Aussie Guehrer leads world-record charge in Russia on Friday
Australia's Marieke Guehrer broke the 50m backstroke short course world
record with a time of 26.17 seconds at a World Cup meet on Friday.
By Reuters | Posted:
Nov 6, 8:46a ET | Updated:
Nov 7, 8:45a ET
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Australia's Marieke Guehrer broke the 50m backstroke short course world record with a time of 26.17 seconds at a World Cup meet on Friday.
She bettered the previous mark of 26.23 set by Croatia's Sanja Jovanovic in December 2008.
Elsewhere, Hungarian Evelyn Verraszto clocked in at 2:06.01 to set a world record in the women's 200m intermediate medley. She broke the mark of 2:06.13 set by Olympic and world champion Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe at the 2008 World Short Course Championships in Manchester, England.
Moscow ia hosting the second leg of the FINA World Cup on Friday and Saturday before Stockholm stages the next leg on Nov. 10-11.
- Nov. 20-22: FIBT World Cup from Lake Placid
- Nov. 21-22: FINA/ARENA World Cup from Singapore
- Nov. 22: Ironman Arizona
- Nov. 27: FINA Synchronized Swimming World Trophy
- Nov. 28-29: FIS World Cup - Women's GS from Aspen
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