FINA Ratifies Records
Jul 13, 2000
Gunnar Werner FINA Honorary Secretary has officially approved the following New World Records in Long Course Metres:
Lausanne, July 3, 2000 NAME: Mr. Alexander POPOV (RUS) EVENT: 50m FREESTYLE - LCM TIME OF: 21.64 AT: Moscow - Russian National Champiosnhips ON THE: 16 June 2000 SUBMITTED BY: All-Russian Swimming Federation Betters old record of 21.81 Tom Jager, USA, 1990 NAME: Mr. Roman SLOUDNOV (RUS) EVENT: 100 m Breaststroke - LCM TIME OF: 1:00.36 AT: Moscow - Russian National Championships ON THE: 15 June 2000 SUBMITTED BY: All-Russian Swimming Federation Betters old record of 1:00.60 Fred deBurghgraeve, BEL, 1996 Lausanne, July 10, 2000 NAME: Ms. Inge DE BRUIJN (NED) EVENT: 50m Butterfly - LCM TIME OF: 25.64 AT: Speedo Super Grand Prix - Sheffield ON THE: 26 May 2000 SUBMITTED BY: ASF of Great Britain Betters old record of 26.39 Anna-Karin Kammerling, SWE, 1999 NAME: Ms. Inge DE BRUIJN (NED) IN THE: 100m Butterfly - LCM TIME OF: 56.69 AT: Speedo Super Grand Prix - Sheffield ON THE: 27 May 2000 SUBMITTED BY: ASF of Great Britain Betters old record of 57.88 Jenny Thompson, USA, 1999 NAME: Ms. Inge DE BRUIJN (NED) EVENT: 100m Freestyle - LCM TIME OF: 53.80 AT: Speedo Super Grand Prix - Sheffield ON THE: 28 May 2000 SUBMITTED BY: ASF of Great Britain Betters old record of 54.01 Jingy LE, CHN, 1994 NAME: Ms. Inge DE BRUIJN (NED) EVENT: 50m Freestyle - LCM TIME OF: 24.51 AT: Speedo Super Grand Prix - Sheffield ON THE: 26 May 2000 SUBMITTED BY: ASF of Great Britain Ties existing record of 24.51 Jingy LE, CHN, 1994