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World records retrospective

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Updated: 2008-08-24 14:23

 

 

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry poses after the women's 200m backstroke swimming final medal ceremony at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 16, 2008. Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe set a new world record in the women's 200 metres backstroke with a time of two minutes 05.24 seconds in the final at the Beijing Olympics. US swimmer Margaret Hoelzer placed second and Japanese swimmer Reiko Nakamura placed third.[Agencies]

 Coventry wins 200 backstroke with record

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