Canadian Amanda Reason set a new 50 meter breaststroke long course world record yesterday at the Canadian World Trials, with a time of 30.23 where Jade Edminstone’s world record from 2006 was 30.31. Read swimmingworldmagazine.com
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Wildeboer Sets 100 Backstroke WR
Spain’s Aschwin Wildeboer set a new long course 100 backstroke world record today, at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara, with a time of 52.38, where Aaron Peirsol’s world record was 52.54. Read SwimNews.com
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Pellegrini Sets 400 Freestyle WR
Italy’s Federica Pellegrini set a new 400 meter freestyle long course world record today, at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara, with a time of 4:00.41 where Joanne Jackson’s world record from march 2009 was 4:00.66. Read SwimInfo.com
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Britta Steffen Sets 100 Freestyle WR
Germany’s Britta Steffen demolished the 100 meter freestyle world record at the German Long Course Nationals today, with a time of 52.56 where her world record from the prelims was 52.85. Read SwimInfo.com
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Samulski Edges 50 Backstroke WR
Germany’s Daniella Samulski set a new 50 meter backstroke world record yesterday at the German Long Course Nationals, with a time og 27.61 where Sophie Edington’s world record from March 2008 was 27.67. Read The Guardian
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Britta Steffen Sets 100 Meter Freestyle WR
Germany’s Britta Steffen has set a new 100 meter freestyle long course world record, at the German national championships and world championship trials in Berlin. Her time was 52.85, where Libby Trickett’s world record from 2008 was 52.88. Read SwimNews.com
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Ryosuke Irie Sets 200 Backstroke World Record
Japan’s Ryosuke Irie went below 1:53 in the “Duel in the Pool” competition between Japan and Australia, swimming 1:52.86 where Ryan Lochte’s world record from Beijing was 1:53.94. Read SwimInfo.com
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Felipe Silva Sets World Record In 50 Breaststroke
Brazil’s Felipe Silva set a new 50 meter breaststroke long course world record yesterday, and became first man under 27 seconds, when he at the Maria Lenk Trophy meet in Rio de Janeiro swam 26.89, where Cameron van der Burgh’s world record was 27.06. Read SwimInfo.com
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3 More World Records In Moscow
Russia’s Anastasia Zueva bettered her new 50 meter long course world record from 27.48 in the heats to 27.47 in the final. And Yulyia Efimova bettered the 50 meter breastroke world record twice, with first a 30.23 in the semifinal, and then 30.05 in the final. Read SwimNews.com