he'll try avoid a repeat of Wednesday's 100 back final in his showdown with Poland's Ksawery Masiuk.

Poland's Ksawery Masiuk and Karolina Piechowicz, Turkey's Merve Tuncel, Portugal's Diogo Matos and Japan's Mito Narita each won a second gold.

Carlos Garach won the boys 800 free in 7:52.73 tonight, becoming the #3 Spanish performer all-time in the event.

Japan's Asahi Kawashima is the #2 seed in the boys 200 breast, but won gold at Junior Pan Pacs last week in a time that would make him the #1 seed.

Portugal's Diogo Ribeiro delivered a wire-to-wire triumph in the 100-meter butterfly at the World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru.

Turkey's Merve Tuncel secured a convincing triumph in the 800-meter freestyle at the World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru.

Turkey's Merve Tuncel secured a convincing triumph in the 800-meter freestyle at the World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru.

After breaking the 100 free championship record twice on Day 1, David Popovici takes on the 200 free on Day 2 of finals at World Juniors.

17-year-old David Popovici enters the meet as the top seed in the boys 200 free by a truly massive margin and the fastest swimmer in the world this year.