Month: June 2009

Italy’s Federica Pellegrini set a new 400 meter freestyle long course world record today, at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara, with a time of 4:00.41 where Joanne Jackson’s world record from march 2009 was 4:00.66. Read SwimInfo.com

Germany’s Daniella Samulski set a new 50 meter backstroke world record yesterday at the German Long Course Nationals, with a time og 27.61 where Sophie Edington’s world record from March 2008 was 27.67. Read The Guardian

Germany’s Britta Steffen has set a new 100 meter freestyle long course world record, at the German national championships and world championship trials in Berlin. Her time was 52.85, where Libby Trickett’s world record from 2008 was 52.88. Read SwimNews.com