Americans Marshall, Hardy set swim world records

Provided by Written on November 10, 2009

STOCKHOLM — Americans Peter Marshall and Jessica Hardy set
world records at the short-course World Cup on Wednesday.

Marshall broke his own world record in the men’s 50-meter
backstroke in 22.73 seconds Wednesday. He set the previous
record of 22.75 in October in Durban, South Africa.

Hardy broke her own world record in the women’s 50 breaststroke,
finishing in 28.96 in a qualifying heat. She topped her mark of
29.36 set four days ago in Moscow.

Also Wednesday, Liu Zige of China set the seventh world record
at the meet. She won the women’s 200-meter butterfly in 2
minutes, 2.5 seconds, beating the previous record by Yuko
Nakanishi of Japan in 2008.

On Tuesday, Jing Zhao of China twice set records in the women’s
50 backstroke. Records were also set by Felicity Galvez of
Australia in the 100 butterfly and Kaio Almeida of Brazil in the
men’s 200 butterfly.

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