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Swimming events take place in Long Course (50m) and Short Course (25m) lanes. As a result, two records of each distance are kept, one for each course.
The World Record in the Women's Long Course 200m breaststroke was captured by Rebecca Soni of America on August 15, 2008 during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She set a time of 2:20.22.
The World Record in the Women's Short Course 200m breaststroke is held by Leisel Jones of Australia who set it on November 29, 2003 in Melbourne, Australia. She was clocked at 2:17.75.
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What is the world record for the women's 100m breaststroke?
Kristy Coventry from Zimbabwe rewrote the world record for the women's 100m breastroke, and the record is 58.77 seconds.
What is the male world record for 200m sprint?
The male world record for the 200m sprint is 19.19 seconds, set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica in 2009.
What is the men's 200m world record?
19.30s.
Which record was broken first by Usain Bolt 100m or 200m?
Usain Bolt broke the 100m world record 3 times and the 200m world record 2 times. He first broke the 100m record May 31, 2008. He rebroke it August 16, 2008 and August 16, 2009. He first broke the 200m world record August 20, 2008. He rebroke the 200m world record August 20, 2009.
Who holds the mens world record in 200m in Georgia?
The men's world record in the 200m is held by Usain Bolt from Jamaica, not Georgia. He set the record with a time of 19.19 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
What is the womens 200m final world record time?
The women's 200m final world record time is 21.34 seconds, set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
What is the fastest 200m?
Men's world record is 19.30s.
How fast can the fastest breastroke swimmer in the world swim?
The current male world breaststroke long course swimming records are: 50m Cameron Van Der Burgh - 26.67s 100m Brenton Rickard -58.58s 200m Christian Sprenger -2:07.31 The current female world breastroke long course swimming records are: 50m - Jessica Hardy - 29.80s 100m - Jessica Hardy - 1:04.45 200m - Annamay Pierse - 2:20.12
Who broke the world record for the 200m in 1996?
Michael Johnson.
Who is the world record holder for 100mand 200m?
Usain Bolt/Jamaica 2009 world championships 100m and 200m 9.58 and 19.19 respectively
Mens 200m world record holders?
Usain Bolt holds the record with a 19.30 in Beijing!
Who from Britain won a gold medal?
Britain has won a total of 13 gold medals in swimming at the olympic games, 7 from men and 6 from women. The total list is:MenHenry Taylor: 400m Free 1908Henry Taylor: 1,500m Free 1908Adrian Moorhouse; 100m Breastroke 1988Frederick Holman: 200m Breastroke 1908David Wilkie: 200m Breastroke 1976John Jarvis: 1,000y Free 1900John Jarvis: 4,000y Free 19004 x 200m Freestyle Team 1908WomenRebecca Adlington: 400m Free 2008Rebecca Adlington: 800m Free 2008Judy Grinham: 100m Backstroke 1956Lucy Morton: 200m Breastroke 1924Anita Lonsbrough: 200m Breastroke 19604 x 100m Freestyle Team 1912
