Fact of the Day
Nov 20, 1998

2011 Best Performers (Long Course - Female)

100 METRES FREESTYLE

#CountryTimeNameIPSMeet
1SWE53.05Sjostrom, Sarah995NEDLCDEC
2BLR53.45Herasimenia, Aliaksandra984WORLDJUL
2DEN53.45Ottesen, Jeanette984WORLDJUL
4GBR53.48Halsall, Francesca984WORLDJUL
5NED53.60Kromowidjojo, Ranomi980NEDLCDEC

First Swimming Race In Australia
In February 1846, W. Redman won the first swimming race held in Australia when he covered 440 yards in 8minutes 43 seconds at Robinson's Bath next to the Sydney Domain. Today's top swimmers swim more than twice as fast.