Sullivan ignores swimming coach to reclaim world record

0 Comments | AFP, March, 2008

SYDNEY (AFP) — Australian Eamon Sullivan has revealed he snubbed his coach's instructions in going all out to recapture the 50-metre freestyle world record from French rival Alain Bernard at the Australian Olympic trials.

Sullivan beat Bernard's record by nine-hundredths of a second in a time of 21.41 seconds in Thursday's semi-final and said he could go even faster in Friday's final.

Bernard held the record for just four days, with his 21.50 at the European championships bettering Sullivan's previous mark of 21.56, set in Sydney in February.

Sullivan was frustrated to have failed to beat Bernard's 100m freestyle record in winning Wednesday's final and decided to go against the technical instructions of coach Grant Stoelwinder in the 50m scamper.

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