European Short Course Championships: Flash Mireia Belmonte Garcia Tops 400 IM World Record - Video Included -- December 14, 2008
RIJEKA, Croatia, December 14. SPAIN's Mireia Belmonte Garcia knocked nearly a second off the women's 400 IM world record at the European Short Course Championships.
Belmonte Garcia scorched the finale with a time of 4:25.06 for the 103rd world record of the year. The performance cleared the global standard set by Julia Smit with a 4:25.87 in Toronto last month.
Alessia Filippi of Italy took second in 4:26.06, while compatriot Francesca Segat took third in 4:27.12.
