RIJEKA - Three more world records and five European marks fell at the European championships taking place in Rijeka, Croatia, on Friday.
Alessia Filippi has set a world record in the women's 800 metres freestyle. The Italian won in 8:04.53 seconds, easily beating the old mark of 8:08.00 set by Kate Ziegler of the United States a year ago in Essen, Germany.
The former European record of 8:08.25 was set by Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain last April at the Wolrd championships in Manchester.
World record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
8:04.53 Filippi Alessia ITA Rijeka 12.12.08
8:08.00 Ziegler Kate USA Essen 14.10.07
8:09.68 Ziegler Kate USA Essen 12.10.07
8:11.25 Manaudou Laure FRA Trieste 09.12.05
8:14.35 Yamada Sachiko JPN Tokyo 04.02.02
France's Amaury Leveaux set his second world record in as many nights, this time in the semi-final of the 100 metres freestyle that he has led in 45.12, to better fellow-countryman Bernard’s mark by 0.57 sec.
World record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
45.12 Leveaux Amaury FRA Rijeka 12.12.08
45.79 Bernard Alain FRA Angers 07.12.08
45.83 Nystrand Stefan SWE Berlin 17.11.07
= Schoeman Roland RSA Belrin 22.01.05
46.25 Crocker Ian USA East Meadow 27.03.04
46.74 Popov Alexander RUS Gelsenkirchen 19.03.04
The Netherlands has set a world record in the women's 200 freestyle relay.
The Dutch team of Hinkelien Schreuder, Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Marleen Veldhuis finished in 1:33.80 beating the mark set by another Dutch quartet at the last European championships in Debrecen.
World record evolution (Time, Team/Nationality, Place, Date):
1:33.80 Netherlands NED Rijeka 12.12.08
1:34.82 Netherlands NED Debrecen 14.12.07
1:36.27 Netherlands NED Trieste 09.12.05
1:37.27 University of Georgia USA College Station 18.03.04
Lubos Krizko of Slovakia set the European 50 metres backstroke record in a semi-final, clocking 23.15 with Aschwin Wildeboer of Spain on 23.22 and also under the old mark of 23.27 he shared for a day [since yesterday's 4x50 medley relay] with Germany’s Thomas Rupprath.
European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
23.15 Krizko Lubos SVK Rijeka 12.12.08
= Wildeboer Aschwim ESP Rijeka 12.12.08
23.27 Rupprath Thomas GER Vienna 10.12.04
23.34 Rupprath Thomas GER Vienna 09.12.04
24.13 Rupprath Thomas GER Sheffield 11.12.98
Igor Borysik of Ukraine broke the European record in the 100 metres breaststroke, setting a new mark of 57.33 seconds and shaved 0.34 off the previous mark held by fellow-countryman Oleg Lisogor.
European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
57.33 Borysik Igor UKR Rijeka 12.12.08
57.67 Lisogor Oleg UKR Berlin 22.01.06
57.73 Sloudnov Roman RUS Stockholm 23.01.02
Sanja Jovanovic of Croatia won gold in the 100 metres backstroke in a European record time of 56.87.
The former of 57.15 record was set by Ukraine’s Zubkova at last Wolrds in Manchester in April this year.
European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
56.87 Jovanovic Sanja CRO Rijeka 12.12.08
57.15 Zubkova Kateryna UKR Manchester 10.04.08
57.34 Manaudou Laure FRA Debrecen 14.12.07
57.75 Hlavackova Ilona CZE Antwerp 14.12.01
58.59 Hlavackova Ilona CZE Antwerp 13.12.01
Milorad Cavic of Serbia broke the European record in the 100 metres butterfly after he won the event in 49.19, shaving 0.55 seconds off the previous record, which was set in November by Evgeny Korotyshkin of Russia at a Fina World cup meet in Berlin.
European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
49.19 Cavic Milorad SRB Rijeka 12.12.08
49.74 Korotyshkin Evgeny RUS Berlin 16.11.08
50.02 Cavic Milorad SRB Dublin 12.12.03
50.10 Rupprath Thomas GER Berlin 27.01.02
50.26 Rupprath Thomas GER Antwerp 14.12.01
Dutchwoman Hinkelien Schreuder won the women's 50 metres butterfly with a new European record time of 25.21. Schreuder's time was 0.10 faster than the previous record set by Therese Alshammar of Sweden at a Fina World cup meet in Stockholm a month ago.
European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
25.12 Schreuder Hinkelien NED Rijeka 12.12.08
25.31 Therese Alshammar SWE Stockholm 12.11.08
25.33 Anna-Karin Kammerling SWE Göteborg 12.03.05
25.36 Anna-Karin Kammerling SWE Stockholm 25.01.01
Also see:
Bernard, Balmy, Leveaux set world records at French Nationals
Dec 7, 2008
Biedermann beats Thorpe’s world mark in 200 metres free. WR Bal, Guehrer, ER Korotyshkin
Nov 16, 2008
Fina World Cup, two more WR Marshall and Alshammar
Nov 12, 2008
Dutch women set new world record
Dec 14, 2007
Ziegler rewrites 800 freestyle record
Oct 15, 2007
Lisogor Sets Another Record
Jan 22, 2006
