World Masters Championships: Several Days of World Records

PERTH, Australia, April 21. AFTER a few days of some technical difficulties, results have now been made available from the 2008 FINA World Masters Championships held in Perth.

Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, an American, is representing a French club and is listed as representing France.

The following are the world records that have been broken or tied over the past three days of competition:

Women's 200 backstroke
45-49
New Record: Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, 46, France, 2:28.42, 4/19/2008
Tied Record: Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, U.S., 2:28.42, 8/5/2007

65-69
New Record: Bonnie Pronk, 66, Canada, 3:06.41, 4/19/2008
Old Record: Satoko Takeuji, Japan, 3:08.20, 7/16/2007

Men's 200 backstroke
65-69
New Record: Jozsef Csikany, 65, Hungary, 2:42.96, 4/19/2008
Old Record: Barry Young, New Zealand, 2:44.20, 11/14/2004
(Note: Second-place Richard Burns, 65, U.S., also cleared the former record with a 2:44.09)

Women's 100 freestyle
70-74
New Record: Yoshiko Osaki, 70, Japan, 1:16.50, 4/19/2008
Old Record: Jane Asher, Great Britain, 1:17.94, 4/25/2004

Women's 100 breaststroke
50-54
New Record: Jenny Whiteley, 50, Australia, 1:19.91, 4/19/2008
Old Record: Dagmar Frese, Germany, 1:23.47, 8/5/2006
(Note: Second-place Jan Clarkson, 50, Australia, also cleared the former record with a 1:21.29)

75-79
New Record: Eliane Pellis, 75, Belgium, 1:46.21, 4/19/2008
Old Record: Sylvia Newhauser, Austria, 1:48.65, 6/7/2004
(Note: Second-place Agnes Van Obberghen, 77, Belgium, also cleared the former record with a 1:46.32)

Men's 100 breaststroke
40-44
New Record: Alberto Montini, 40, Italy, 1:05.93, 4/19/2008
Old Record: David Guthrie, U.S., 1:08.01, 8/20/2000

55-59
New Record: Timothy Shead, 56, South Africa, 1:11.13, 4/19/2008
Old Record: Timothy Shead, South Africa, 1:14.67, 6/17/2007

65-69
New Record: Gershon Shefa, 65, Israel, 1:21.75, 4/19/2008
Old Record: Thomas Walker, Great Britain, 1:23.88, 3/28/2002

70-74
New Record: Karl Wiedamann, 70, U.S., 1:24.71, 4/19/2008
Old Record: Tetsuo Nakamura, Japan, 1:26.41, 3/6/2005

Women's 400 IM
45-49
New Record: Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, 46, France, 5:17.30, 4/20/2008
Old Record: Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, U.S. 5:19.44, 3/24/2007

Men's 400 IM
30-34
New Record: Corrado Sorrentino, 34, Italy, 4:38.36, 4/20/2008
Old Record: Corrado Sorrentino, Italy, 4:38.89, 6/28/2007

Women's 200 freestyle
50-54
New Record: Suzanne Heim, 50, U.S., 2:15.00, 4/20/2008
Old Record: Laura Val, U.S., 2:15.37, 8/17/2001

65-69
New Record: Christel Schulz, 68, Germany, 2:42.26, 4/20/2008
Old Record: Yoshiko Osaki, Japan, 2:42.91, 9/26/2004

75-79
New Record: Jane Asher, 77, Great Britain, 2:56.57, 4/20/2008
Old Record: Jane Asher, Great Britain, 2:57.61, 6/18/2006

Women's 50 freestyle
40-44
New Record: Edith Ottermann, 42, South Africa, 26.59, 4/21/2008
Old Record: Edith Ottermann, South Africa, 26.60, 2/24/2007

Men's 50 freestyle
40-44
New Record: Massimiliano Gialdi, 40, Italy, 23.86, 4/21/2008
Old Record: David Boatwright, U.S., 24.14, 7/13/2003

50-54
New Record: Brent Barnes, 50, Japan, 24.47, 4/12/2008
Old Record: Richard Abrahams, U.S., 24.60, 8/23/1998

Women's 200 IM
45-49
New Record: Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, 46, France, 2:28.82, 4/21/2008
Old Record: Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, U.S., 2:31.06, 5/27/2007

70-74
New Record: Yoshiko Osaki, 70, Japan, 3:16.14, 4/21/2008
Old Record: Jane Asher, Great Britain, 3:26.41, 3/25/2002

Men's 200 IM
55-59
New Record: Timothy Shead, 56, South Africa, 2:24.16, 4/21/2008
Old Record: Alexander Mills, Norway, 2:27.92, 8/7/2006

65-69
New Record: Gershon Shefa, 65, Israel, 2:44.44, 4/21/2008
Old Record: Barry Young, New Zealand, 2:45.17, 3/20/2004

Women's 100 butterfly
35-39
New Record: Lynne Hayes, 36, Australia, 1:03.39, 4/21/2008
Old Record: Tracie Moll, U.S. 1:03.79, 8/23/1999
(Note: Second-place Melanie Bussiere, 36, of Canada also cleared the former record with a 1:03.52)

55-59
New Record: Laura Val, 57, U.S., 1:09.96, 4/21/2008
Old Record: Laura Val, U.S. 1:10.21, 8/13/2007

Results from the 50 breaststroke events, held on April 21, were unavailable at press time.

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