NEW YORK - Zimbabwe's Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry set a world record in the 200 metres backstroke with a time of two minutes 6.39 seconds at the Missouri Grand Prix on Saturday.
The 24-year-old Coventry, who lives and trains in the United States, broke the previous mark set by Hungary's Krisztina Egerszegi in August 1991 by 0.23 seconds.
Coventry, who won the gold medal in the women's 200 backstroke at the Athens Olympics in 2004, finished more than four seconds ahead of second-placed American Margaret Hoelzer who clocked 2:10.76.
The Missouri Grand Prix, being held at the University of Missouri's Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri, is an event leading to the Beijing Olympics.
Reuters
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WILSON • NINASKY@MATH.COM Subject: HOW DO WE SEE OURSELVES Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:59:27 • see just how these people degrade us-where she lives and trains.people of zimbabwe-fine she stays in the states,think of the view those guys are expressing.we must have national pride.I UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS ARE HARD BUT CHANGE JUST ISNT INSTANT WE HAVE TO NURTURE IT
andrew mygeter • andygatesmygeter@gmail.com Subject: congratulations Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:54:31 • thanx Kirsty thats really fantastic please keep it up
n/a • n/a Subject: Uri Chinos chaiye Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:00:22 • Uri Chinos chaiye, you dont know the difference between a boy and girl, waurikuti Chikomana ndiyani? Anywhere maZimbos, you are racists, dai ari Mwaruwaru dai ma comments azara. Kitsi Konuventri muchena weZimbabwe. Lets congratulate her. She is flying the Zimbabwean Flag.
Joseph Chinotimba • chinos@vets.zim Subject: Kitsi is a war vet! Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:49:39 • Chikomana Kitsi Kovendry wagona samare. Iyezvino tichakuita war vet. Signed- J. Chinos
n/a • n/a Subject: Congrats! Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:57:14 • Mwana wangu iyeye, hadye chimwe chinhu kunze kwe CHIBADAURA. Congratulations, Amhlophe, Makorokoto Kitty Konoventry for keeping the Zimbabwe Flag flying high. Awuziriwe here wakambopiwa red passport. You are a really diplomtat.
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