Marshall breaks own 50 metres backstroke world record

Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:13pm GMT
 
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American Peter Marshall clocked a world record 22.73 seconds in the final of the men's 50 metres backstroke at a World Cup short course event on Wednesday.

Marshall broke his previous mark of 22.75 set in Durban, South Africa, on October 17.

(Writing by Oliver Grassman; Editing by John Mehaffey)

 

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