STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 6. A bevy of global standards fell at the FINA World Masters Championships held at the Belardi and Baker pools at the Avery Aquatic Center on the campus of Stanford University on Sunday. The most impressive outing came from Britain\u2019s Jane Asher as she moved her world-record haul to four during the meet with a pair of standards set throughout the day.<\/p>\n
World Records broken are as follows:
\nUnited States\u2019 Oswaldo Quevedo broke the men\u2019s 30-34 50-meter butterfly world record of 24.91 previously held by United States\u2019 Gary Hall since 2005 with a 24.73.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 Vlad Pyshnenko cleared the men\u2019s 35-39 200-meter freestyle record of 1:54.86 previously held by United States\u2019 Richard Saeger since 2001 with a 1:52.84.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 Susan Von Der Lippe broke the women\u2019s 40-44 50-meter butterfly record of 28.97 previously held by countrywoman Elizabeth Emery since 2002 with a 28.62.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 Saeger got back a world record after losing one to Pyshnenko by clocking a 1:55.06 in the men\u2019s 40-44 200-meter freestyle to eclipse the previous record of 1:58.50 held by Germany\u2019s Kai Ditzel since 2004.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 Paul Smith broke his own men\u2019s 45-49 50-meter butterfly record of 25.94 set in 2005 with a 25.90.<\/p>\n
A pair of swimmers (Marcus Mattioli and Paul Smith) broke the men\u2019s 45-49 200-meter freestyle record of 2:00.56 previously held by Italy\u2019s Marco Colombo. Mattioli, however, set his second world record of the meet with a 1:59.56 to become the first sub-two-minute man in the age bracket.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 Dennis Baker destroyed the men\u2019s 45-49 400-meter IM record of 4:59.83 previously held by Brazil\u2019s Djan Madruga, a former Indiana Hoosier, since 2004 with a 4:50.73.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 Charlotte Davis took down the women\u2019s 55-59 400-meter IM record of 6:14.40 previously held by Germany\u2019s Brigette Merten of Germany since 2004 with a 6:07.72.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 Laura Val set her second global standard of the meet with a 2:18.04 in the women\u2019s 55-59 200-meter freestyle to eclipse countrywoman Barbara Dunbar\u2019s 2:28.56 set in 2004.<\/p>\n
A pair of swimmers (James De Lacy and Duncan McCreadie) surpassed the men\u2019s 60-64 200-meter freestyle record of 2:16.92 previously held by McCreadie since 2005. De Lacy, however, touched first with a 2:13.32.<\/p>\n
Germany\u2019s Merten demolished her own women\u2019s 60-64 400-meter IM record of 6:31.59 set in February with a 6:22.61.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 John Calvert set his second world record of the meet with a 5:41.07 in the men\u2019s 60-64 400-meter IM to surpass Britain\u2019s Duncan McCreadie, who posted a 5:46.05 in 2005.<\/p>\n
A pair of swimmers (Betty Barnett-Sallee and Carolyn Boak) cleared the women\u2019s 60-64 200-meter freestyle record of 2:38.99 previously owned by Germany\u2019s Christel Schulz since 2002. Barnett-Sallee, however, cornered her second world record of the meet with a 2:31.98.<\/p>\n
Germany\u2019s Christel Schulz snared her own women\u2019s 69-69 50-meter butterfly world record with a 35.77 to become the first sub-36-second woman in the age group.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 David Radcliff broke the men\u2019s 70-74 200-meter freestyle world record of 2:28.37 previously held by United States\u2019 Cav Cavanaugh since 2005 with a 2:27.27. Radcliff actually defeated Cavanaugh\u2019s time from the day\u2019s races.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 Graham Johnston was at it again with his third world record during the meet. He shattered the men\u2019s 75-79 200-meter freestyle record of 2:46.28 previously held by Japan\u2019s Hiroshi Yoshimura since 2003 with a 2:36.30.<\/p>\n
Britain\u2019s Jane Asher garnered her third record in as many days with a 2:59.64 in the women\u2019s 75-79 200-meter freestyle to become the first woman to ever go sub-three-minutes in the age group in the event. She absolute obliterated the former record of 3:13.24 set by the United States\u2019 Gail Roper in 2005.<\/p>\n
Asher continued her relentless assault on the women\u2019s 75-79 records with another standard in the 50-meter butterfly by touching in 41.99. Not only did she become the first sub-42-second woman in the age group, she dominated the previous record of 44.95 set by United States\u2019 Gail Roper in 2004.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 Lois Kivi Nochman eclipsed her own women\u2019s 80-84 400-meter IM record of 9:45.00 set in 2004 with a 9:43.23.<\/p>\n
United States\u2019 Audrey Etienne picked up her second world record with a 5:06.38 in the women\u2019s 90-94 200-meter freestyle. The previous record of 5:16.84 was set in March by Britain\u2019s Willy Van Rysel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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