Two world records tumble at World Swimming Championships

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2005

MONTREAL (AFP) — South African veteran Roland Schoeman and US newcomer Jess Hardy both surprised themselves with world record performances at the 11th World Swimming Championships.

Schoeman, a treble medallist at the Athens Olympics last year whose resume includes Commonwealth Games gold and silver and a 2001 world championship bronze, broke the 50m butterfly world record for the second time in as many days as he captured the gold in 22.96sec.

Hardy, 18 and swimming in her first international meet, knocked 17-hundredths of a second off the women's 100m breaststroke world record in winning her semi-final.

She beat the previous world record of 1:06.37 held by Australian Leisel Jones, who won the second semi-final in 1:06.93.

Hardy said she had no...

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