Last Day of FINA World Masters Features 12 World Records

STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 10. The final day of swimming competition at the 2006 FINA World Masters Championship featured 12 world record fall at the Belardi and Baker pools at the Avery Aquatic Center on the campus of Stanford University on Thursday.

World records broken are as follows:
United States’ Sheri Hart broke the women’s 35-39 50-meter backstroke record of 31.42 previously held by countrywoman Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen since 1999 with a 30.40.

Switzerland’s Craig Norrey broke the men’s 45-49 50-meter backstroke record of 29.17 previously held by Italy’s Marco Colombo since 2005 with a 29.09.

Belarus’ Vera Capkova broke the women’s 45-49 50-meter backstroke record of 32.93 previously held by United States’ Laura Val since 1997 with a 32.65.

A trio of swimmers (Dennis Baker, Marcus Mattioli and Daniel Machek) cleared the men’s 45-49 400-meter freestyle record of 4:21.13 previously held by United States’ Dan Stephenson since 2002. Baker, however, stopped the clock first in 4:15.16.

United States’ Laura Val smashed the women’s 55-59 400-meter freestyle record of 5:08.91 previously held by countrywoman Barbara Dunbar since 2004 with a 4:50.72.

France’s Benedicte Duprez broke the women’s 55-59 50-meter backstroke record of 35.55 previously held by United States’ Betty Barnett-Sallee since 2002 with a 35.13.

Barnett-Sallee returned fire in the women’s 60-64 50-meter backstroke with a 35.79 to break the previous record of 36.61 set by Japan’s Satoko Takeuji in 2004.

Barnett-Sallee made it a daily double in the women’s 60-64 400-meter freestyle with a 5:21.79 to demolish the 5:39.72 previously held by countrywoman Jackie Marr since 2004.

Britain’s Jane Asher pushed her world-record haul to five by snapping the women’s 75-79 400-meter freestyle record of 6:25.07 that she set in January with a 6:13.20.

United States’ Graham Johnston shattered the men’s 75-79 400-meter freestyle record of 5:54.36 previously held by Japan’s Hiroshi Yoshimura since 2004 with a 5:32.06.

A pair of swimmers (Bunny Cederlund and Betty Christian) cleared the women’s 85-89 50-meter backstroke record of 58.42 previously held by United States’ Aileen Soule since 1991. Cederlund, however, touched first in 53.44.

Japan’s Goro Kobayashi notched another record, this time in the men’s 90-94 50-meter backstroke, as he eclipsed the 53.26 previously held by countryman Kazunaga Akutsu since 2002 with a 47.63.

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