China’s Liuyang Jiao set a new Olympic record on her way to winning gold in the women’s 200m butterfly final.
The Beijing silver medallist raced to victory in a time of two minutes 4.06 seconds, beating Spain’s Mireia Belmonte Garcia (2:05.25) into second.
Britain’s Jemma Lowe faded in the final 50m to finish sixth, while Japan’s Natsumi Hoshi won the bronze medal.