STOCKHOLM - Peter Marshall and Therese Alshammar sets two world short-course records at the Swedish round of the Fina World Cup.

Marshall, broke the 50 metres backstroke record when he clocked 23.05 seconds to win the event.

The American broke the previous record of 23.24, which was set by Robert Hurley at the Sydney round of the cup on October 28.

World record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):

23.05 Peter Marshall USA Stockholm 12.11.08
23.24 Robert Hurley AUS Sydney 26.10.08
23.27 Thomas Rupprath GER 10.12.04
23.31 Matt Welsh AUS Melbourne 02.09.02
23.42 Neil Walker AUS Athens 16.03.00

Sweden's Therese Alshammar, won the 50 metres butterfly with a time of 25.31; the previous best time belonged to American Felicity Galvez since she won gold in 25.32 at the World championships in Manchester last April.

Alshammar also bettered the European record of 25.33 set by compatriot Anna Karin Kammerling in Göteborg on March 12, 2005.

World record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):

25.31 Therese Alshammar SWE Stockholm 12.11.08
25.32 Felicity Galvez USA Manchester 11.04.08
25.33 Anna-Karin Kammerling SWE Göteborg 12.03.05
25.36 Anna-Karin Kammerling SWE Stockholm 25.01.01
25.60 Anna-Karin Kammerling SWE Valencia 16.12.00

Also see:

Hurley sets 50 backstroke world record
Oct 26, 2008

More record fall at World Championships
Apr 11, 2008