Month: November 2008
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3 More World Records At Berlin 2008
Germany’s Paul Biedermann became the first man under 1:41 in the 200 short course meter freestyle, swimming 1:40.83 where Ian Thorpe’s world record was 1:41.10. USA’s Randall Bal became the first man under 23 seconds in the 50 backstroke, swimming 20.87 where Peter Marshall’s world record from earlier this week was 23.05. And Australia’s Marieke…
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Marshall Sets 100 Backstroke SC WR
USA’s Peter Marshall did it again, at the 2008 FINA World Cup event in Berlin today, setting a new 100 meter backstroke short course world record with a time of 49.63, where his record from earlier this week was 49.94. Read SwimInfo.
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Two More World Records In Stockholm
American Peter Marshall set his 2nd world record in two days, beating Bal’s 23.07 and Hurley’s 23.36 with a time of 23.05 in the 50 meter short course backstroke, where Hurley’s world record was 23.24. And Theresa Alshammar beat the 50 meter butterfly world record with one hundredth of a second, swimming 25.31 where Galvez’s…
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Two World Record On First Day Of Stockholm World Cup
South African Cameron van der Burgh swam an incredible 50 meter breaststroke, becoming the first man ever under 26 seconds, with the new world record of 25.94. And USA’s Peter Marshall clipped the 100 meter backstroke world record, with a 49.94 where Ryan Lochte’s record was 49.99. Read SwimInfo here and here.
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Van Der Burgh Sets 100 Meter Breaststroke SC WR
The day after setting a new short course 50 meter breaststroke world record, Cameron van der Burgh did it again, this time by crushing the 57.47 set by Ed Moses in 2002, with the new world record of 56.88. Read SwimInfo
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Cameron van der Burgh Sets 50 Breaststroke SC WR
South African Cameron van der Burgh set a new 50 meter short course breaststroke world record today, at the FINA World Cup meet in Moscow. The new world record is 26.08, where Ukranian Oleg Lisogor’s world record from 2006 was 26.17. Read SwimInfo