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MONTREAL, Canada, July 29. THERE\u2019S nothing he can\u2019t do in the backstroke events. Furthering his already spectacular resume, Aaron Peirsol lowered his own world record in the 200-meter backstroke on Friday night, taking gold at the World Champs in 1:54.66. The overwhelming favorite, Peirsol\u2019s former record stood at 1:54.74, set at last summer\u2019s United States Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n
Peirsol was under world-record pace during the entire race, building a sizable advantage over the opposition. The crown was Peirsol\u2019s third consecutive world title in the event and complemented his earlier triumph in the 100 back. Training with Longhorn Aquatics, Peirsol has the six-fastest times in history and three under 1:55.<\/p>\n
In a repeat of his Olympic showing in Athens, Austria\u2019s Markus Rogan picked up the silver medal. Rogan, who competed collegiately for Stanford, turned on the power during the latter half of the race and caught American Ryan Lochte at the wall. Lochte earned the bronze medal, the same hardware he won on Thursday night in the 200 individual medley. Rogan was timed in 1:56.63 while Lochte checked in at 1:57.00.<\/p>\n
Romania\u2019s Razvan Florea, who won bronze in Athens, finished fourth. Florea nearly passed Lochte, but ended in 1:57.03. He was followed by Japan\u2019s Takashi Nakano (1:58.03), Croatia\u2019s Gordan Kozulj (1:58.28), Russia\u2019s Arkady Vyatchanin (1:59.02) and Japan\u2019s Tomomi Morita (1:59.34).<\/p>\n
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