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
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Robert Hurley Sets 50 Back SC WR
Australia’s Robert Hurley set a new 50 backstroke world record today at the 2008 FINA World Cup meet in Sydney, with a time of 23.24, where Germany’s Thomas Rupprath’s world record was 23.27. Read SwimNews and see YouTube video
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Matt Jaukovic Sets New 50 Butterfly SC WR
Australia’s Matt Jaukovic clipped the 50 meter butterfly short course world record today, with a time of 22.50 where the world record of Brazilia’s Kaio Almeida was 22.60. Read SwimInfo and see YouTube video
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Schoeman Sets 50 Freestyle World Record
He was first only 1 hundredth of a second off the world record on Friday, and then pummeled it yesterday, from the 20.81 set by Draganja at the 2008 World Championships in Manchester, to 20.64. Read SwimInfo
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Van Der Weijden Beats Cancer, Wins Olympic 10K
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Phelps Is Now Officially The Greatest Swimmer Ever
USA’s relay won the 400 medley relay with a world record of 3:29.34, beating their own world record of 3:30.68 set at the Olympics in Athens 2004, and securing Phelps his record breaking 8th gold medal. The Australian women also set at 400 medley relay world record, beating their own world mark of 3:55.74 with a new world record of 3:52.69.
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2 More World Records This Morning
Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry shattered the 200 backstroke world record with a time of 2:05.24, where USA’s Margaret Hoelzer’s world record from U.S. Trials last month was 2:06.09. And Great Britain’s Rebecca Adlington took down the longest standing world record in style, when she swam the 800 free in a time of 8:14.10, where Janet Evans’ 16 year old world record was 8:16.22.
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3 More World Records On 6th Day Of Olympics
USA’s Rebecca Soni beat Leisel Jones with a new 200 breaststroke world record of 2:20.22, where Jones’ world record was 2:20.54. Ryan Lochte beat Peirsol and Vyatchanin in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:53.94, where Lochte’s and Peirsol’s world record was 1:54.32. And Michael Phelps won his 6th gold medal at Beijing 2006 in the 200 IM, bettering his own world record from 1:54.80 to 1:54.23.
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Two World Records In Beijing This Morning
Liu Zige of China bettered the 200 butterfly world record with more than a second, with a time of 2:04.18 where the former world record of Jessicah Schipper from the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships was 2:05.40. And Australia’s Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barrat, Kylie Palmer and Linda Mackenzie swam the 800 free relay with a time of 7:44.31, where USA’s world record from the 2007 World Championships was 7:50.09.