Updated April 25, 2008
PERTH, Australia, April 24. THROUGH the final day of competition at the 2008 FINA World Masters Championships held in Perth, nearly 50 world records have fallen.
While results from the 400 freestyle events are still unreported, the past few days have seen plenty more world records taking a tumble.
The following are the world records that have been broken or tied since our last update:
Women's 200 breaststroke
50-54
New Record: Jenny Whiteley, 50, Australia, 2:55.15, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Amanda Heath, Great Britain, 3:03.11, 6/15/2007
(Note: Second-place Jan Clarkson, 50, of Australia also cleared former record in 2:57.58)
75-79
New Record: Agnes Van Obberghen, 77, Belgium, 3:53.56, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Sylvia Neuhauser, Austria, 3:55.25, 6/5/2004
(Note: Second-place Eliane Pellis, 75, of Belgium also cleared former record in 3:54.88)
Men's 200 breaststroke
40-44
New Record: Alberto Montini, 40, Italy, 2:23.33, 4/23/2008
Old Record: David Guthrie, U.S., 2:28.54, 8/20/2000
55-59
New Record: Timothy Shead, 56, South Africa, 2:41.54, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Lorenzo Marugo, Italy, 2:45.87, 6/28/2007
65-69
New Record: Gershon Shef, 65, Israel, 2:59.99, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Michael Moloney, Australia, 3:02.13, 7/17/2004
70-74
New Record: Karl Wiedamann, 70, U.S., 3:07.50, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Claudio Negri, Italy, 3:12.12, 5/7/2006
(Note: Second-place Tony Goodwin, 71, of Australia also cleared former record in 3:09.27)
Women's 100 backstroke
40-44
New Record: Helen Whitford, 41, Australia, 1:08.32, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Silvia Parocchi, Italy, 1:08.64, 6/2/2007
(Note: Second-place Kristin Gary, 41, of the U.S. also cleared the former record in 1:08.33)
Men's 100 backstroke
65-69
New Record: Richard Burns, 65, U.S., 1:13.85, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Luiz Figueiredo, Brazil, 1:15.69, 8/9/2006
(Note: Second-place Bernd Horstmann, 66, of Germany (1:14.80) and third-place Jozsef Csikany, 65, of Hungary (1:15.01) also cleared the former record)
Men's 200 butterfly
25-29
New Record: Satoshi Toratani, 25, Japan, 2:03.26, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Kimitake Minobe, Japan, 2:04.14, 9/28/2003
50-54
New Record: Hugo Bregman, 50, Netherlands, 2:16.26, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Scott Lautman, U.S., 2:21.40, 7/25/2004
(Note: Second-place Francis Christian, 51, of Australia also cleared former standard in 2:19.16)
55-59
New Record: John March, 55, Australia, 2:27.22, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Jim McConica, U.S., 2:28.62, 8/9/2006
70-74
New Record: Claudio Negri, 72, Italy, 3:13.74, 4/23/2008
Old Record: Werner Muller, Gerrmany, 3:16.06, 4/12/2003
(Note: Second-place David McLachlan, 71, of South Africa also cleared former record in 3:14.18)
Women's 50 backstroke
25-29
New Record: Elena Pyatova, 28, Russia, 30.27, 4/24/2008
Old Record: Nahomi Eriguchi, Japan, 30.52, 10/3/2004
70-74
New Record: Pamela Hutchings, 72, Australia, 41.11, 4/24/2008
Old Record: Shoko Yonezawa, Japan, 41.90, 10/2/2005
Men's 50 backstroke
65-69
New Record: Richard Burns, 65, U.S., 33.05, 4/24/2008
Old Record: Yoshi Oyakawa, U.S., 33.54, 8/23/1999
Women's 400 freestyle
50-54
New Record: Suzanne Heim, 50, U.S., 4:42.37, 4/24/2008
Old Record: Laura Val, U.S. 4:47.93, 7/14/2002
55-59
New Record: Laura Val, 57, U.S., 4:50.56, 4/24/2008
Old Record: Laura Val, 4:50.72, 8/10/2006
65-69
New Record: Jen Thomasson, 65, Australia, 5:43.10, 4/24/2008
Old Record: Yoshiko Isaki, Japan, 5:46.27, 7/21/2003
Men's 400 freestyle
60-64
New Record: Graham Croft, 60, Australia, 4:48.25, 4/24/2008
Old Record: Duncan McCreadie, Great Britain, 4:51.23, 7/27/2005
80-84
New Record: Rodney Baker, 80, Australia, 6:33.71, 4/24/2008
Old Recrd: Kevin Vickery, Australia, 6:39.26, 3/14/2003