Swimming: 3 world records set at short-course event
Associated Press
RIJEKA, Croatia — Three world records were set Friday at the European short-course championships, with Amaury Leveaux of France breaking his second in as many days.
Alessia Filippi of Italy set a world record in the 800 freestyle, along with the Netherland's 200-meter relay team.
The 23-year-old Leveaux won his 100 freestyle semifinal in 45.12 seconds, shaving 0.57 seconds off the mark set five days ago by Olympic champion and teammate Alain Bernard.
"I knew I was capable and that I would get results," Leveaux said.
It was Leveaux's third short-course world record in a week. On Thursday, he set a record in the 50 freestyle in the final. Last Saturday, he broke the 50 butterfly mark at the French championships.
Filippi won in 8:04.53, more than three seconds faster than the mark set last year by Kate Ziegler of the United States.
Hinkelien Schreuder, Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Marleen Veldhuis finished in 1 minute, 33.80 seconds, 1.02 seconds faster than the record set last year by the Netherlands in Debrecen, Hungary.