{"id":134011,"date":"2015-05-15T15:42:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T22:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=134011"},"modified":"2015-05-15T15:42:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T22:42:05","slug":"kirsty-coventry-downs-zimbabwe-record-in-50-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kirsty-coventry-downs-zimbabwe-record-in-50-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirsty Coventry Downs Zimbabwe Record in 50 Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte\u00a0is sponsored by\u00a0Arena<\/a>.\u00a0For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Olympic gold medalist Kirsty Coventry broke her own Zimbabwe record in the women’s 50-meter back at the Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte.<\/p>\n

Coventry turned in a time of 28.23, crushing her previous mark of 28.86 set as a split during the semifinals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her swim pushed her to 12th in the world rankings.<\/p>\n

Ali Deloof took home second-place honors in the sprint back with a time of 28.57, while Olivia Smoliga wound up third in 28.64.<\/p>\n

Kathleen Baker (28.92), Dominique Bouchard (28.94), Clara Smiddy (29.03), Hellen Moffitt (29.05) and Danielle Hanus (32.96) put up the rest of the top times in the A final.<\/p>\n

Ontario’s Emma Ball touched out teammate Kylie Masse, 28.85 to 28.86, for the B final win.<\/p>\n

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