Coughlin sets backstroke world record (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Five-time Olympic medal winner Natalie Coughlin set a world record in the 100-meter backstroke Sunday night during a preliminary race at the Missouri Grand Prix. Coughlin finished the race in 59.21 seconds, lowering her previous world record in the event by 0.23 seconds. The world record was the second in two days: on Saturday, Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe set the mark in the 200-meter backstroke.

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