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
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Zueva Sets 50 Meter Backstroke World Record
Russia’s Anastasia Zueva set a new 50 meter backstroke long course world record today, at the Russian national championships in Moscow. The new world record is 27.48, where Australia’s Sophie Edington’s world record was 27.67. Read eurosport.yahoo.com
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Bousquet First Man Under 21 Seconds
France’s Frederick Bousquet obliterated the 50 meter freestyle long course world record today, with a time of 20.94 where Eamon Sullivan’s world record was 21.28. Alain Bernard also went under the now former world record, with a time of 21.23, at the Championnats de France de Natation.
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Bernard First Sub-47 Man
France’s Alain Bernard broke the 100 meter freestyle long-course world record today in the semifinals of the French Nationals, with a time of 46.96 where Eamon Sullivan’s world record was 47.05. Read SwimNews.com
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Marleen Veldhuis Sets 2 World Records In 1 Day
First she set a new long course world record in the 50 butterfly, with a time of 25.33 where Therese Alshammar’s world record was 25.46. And then she bettered also the 50 freestyle world record, by swimming 23.96 where Libby Trickett’s world record was 23.97. Read swiminfo.com
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Cameron Van Der Burgh Sets 50 Breaststroke WR
South African Cameron van der Burgh set at new long course 50 meter breaststroke world record yesterday evening, with the time of 27.06 where Oleg Lisogor’s world record was 27.18. Read swiminfo.com
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New 50 Meter Butterfly World Record
Spanish Rafael Muñoz Perez demolished the 50 meter long course butterfly world record today, by swimming 22.43 where Roland Scoeman’s world record was 22.99. Read SwimInfo.com