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French Short Course Nationals: Flash Coralie Balmy Breaks 200 Free World Record -- December 6, 2008

ANGERS, France, December 6. AT the French Short Course National Championships, Coralie Balmy took down the women's 200 freestyle world record.

Balmy clocked a swift time of 1:53.18 to blast by the 1:53.29 set by then-Libby Lenton in 2005. The time also broke the European and national record of 1:53.48 set by Laure Manaudou in 2007.

Here are the comparative splits:

Balmy: 26.98, 55.86 (28.88), 1:24.78 (28.92), 1:53.18 (28.40)
Lenton: 25.80, 54.40 (28.60), 1:23.72 (29.32), 1:53.29 (29.57)

Camille Muffat took second in 1:54.39, while Gabrielle Fagundez took third in 1:54.71.


Results: French Short Course Championships

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