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 ...
A Look and Breakdown Of the Legendary 100 x 100s Set Of Mike Bruner About eight months before he set a world record in the 200-meter butterfly (1:59.23) and won a second gold medal in the 800 freestyle relay at the 1976 Olympics, Mike Bruner completed an aquatic first - swimming 10...
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. ...
and in 1969 world records for yard-measured races were abolished. The kinds of strokes allowed were reduced tofreestyle(crawl),backstroke,breaststroke, andbutterfly. All four strokes were used in individual medley races. Many countries have at one time or another dominated Olympic and world compet...
Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh Set for Historic Worlds 100 IM Tilt The short-course season has plenty to recommend it as an engrossing supplement to the long-course campaign. Nothing may be as exciting as the chance to see the 100-meter individual medley raced internationally, an opportunity to...
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 Fran...
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...
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. ...
Budapest 2024, Day 6 Finals: Ruta Meilutyte Defends Title in 50 Breaststroke; Claims Fourth Overall Gold in Event When Ruta Meilutyte was locked out of the final of the 100-meter breaststroke earlier in the week, it appeared the Lithuanian might be off form at the World Short Course Champio...