RICCIONE - Federica Pellegrini has won the 200 metres freestyle at the Italian National Championships, lowering her own world record set at the Beijing Olympics.

She won in 1:54.47 seconds, erasing her previous time of 1:54.82 that she set winning gold at the Olympic Games.

World record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
1:54.47 Federica Pellegrini ITA Riccione 08.03.09
1:54.82 Federica Pellegrini ITA Beijing 13.08.08
1:55.45 Federica Pellegrini ITA Beijing 11.08.08
1:55.52 Laure Manaudou FRA Melbourne 28.03.07
1:56.47 Federica Pellegrini ITA Melbourne 27.03.07
1:56.64 Franziska van Almsick GER Berlin 03.08.02
1:56.78 Franziska van Almsick GER Rome 06.09.94

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Olympic swimming, Pellegrini wins 200 freestyle with a world record
Aug 13, 2008