Masters Roundup: FINA Masters World Records Fall in Florida, Oregon

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 20. THIS weekend featured seven FINA Masters World records being set on both sides of the United States.

At the Gil Young Memorial meet held in Mount Hood, Ore., six global marks took a tumble.

David Radcliff, 75, took down four records in the men's 75-79 age division. He clocked a time of 30.28 in the 50 free to clear the 30.63 set by Japan's Shingo Yamamoto in 2008. He also touched in 1:06.63 in the 200 free to smash Yamamoto's record of 1:10.02 also set last year. En route to a world record in the 1500 free, Radcliff clocked an 11:07.90 as the 800 free split to crush Graham Johnston's 2006 record of 11:25.95. Radcliff finished the metric mile in 21:03.06, which cut two minutes off Johnston's 2006 standard of 23:02.25.

Dennis Baker, 48, clipped the global standard in the men's 45-49 age division for the men's 200 free with a relay leadoff time of 1:59.34. The performance edged the 1:59.37 set by Germany's Kai Ditzel back in 2008.

In relay action, Wes Edwards, Allen Stark, Bert Petersen and Mike Tennant posted a 2:04.44 in the men's 240-279 200 medley relay to break the FINA Masters world record of 2:04.87 set by The Olympic Club in 2006.

Meanwhile, Oswaldo Quevedo, 32, shot down the FINA Masters world record in the men's 30-34 100 fly during the Florida Senior Challenge held in Fort Lauderdale this weekend. Quevedo checked in with a 55.90 to become the first man in the age division to clear 56 seconds. Japan's Hiroki Nakazano owned the previous record with a 56.14 set in 2007.

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