ESSEN, Germany, November 27. PAUL Biedermann shot down the European record in the 800 freestyle at the German Short Course Championships today.
Biedermann clocked a time of 7:35.23 to set the standard, while Christian Hein finished second in 7:48.24. Biedermann cleared the standard set by Jorg Hoffman back in 1997.
In other competition, Theresa Michalak grabbed the women's 400 IM in 4:36.83, while Poland's Lukasz Wojt won the men's 400 IM in 4:06.56. Yannick Lebherz finished second in the event with a 4:09.05 to set the German record previously set by Jirka Letzin in 1999.
Nadine Pastor walked away with the women's 1500 free crown with a time of 16:30.16, while Isabelle Harle placed second in 16:34.91.
Special thanks to Stephen Marcus and Stefan Lackner for contributing to this report.