Swimming-Brazil’s Da Silva wins men’s 50m breaststroke world title

SHANGHAI, July 27 (Reuters) - Felipe Franca Da Silva of Brazil won the men’s 50 metres breaststroke title at the world championships on Wednesday.

Da Silva clocked 27.01 seconds to win gold, ahead of Italy’s Fabio Scozzoli who took silver in 27.17. World record holder Cameron Van Der Burgh of South Africa won bronze in 27.19.