Category: World Record
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Records Broken In The Pool | 90 Seconds Of The Olympics
“London 2012 saw an incredible array of talent take compete in the aquatics centre with records being set on a daily basis.”
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Mireia Belmonte 3:54.52 and new 400 free SC World Record at Berlin 2013 World Cup
Spain’s Mireia Belmonte today managed to break the women’s short course meter world record in the 400 meter freestyle also, clocking 3:54.52 at the FINA 2013 World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany where Camille Muffat’s world record from the Chartres Europeans in November 2012 was 3:54.85. That is two world records in two days, both…
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Katinka Hosszú 4:20.85 and new 400 IM SC World Record at Berlin 2013 World Cup
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú set yet another world record this afternoon, when she at the FINA 2013 World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany clocked 4:20.85. The old record Julia Smit’s 4:21.04 from the Dual in the Pool between Europe and USA back in December 2009. Hosszú has now set 6 world records in 5 days, including…
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Katinka Hosszú 57.45 and new 100 IM SC World Record at Berlin 2013 World Cup
At around 09:59 local time in Germany this morning, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú set yet another world record, clocking 57.45 at the FINA 2013 World Cup leg in Berlin, where her world record from Eindhoven Thursday was 57.50. This is her fifth world record this week, and she has finals again this evening. See the result…
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Mireia Belmonte 7:59.34 and first woman ever under 8 min in the 800 free
Tonight at the FINA 2013 World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany, Spain’s Mireia Belmonte broke the women’s 800 meter freestyle World record, clocking 7:59.34 to become the first woman ever under 8 minutes in the 800 free. Old record was Camille Muffat’s 8:01.06 from November 2012. See the result list here.
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Katinka Hosszú 57.50 and new 100 IM SC World Record at the Eindhoven 2013 World Cup
Four world records in two events in two days. That. Is. Impressive. Tonight at the FINA 2013 World Cup meet in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú set a yet another 100 individual medley short course world record, clocking 57.50 where her world record from this morning was 57.73. She also clocked 4:22.18 and new 400…
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Katinka Hosszú 57.73 and new 100 IM SC World Record in the Eindhoven 2013 World Cup prelims
Wow, she did it again! At the FINA 2013 World Cup meet in Eindhoven this morning, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú set a new 100 short course meters individual medley world record, clipping the 57.74 world record of Dutch swimmer Hinkelien Schreuder with the slimmest of margin, 57.73 and an exciting final again tonight. See the result…
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Ranomi Kromowidjojo 23.24 and new 50 free SC world record at the Eindhoven 2013 World Cup
On home turf at the FINA 2013 World Cup leg in Eindhoven tonight, the Netherland’s Ranomi Kromowidjojo managed to break the women’s 50 meter freestyle short course world record, with a time of 23.24 seconds bettering compatriot Marleen Veldhuis’ 23.25 world record from the 2008 World Championships in Manchester by the slimmest of margins. See…
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Katinka Hosszú 2:03.20 and new 200 IM SC world record at the Eindhoven 2013 World Cup
At the 2013 FINA World Cup leg in Eindhoven tonight, Hungary’s iron lady Katinka Hosszú managed to better her already impressive 2:04.39 short course meters 200 IM world record from the prelims this morning, with a phenomenal time of 2:03.20, first ever sub-2:04 woman, and that by a big margin also. See the result list…