Germany's Deibler lowers men's 50m fly WR
During the International Swimming Festival held in Aachen, Germany,
Steffen Deibler lowered the world record in the men's short course 50m
butterfly.
By Swimming World Magazine | Posted:
Oct 28, 10:36a ET | Updated:
Nov 3, 11:36a ET
AACHEN, Germany -- During the International Swimming Festival held in Aachen, Germany, Steffen Deibler lowered the world record in the men's short course 50m butterfly.
Deibler clocked a time of 22.06 seconds to erase the 22.18 set by France's Amaury Leveaux during prelims at the 2008 European Short Course Championships.
The record has seen the following recent progression:
22.50 Matt Jaukovic, AUS -- Sydney 10-25-08
22.29 Amaury Leveaux, FRA -- Angers 12-6-08
22.18 Amaury Leveaux, FRA -- Rijeka 12-14-08
22.06 Steffen Deibler, GER -- Aachen 10-24-09
Meanwhile, Kerstin Vogel downed the German record in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 30.14, wiping out the 30.33 set by Janne Schafer in 2007.
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