BUDAPEST — Yuliya Efimova of Russia won the women’s 200m breaststroke title at the world championships Friday to claim the fifth world gold of her career.

Efimova, 25, touched the wall at two minutes, 19.64 seconds after a powerful final 50 meters with Bethany Galat of the United States winning silver at 2.13 back and China’s Shi Jinglin taking bronze at 2.29.

After winning bronze in the 100m, Efimova, who served a 16-month ban for doping up until February 2015, now has five world golds spanning four championships.

America’s Lilly King, 20, the 100m Olympic and world champion and Efimova’s main rival over the shorter distance, led after the first 50 meters, but faded to finish fourth at 2.47 back.

“I expected to win this event, it wasn’t a surprise,” said Efimova, who avoided the post-final press conference as she is racing again Saturday.

Australia’s Taylor McKeown, the 2014 Commonwealth champion, was seventh at 3.42secs.

Anton Chupkov won the men’s 200m breaststroke to give Russia a second gold just minutes after Efimova’s victory.

Chupkov clocked a new championships record of two minutes, 6.96 seconds with Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki taking silver at 0.33 secs and compatriot Ippei Watanabe earning bronze at 0.51.

Evgeny Rylov had won the men’s 200m backstroke title earlier giving Russia its first of three golds, and a silver (in the men’s 4x200m freestyle), its most successful day so far at the Budapest meet.

Rylov clocked one minute, 53.61 seconds to take gold with Olympic champion Ryan Murphy of the United States second at 0.60 and compatriot Jacob Pebley taking bronze at 1.45 back.

Simone Manuel of the United States won the women’s 100m freestyle gold.

Manuel, the joint Olympic champion, touched the wall at 52.27 seconds with Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden, the world-record holder, at 0.04 back while Pernille Blume of Denmark took bronze at 0.42. — Agencies