MALAGA – Rafael Munoz has broken the men’s 50 metres butterfly world record to spark the final day of the national championships in Malaga on Sunday.
Munoz, 21, won the national title in 22.43 seconds, breaking the record of 22.96 held by Roland Schoeman of South Africa, set in Montreal at the 2005 Worlds.
World record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
22:43 Rafael Munoz ESP Malaga 05.04.09
22.96 Roland Schoeman RSA Montreal 25.07.05
23.01 Roland Schoeman RSA Montreal 24.07.05
23.30 Ian Croker USA Austin 29.02.04
Following is the European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
22:43 Rafael Munoz ESP Malaga 05.04.09
23.11 Milorad Cavic SRB Eindhoven 19.03.08
23.25 Milorad Cavic SRB Eindhoven 18.03.08
23.38 Sergiy Breus UKR Montreal 25.07.05
Saturday, Munoz and fellow-countryman Aschwin wildeboer set a couple of new European marks.
Munoz won the 100 metres butterfly in a time 50.58 seconds, shaving 0.01 off the previous mark held by Milorad Cavic of Serbia.
European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
50.58 Rafael Munoz ESP Malaga 04.04.09
50.59 Milorad Cavic SRB Beijing 16.08.08
50.76 Milorad Cavic SRB Beijing 14.08.08
51.36 Andriy Serdinov UKR Athens 20.08.04
Aschwin Wildeboer, 23-year-old, won the men’s 100 metres backstroke title in 52.93 seconds, to lower the previous world mark of 53.06 set by Arkady Vyatchanin, last year at the Beijing Games.
European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
52.93 Aschwin Wildeboer ESP Malaga 04.04.09
53.06 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS Beijing 11.08.08
53.10 Helge Meeuw GER Berlin 19.04.08
53.46 Helge Meeuw GER Berlin 26.06.06
53.92 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS Barcelona 22.07.03
Finally, in other highlights, former World champion Filippo Magnini of Italy has equalled his own national record for the 100 metres freestyle winning in 48.11.
He swam the same time in the semifinals of the 2008 Games.
Also see:
Vyatchanin sets European record in 100 metres backstroke
Aug 11, 2008
Olympic swimming, Phelps matches Spitz after 7th gold medal
Aug 16, 2008
Cavic, Dale Oen, break European records
Mar 19, 2008
