2 records tumble, Phelps marches on
China Daily | Updated: 2008-07-03 07:59
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Aaron Peirsol swims to a win and setting a new world record time of 52.89 seconds in the men's 100m backstroke at the US Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska on Tuesday. Reuters |
OMAHA, Nebraska: The US Olympic swimming trials produced a brace of backstroke world records - for Aaron Peirsol and Natalie Coughlin - and two more Beijing Games berths for Michael Phelps on Tuesday.
World and Olympic champion Peirsol lowered his own 100m backstroke world record with a time of 52.89sec to set up a defense of the title he won in Athens.
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