Sakai breaks women’s 200-meter backstroke WR

Nov 14, 11:06 am EST

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BERLIN (AP)—Shiho Sakai of Japan has broken the women’s 200-meter backstroke short-course world record.

Sakai clocked 2 minutes, 00.18 seconds at a World Cup meet Saturday to break the mark of 2.00.91 set by Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe on April 11, 2008, in Manchester, England.

Updated Nov 14, 11:06 am EST
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