Leisel Jones sets world record in 100-meter breaststrokeKRYSTYNA RUDZKI, AP Sports Writer
1995 — George Foreman loses IBF boxing title for refusing to re-fight Axel Schulz. 2001 — Russian swimmer Roman Sludnov becomes the first person to swim the 100-meter breaststroke in under a minute, breaking a world record for the second time in two days at the national ...
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The 100m backstroke world record isRegan Smith's once again. The American star, who originally set the record in 2019 before it was eclipsed by Australia'sKaylee McKeownin 2023, won the final in 57.13 seconds. She lowered the all-time mark by a full two tenths of a second. ...
CANBERRA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Australian swimmer Izaac Stubblety-Cook has smashed the men's 200-meter breaststroke world record at the national championships. Stubblety-Cook, 23, on Thursday night won the 200m breaststroke final at the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide with a time of...
But the real star of the Chinese team was Pan Zhanle, who had previously set a world record while winning the 100 free and powered away from American Hunter Armstrong on the anchor leg to touch in 3 minutes, 27.46 seconds. The Americans had to settle for silver in 3:28.01, with France...
36, a new USA record,was just 17 off the current world mark.They had the look of victors even before the race started, with two-time Olympic 100-meter backstroke champion Natalie Coughlin swimming the backstroke leg,and world champions Rebecc a Soni and Dan a Vollmer on the breaststroke ...
A South African winning gold in the 100 breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games? Not a huge surprise, considering thatTatjana Schoenmakerwas the Olympic silver medalist in the 100 breast last year before winning gold in world-record time in the 200 breast. But instead, it was 19-...
Night two of the 2015 NCSA Summer Championships saw a large number of Olympic Trials cuts and a sizzling tie in the women's 100-meter breaststroke. The women's 100-meter breaststroke proved to be the swim of the night with Olivia Anderson and Margaret Aroesty tying for first with a 1:09...
WATCH: Ruta Meilutyte Fires Off 29.56 50 Breast For New World Cup Record In Berlin Ruta Meilutyte clocked 29.56 to establish a new World Cup record in the women’s 50 breaststroke, tying herself for the 10th fastest performance all-time. ...