Tricket breaks another world record

March 29, 2008

Libby Trickett has completed a superb meet at the Australian swimming Olympic trials. This time she has broken the world record in the 50m freestyle.

Trickett hit the wall and stopped the clock at 23.97 to become the first woman to break the 24 second barrier. In doing so she snatched the record from Dutchwoman Marleen Veldhuis. It was a record set only 5 days ago. The previous mark was 24.09.

Australia now has the world record for both woman and men following Eamon Sullivan’s world record swim last night.

It makes you wonder just how much of an impact the new wonder suits are having on world times. Just in this meet alone eight world records have been set.

Following the meet tonight the Australian swim team was announced for the Beijing Olympics.

Written by rob · Filed Under Olympics, Swimming 

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