BERLIN, Germany, June 25. DURING preliminary heats of the second day of swimming at the German Long Course Nationals, Britta Steffen eclipsed Libby Trickett's world record in the women's 100 free.<\/p>\n
Steffen clocked a time of 52.85 to beat Trickett's 2008 standard of 52.88. Steffen, however, completed the time in a much different way with a strong final 50 meters compared to Trickett's global mark.<\/p>\n
Here are the comparative splits:<\/p>\n
Steffen: 25.81, 52.85 (27.04)
\nTrickett: 25.40, 52.88 (27.48)<\/p>\n
Steffen's final 50 was faster than her phenomenal back half during the 2008 Beijing Olympics where she posted a 27.08, .79 faster than the rest of the field, after flipping last with a 26.04 at the 50-meter mark. The 53.12 time in Beijing gave her the gold medal.<\/p>\n
Today's swim is a reclamation project for Steffen as she held the record prior to Trickett's 52.88 time in 2008. Steffen previously posted a 53.30 in 2006 to take the standard away from the then Libby Lenton (53.42).<\/p>\n
Recent women's 100 free progressions courtesy USA Swimming:
\n54.01 Jingyi Le CHN Rome 9\/5\/1994
\n53.80 Inge de Bruijn NED Sheffield 5\/29\/2000
\n53.77sf Inge de Bruijn NED Sydney 9\/20\/2000
\n53.66sf Libby Lenton AUS Sydney 3\/31\/2004
\n53.52sf Jodie Henry AUS Athens 8\/18\/2004
\n53.42sf Libby Lenton AUS Melbourne 1\/31\/2006
\n53.30 Britta Steffen GER Budapest 8\/2\/2006
\n52.88 Libby Trickett AUS Sydney 3\/27\/2008
\n52.85p Britta Steffen GER Berlin 6\/25\/2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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