Swm: Coventry breaks women's 100m backstroke world record

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2008
Swm: Coventry breaks women's 100m backstroke world record

KIRSTY COVENTRY of Zimbabwe has set a new world record in the women's 100m backstroke
with a time of 58.77 seconds in the semi-finals at the Beijing Olympics.

The previous record of 58.97 set by NATALIE COUGHLIN at the US trials in Omaha, Nebraska
on July 1.

COUGHLIN had set five consecutive world records in the event before Coventry took the
record off her.

The final of the event will take place on Tuesday.

It was the fourth world record set at Beijing's Water Cube within the first three days
of competition.

AFP nh/mo

KEYWORD: OLY08 SWIM W100BA (BEIJING)

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