PHOENIX, Arizona, December 31. OVER the next week, Swimming World Magazine will take a look back at the Flash Stories from the past year. Today, here are the top stories that earned that special designation in November and December:
NOVEMBER
World Cup, Moscow: Flash Cameron van der Burgh Downs 50 Breast World Record; November 8
World Cup, Moscow: Flash Cameron van der Burgh Sets Second World Record in as Many Days; November 9
World Cup, Stockholm: Flash Cameron van der Burgh Breaks 26 in Sprint Breast; November 11
World Cup, Stockholm: Flash Another World Record Falls in Stockholm, Peter Marshall Downs Lochte's 100 Back; November 11
World Cup, Stockholm: Flash Peter Marshall Remains On Fire, Sets 50 Back World Record; November 12
World Cup, Stockholm: Flash Therese Alshammar Ends Meet On World Record; November 12
World Cup, Berlin: Flash Peter Marshall Demolishes 100 Back World Record; November 15
World Cup, Berlin: Flash Germany's Paul Biedermann Claims Ian Thorpe's 200 Free World Record; November 16
World Cup, Berlin: Flash Randall Bal Claims 50 Back World Record; November 16
World Cup, Berlin: Flash Marieke Guehrer Clears 25 in 50 Fly for World Record; November 16
Canada Cup: Flash Julia Smit Downs Short Course 400 IM World Record – Video Update; November 28
DECEMBER
Eindhoven Cup: Flash Randall Bal Downs 50 Back World Record; December 5
French Short Course Nationals: Flash Coralie Balmy Breaks 200 Free World Record; December 6
French Short Course Nationals: Flash Amaury Leveaux Crushes 50 Fly World Record; December 6
European Short Course Championships: Flash Amaury Leveaux Blasts 50 Free World Record in Semis – Video Included; December 11
European Short Course Championships: Flash Alessia Filippi Demolishes 800 Free World Record – Video Included!; December 12
European Short Course Championships: Flash Amaury Leveaux Snatches Another Sprint World Record; December 12
European Short Course Championships: Flash Nikolay Skvortsov Sets World Record in 200 Fly; December 13
European Short Course Championships: Flash Amaury Leveaux Downs 50 Fly World Record; December 14
European Short Course Championships: Flash Mireia Belmonte Garcia Tops 400 IM World Record – Video Included; December 14
European Short Course Championships: Flash Federica Pellegrini Smashes 200 Free World Record; December 14
European Short Course Championships: Flash World Record 105; Stanislav Donets Blasts 100 Back; December 14
Dutch Short Course Nationals: Flash Women Break 400 Free Relay World Record; December 19
Flash French Foursome Smashes 400 Free Relay World Record Over Short Course Meters; December 20
Spanish Short Course Championships: Flash Aschwin Wildeboer Breaks 100 Back World Record; December 21
Flash Adams State Adds Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving; December 24