December 6th & 7th: Coralie Balmy clocked 1:53.18 in the 200 freestyle, wiping out Libby Lenton’s 1:53.29 from 2005. Amaury Leveaux swam 22.29 in the 50 fly, where Australia’s Matt Jaukovic’s world record was 22.50. And Alain Bernard swam 45.69 in the 100 freestyle, where Sweden’s Stefan Nystrand’s world record from last year was 45.83. Read SwimNews here and here
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Randall Bal Sets 50 Meter Backstroke LC WR
December 5th: USA’s Randall Bal clocked 24.33 at the Dutch Swim Cup in Eindhoven, where Great Britains Liam Tancock’s world record was 24.47 from nationals and olympic trials in March 2008. Read SwimNews
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Smit blasts 400 IM SC WR
November 28th: Julia Smit shattered the 400 IM short-course world record at the Canada Cup in Toronto, clocking 4:25.87 where Kirsty Coventry’s world record from the World Championships in Manchester 2008 was 4:26.52. Read SwimNews
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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 Guehrer became the first woman under 25 seconds in the 50 butterfly, swimming 24.99 where Therese Alshammars world record from earlier this week was 25.31.
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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 record was 25.32. Read SwimInfo here and here
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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