Swimmer's Daily

Year: 2009

  • Biederman Sets 400 Freestyle World Record

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    Germany’s Paul Biedermann absolutely crushed the 400 meter short course freestyle world record today, at the FINA World Cup 2009 meet in Berlin, with a time of 3:32.77, where Australia’s Grant Hackett’s world record from 2002 was 3:34.58. See results

  • Leisel Jones Sets 100 Breaststroke World Record

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    Australia’s “Lethal” Leisel Jones is back with a vengeance, with a 100 meter short course breaststroke world record of 1:03.00 at the FINA World Cup 2009 meet in Berlin, where USA’s Jessica Hardy’s world record from last year was 1:03.72. Hardy also swam faster than the now former world record time, with a time of…

  • Van der Burgh Sets 50 Breaststroke World Record

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    South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh improved upon his world record in the 50 meter short course breaststroke today, with a time of 25.25 at the FINA World Cup 2009 meet in Berlin, where his former record from last august was 25.43. See results

  • Fesikov Set 100 IM World Record

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    Russia’s Sergey Fesikov became the first man under 51 seconds in the 100 meter individual medley, when he at the FINA World Cup 2009 meet in Berlin swam in a time of 50.95, where USA’s Ryan Lochte’s world record was 51.15. See results

  • Alshammar Sets 50 Butterfly World Record

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    Sweden’s Therese Alshammar improved upon her own 50 meter short course butterfly world record this evening, with a time of 24.46 at the World Cup meet in Stockholm, where her world record from the World Cup meet in Durban last October was 24.75. See results

  • Zhao Sets 100 IM World Record

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    China’s Jing Zhao set her 3rd world record in 2 days, at the World Cup meet in Stockholm this evening, with a time of 58.40 in the 100 meter short course individual medlay, where Sweden’s Therese Alshammar’s world record from the World Cup meet in Durban last October was 58.51. See results

  • Liu Sets 200 Butterfly World Record

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    China’s Zige Liu flew under the world record time and 2:03 in the 200 butterfly, at the World Cup meet in Stockholm, with a time of 2:02.50, where Japan’s Yoko Nakanishi’s world record was 2:03.12. See results

  • Marsall Sets 50 Backstroke World Record

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    USA’s Peter Marshall improved upon his own world record in the 50 backstroke short course world record this evening, at the FINA World Cup 2009 meet in Stockholm, with a time of 22.73, where his world record from the World Cup meet in Durban last October was 22.75. See results

  • Hardy Under 29 Seconds In 50 Breaststroke

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    USA’s Jessica Hardy crushed her own world record from last Saturday, with a time of 28.96 this morning at the FINA World Cup 2009 meet in Stockholm, where her world record from the Moscow meet was 29.36. See results