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
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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.