Shot of myself through a mirror somewhere in the Holiday Inn Rome-Aurelia, during the Roma 2009 World Aquatics Championships. Those…
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A team GB supporter with inflatable clapper sticks on the athlete’s stand at the Roma 2009 World Aquatics Championships. Anyone…
As of today, I’ll be releasing one swim photo each day, at least for a year, under the Creative Commons…
Britain’s Liam Tancock improved his 50 backstroke world record, from 24.08 in the semifinal to 24.04 in the final. Russia’s Yuliya Efimova set a new 50 breaststroke world record, with a time of 30.09 where Amanda Reason’s world record was 30.23. Britta Steffen won the 50 freestyle with a world record time of 23.73, where Marleen Veldhuis’ world record was 23.96. And USA’s men set a new 4×100 medley world record, with a time of 3:27.28, where their world record from Beijing was 3:29.34.
Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry improved her 200 backstroke world record from 2:05.24 to 2:04.81. Michael Phelps became first man under 50 second in the 100 butterfly, with a time of 49.82 where Cavic’s world record from the semifinal was 50.01. Britain’s Liam Tancock set a new 50 backstroke world record, with a time of 24.08 where USA’s Randall Bal’s world record was 24.33. And the Chinese women set a new 4×100 medley world record, with a time of 3:52.19 where Australia’s world record was 3:52.69.
Germany’s Britta Steffen improved her 100 freestyle from 52.22 on the 1st day of Rome, to 52.07 on the 6th. USA’s Aaron Piersol became the first man under 1:52 in the 200 backstroke, clocking 1:51.92 where his world record was 1:53.08. Netherland’s Marleen Veldhuis set a new 50 butterfly world record in the first semifinal, with a time of 25.28 where her world record was 25.33. And then Sweden’s Therese Alshammar improved this to 25.07 in the second semifinal. Serbia’s Milorad Cavic set a new 100 butterfly world record, with a time of 50.01 where Phelps’ world record was 50.22. And USA’s men improved their 4×200 freestyle world record, from 6:58.56 to 6:58.55.
USA’s Ryan Lochte set a new 200 individual medley world record, with a time of 1:54.10 where Phelps’ world record from Beijing was 1:54.23. Canadian Annamay Pierse set a new world record in the 200 breaststroke semifinal, swimming 2:20.12 where Rebecca Soni’s world record was 2:20.22. Brazil’s Cesar Cielo Filho became first man under 47 second in the 100 freestyle, clocking 46.91 seconds where the world record of Eamon Sullivan was 47.05. Australia’s Jessicah Schipper beat the 2:04.14 world record of Mary Descenza from yesterday, with a time of 2:03.41. Australia’s Christian Sprenger beat Kosuke Kitajima’s 200 breaststroke world record, with a time of 2:07.31 where Kitajima’s world record was 2:07.51. China’s Jing Zhao set a new 50 backstroke world record, with a time of 27.06 where Anastasia Zueva’s world record from the semifinal was 27.38. And finally, the Chinese women set a new 4×200 freestyle world record, with a time of 7:42.08 where Australia’s world record was 7:44.31.
Australia’s Brenton Rickard set a new world record in the 100 breaststroke, with a time of 58.58 where Kosuke Kitajima’s world record was 58.91. Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrøm set a new world record in the 100 breaststroke, with a time of 56.05 where her world record from the semifinal was 56.44. USA’s Rebecca Soni set a new 100 meter breaststroke world record, with a time of 1:04.87 where ‘Lethal’ Leisel Jones’ world record was 1:05.09. Russia’s Anastasia Zueva set a new 100 backstroke world record, with a time of 58.48 where Kirsty Coventry’s world record was58.77. And in the women’s 200 individual medley, USA’s Ariana Kukors improved on her world record from the semifinal, from 2:07.03 to 2:06.15.
Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström set a new world record in the 100 long course butterfly, with a time of 56.44 where Inge de Bruijn’s world record was 56.61. Germany’s Paul Biedermann set a new world record in the 400 freestyle, with a time of 3:40.07 where Ian Thorpe’s world record was 3:40.08. USA’s Ariana Kurors set a new 200 individuel medley world record, with a time of 2:07.03 where Stephanie Rice’s world record was 2:08.45. Italia’s Federica Pellegrini became the first woman even undir 4 minutes in the 400 freestyle, with a time of 3:59.15 where her own world record was 4:00.41. Netherland bettered their own world record in the womens 4×100 frÃ, from 3:33.62 to 3:31.72. And Germany’s Britta Steffen set a new world record in the 100 freestyle, as first swimmer in the 4×100 relay, with a time of 52.22 where her own world record was 52.56.