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Now, Berkoff can claim the title of world-record holder for the first time in her career.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday evening at the U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials, Berkoff clipped the global standard in the 50 backstroke, swimming a time of 25.21 to clip two hundredths off the previous mark set by countrywoman\u00a0<strong>Regan Smith<\/strong> two years ago. Before the meet, Berkoff was the eighth-fastest swimmer in history, and she clipped her best time by a hundredth in prelims. At night, though, Berkoff would blast through that mark on her way to the fastest time in history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is my first individual world record,&#8221; Berkoff said. &#8220;It is really crazy. It has been a goal for a long time. I am really grateful to take the first step toward my ultimate goals. It feels really good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But even with the world record, Berkoff did not have much room for error in this race. That&#8217;s because\u00a0<strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong> pushed Berkoff all the way to the wall before finishing in 25.26, just three hundredths off Smith&#8217;s previous world record. That made Curzan the fourth-fastest woman in history behind Berkoff, Smith and Canada&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Maggie Mac Neil<\/strong>, and she will join Berkoff on the U.S. team for the upcoming Short Course World Championships. Both swimmers will head to Beijing as medal favorites.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I am in short course vs. long course it is a very different type of training. Underwaters are so important in short course. 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