BERLIN, Jan. 20. CROATIA's Gordan Kozulj and Slovakia's Martina Moravcova raced to European records on the first day of competition at the Berlin World Cup meet, the eighth stop on the ten-venue FINA World Cup tour for 2000-2001.<\/p>\n
Kozulj, a graduate of the University of California, stroked 52.24 for the 100 meters backstroke, eclipsing the record of 52.54 shared by Germany's Stev Theloke and Poland's Bart Kizierowski, a teammate of Kozulj's
\nat Berkeley.<\/p>\n
Moravcova blitzed the women's 100 meter fly in 57.14, chopping four-tenths of a second off her own mark of 57.55 set last March.<\/p>\n
Australia's fast-rising Clementine Stoney set a national and Commonwealth record when she won the 200 meters backstroke in 2:06.70, just edging the old record 2:06.78 set by Nicole Stevenson in 1992. Stoney came close to the world record of 2:06.09 held by China's He Cihong, a record believed to have been drug-aided.<\/p>\n
In other highlights, Australia's Michael Klim won a hard-fought battle in the men's 100m free, touching in 47.53, just ahead of Argentina's pony-tailed Jose Meolans (47.61) and Russia's Alex Popov (47.98). Popov announced recently that he plans to swim through the 2004 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n
Olympic champion Megan Quann won her first race on the European portion of the tour, taking the 100m breast in 1:07.67, just ahead of South Africa's Sarah Poewe and Germany's Sylvia Gerasch.<\/p>\n
Short course WR-holder, Therese Alshammar, took the women's 50m free in 24.63.<\/p>\n
Germany's Thomas Rupprath won the 200m butterfly in a very fast 1:53.35, just ahead of Russian Anatoli Poliakov at 1:53.96.<\/p>\n
Russia's Dmitri Komornikov took the men's 200m breaststroke in 2:07.74, barely missing the European mark of 2:07.59 held by his teammate, Roman Sludnov. <\/p>\n
RESULTS<\/p>\n
Men's 100 meters freestyle
\n1. Michael Klim (AUS) 47.53
\n2. Jose Meolans (ARG) 47.61
\n3. Alexander Popov (RUS) 47.98 <\/p>\n
Women's 200 meters freestyle
\n1. Elka Graham (AUS) 1:57.13
\n2. Lori Munz (AUS) 1:57.92
\n3. Solenne Figues (FRA) 1:58.11 <\/p>\n
Men's 50 meters breaststroke
\n1. Arseni Maliarov (RUS) 27.39
\n2. Michael Fischer (GER) 27.40
\n3. Robert Van Der Zant (AUS) 27.66 <\/p>\n
Women's 100 meters breaststroke
\n1. Megan Quann (USA) 1:07.67
\n2. Sarah Poewe (SAF) 1:07.85
\n3. Sylvia Gerasch (GER) 1:07.86 <\/p>\n
Women's 100 meters butterfly
\n1. Martina Moravcova (SVK) 57.16 European Record
\n2. Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) 59.18
\n3. Mette Jacobsen (DEN) 59.25 <\/p>\n
Men's 100 meters backstroke
\n1. Gordan Kozulj (CRO) 52.24 European Record
\n2. Darius Grigalionis (LTU) 52.79
\n3. Stev Theloke (GER) 53.11 <\/p>\n
Women's 50 meters backstroke
\n1. Sandra Voelker (GER) 27.69
\n2. Jennifer Carroll (CAN) 28.06
\n3. Daniela Samulski (GER) 28.25 <\/p>\n
Men's 200 meters butterfly
\n1. Thomas Rupprath (GER) 1:53.35
\n2. Anatoli Poliakov (RUS) 1:53.96
\n3. Josef Horky (CZE) 1:57.18 <\/p>\n
Women's 200 meters individual medley
\n1. Jennifer Reilly (AUS) 2:11.22
\n2. Lori Munz (AUS) 2:11.38
\n3. Oxana Verevka (RUS) 2:13.32 <\/p>\n
Men's 400 meters freestyle
\n1. Alexei Filipets (RUS) 3:44.70
\n2. Guy-Noel Schmitt (FRA) 3:45.75
\n2. Dmitri Koptour (BLR) 3:45.75 <\/p>\n
Women's 50 meters freestyle
\n1. Therese Alshammar (SWE) 24.63
\n2. Martina Moravcova (SVK) 25.00
\n3. Nadine Rolland (CAN) 25.39 <\/p>\n
Men's 200 meters breaststroke
\n1. Dmitri Komornikov (RUS) 2:07.74
\n2. Fabio Farabegoli (ITA) 2:08.32
\n3. Jim Piper (AUS) 2:09.81 <\/p>\n
Men's 100 meters individual medley
\n1. Robert Van Der Zant (AUS) 54.32
\n2. Peter Mankoc (SLO) 54.47
\n3. Jirka Letzin (GER) 54.74 <\/p>\n
Women's 200 meters backstroke
\n1. Clementine Stoney (AUS) 2:06.70 National Record 2. Reiko Nakamura (JPN) 2:11.09
\n3. Anke Scholz (GER) 2:11.83 <\/p>\n
Men's 50 meters butterfly
\n1. Thomas Rupprath (GER) 23.63
\n2. Adam Pine (AUS) 23.69
\n3. Michael Klim (AUS) 23.85<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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