Rikke Pedersen breaks 200m breaststroke world record

Name: Rikke Pedersen breaks 200m breaststroke world record
Uploaded: 2013-08-01T18:02:41.000Z
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Description: Rikke Pedersen wows the Barcelona crowd at the World Championships with a world record in the 200m breaststroke semi-final.

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Rikke Pedersen wows the Barcelona crowd at the World Championships with a world record in the 200m breaststroke semi-final.

The Danish swimmer clocked two minutes 19.11 seconds, breaking the record of 2:19.59 set by American Rebecca Soni at last summer's London Olympics.

Earlier this week, Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte set a world record in the 100m breaststroke semi-final, before clinching the gold medal in Tuesday's final.

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1 August 2013

BBC Sport

Swimming