Aschwin Faber Sets New Backstroke World Record
The previous 100-meter backstroke world record of 52.54-seconds, set during the Beijing Olympics by American Aaron Peirsol's, was broken yesterday, according to The Associated Press, by Spain's Aschwin Faber at the Mediterranean Games. Faber clocked in the second leg of the 4x100 medley relay final with a time of 52.38-seconds, beating Peirsol's time by 0.16-seconds. Spain won the relay with a time of 3:34.22. Greece took second at 3:34.71, and Italy finished third in 3:35.55.
--Dave Costello
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