Swimmer's Daily

Year: 2009

  • South Africans Set 3 World Records

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    Cameron van der Burgh lowered his 50 and 100 breaststroke short course world records, at the South African Short Course Championships on August 8th, clocking 25.43 and 56.39, where his world records from last year were 25.94 and 56.88. And Roland Schoeman set a new 50 freestyle world record, with a time of 20.30 where…

  • Hardy Sets 50 And 100 Breaststroke World Record

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    USA’s Jessica Hardy set both the 50 and the 100 long course breaststroke world record, when she at the 2009 U.S. Open National Championships on August 7th swam the first 50 in a world record time of 29.80, and then the full 100 also in a world record time of 1:04.45, where Rebecca Soni’s world…

  • Canadians Set 3 World Records At British GP

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    Canada’s Annamay Pierse lowered her own 200 breast short course world record from, 2:17.50 in March to 2:16.83 on August 7th. And Canada’s Colin Russell, Stefan Hirniak, Brent Hayden and Joel Greenshields set a new 4×200 freestyle short course world record, with a time of 6:51.05 where Australia’s world record from 2007 was 6:52.66. Read…

  • Hardy Sets 50 Breaststroke World Record

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    USA’s Jessica Hardy became the first woman under 30 seconds in the 50 meter long course breaststroke, when she at the 2009 U.S. Open National Championships on August 6th swam 29.95, where Yuliya Efimova’s world record from the World Championships was 30.09. Read SwimmingWorld Magazine

  • 4 World Records On 8th Day Of Rome

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    Britain’s Liam Tancock improved his 50 backstroke world record, from 24.08 in the semifinal to 24.04 in the final. Russia’s Yuliya Efimova set a new 50 breaststroke world record, with a time of 30.09 where Amanda Reason’s world record was 30.23. Britta Steffen won the 50 freestyle with a world record time of 23.73, where…

  • 5 World Records On 7th Day Of Rome

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    Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry improved her 200 backstroke world record from 2:05.24 to 2:04.81. Michael Phelps became first man under 50 second in the 100 butterfly, with a time of 49.82 where Cavic’s world record from the semifinal was 50.01. Britain’s Liam Tancock set a new 50 backstroke world record, with a time of 24.08 where…

  • 6 World Records On 6th Day Of Rome

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    Germany’s Britta Steffen improved her 100 freestyle from 52.22 on the 1st day of Rome, to 52.07 on the 6th. USA’s Aaron Piersol became the first man under 1:52 in the 200 backstroke, clocking 1:51.92 where his world record was 1:53.08. Netherland’s Marleen Veldhuis set a new 50 butterfly world record in the first semifinal,…

  • 7 World Records On 5th Day Of Rome

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    USA’s Ryan Lochte set a new 200 individual medley world record, with a time of 1:54.10 where Phelps’ world record from Beijing was 1:54.23. Canadian Annamay Pierse set a new world record in the 200 breaststroke semifinal, swimming 2:20.12 where Rebecca Soni’s world record was 2:20.22. Brazil’s Cesar Cielo Filho became first man under 47…

  • 6 World Records On 4th Day of Rome

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    Germany’s Daniela Samulski set a new world record in the first semifinal of the 50 backstroke, with a time of 27.39, before Anastasia Zueva bettered this in the second semifinal, with a time of 27.38. The old world record was 27.61. Michael Phelps demolished his own 200 butterfly world record, with a time of 1:51.51,…