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Schoeman Sets 50 Freestyle World Record
He was first only 1 hundredth of a second off the world record on Friday, and then pummeled it yesterday, from the 20.81 set by Draganja at the 2008 World Championships in Manchester, to 20.64. Read SwimInfo Continue reading
Phelps Is Now Officially The Greatest Swimmer Ever
USA’s relay won the 400 medley relay with a world record of 3:29.34, beating their own world record of 3:30.68 set at the Olympics in Athens 2004, and securing Phelps his record breaking 8th gold medal. The Australian women also set at 400 medley relay world record, beating their own world mark of 3:55.74 with a new world record of 3:52.69.
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USA Breaks World Record In 400 Free Relay Prelims
The American team of Nathan Adrian, Cullen Jones, Ben Wildman-Tobriner and Matt Grevers took down the world record from the 3:12.46 set by USA in 2006, to 3:12.23 this morning.
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First Two World Records At Beijing 2008
Both 400 IM world records were bettered at the 2008 Olympics yesterday, when first USA’s Michael Phelps swam 4:03.84, smashing his own world record of 4:05.25 from the U.S. Olympic Trials, and Australia’s Stephanie Rice swam 4:29.45, more than half a second faster than the 4:31.12 of Katie Hoff from the U.S. Trials.
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Hackett Downs 800 Free World Record
Grant Hackett bettered his own 800 free short course world record yesterday, from 7:25.28 to 7:23.42, at the Victorian Championships in Victoria, Australia. Source: SwimInfo. Continue reading
Hoelzer Sets 200 Back World Record
On July 5th, Margaret Hoelzer set a new 200 meter backstroke world record with the time of 2:06.09, beating Kirsty Coventry’s world standard of 2:06.39 from February.
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Phelps New 200 IM WR, Peirsol Ties Lochte’s 200 Back WR
On July 4th, Aaron Piersol tied Ryan Lochte’s 200 backstroke world record, and Phelps set a new 200 IM world record in the time of 1:54.80. Lochte swam 1:54.34 in the 200 backstroke, and 1:55.22 in the 200 IM (third fastest time in history).
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U.S. Trials Heats Produce 100 Back WR Twice
First Hayley McGregory bettered the 100 Backstroke of Natalie Coughlin with a 59.15 (Coughlin’s WR was 59.21), and then Coughlin took it back in the next heat with a 59.03.
Couchlin’s own comments after the swim
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U.S. Trials: Phelps And Hoff Set New 400 IM WRs
Katie Hoff beat Australia’s Stephanie Rice’s time of 4:31.46 with the new world record 4:31.12. And Phelps bettered his own world record to 4:05.25, in a race where Ryan Lochte with 4:06.08 also went under the former world record of 4:06.22. Read here and here at SwimInfo.
Here is Phelps’ world record
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