Published on 12/15/2007

Croatia's Sanja Jovanovic has set a new world record on her way to winning a short-course swimming race at the European Championships in Hungary. Jovanovic finished the 50-meter backstroke in 26.5 seconds, 0.33 seconds faster than the previous record set by China's Hui Li.

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DEBRECEN, Hungary (AFP) Croatia's Sanja Jovanovic set a new record of 26.50sec for the 50m backstroke at the European short course championships here on Saturday. The Croatian beat the previous record of 26.83sec set by China's Hui Li in Shanghai on December 2, 2001.

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Jovanovic Breaks Swim World Record in Hungary

By VOA Sports
Washington, DC
15 December 2007

Sanja Jovanovic celebrates her world record in the pool
Croatia's Sanja Jovanovic has set a new world record on her way to winning a short-course swimming race at the European Championships in Hungary.

Jovanovic finished the 50-meter backstroke in 26.5 seconds, 0.33 seconds faster than the previous record set by China's Hui Li in 2001 in Shanghai, China. Germany's Janine Pietsch was second (27.11) with Austrian Fabienne Nadarajah third (27.50).

The German women's team also set a world record in the four-by-50-meter medley relay event, finishing in 1 minute, 46.67 seconds. The Netherlands held the previous mark (1:47.44).

In other races, Hungary's Laszlo Cseh won his third gold medal of the championships by taking the men's 200-meter butterfly race (in 1:55.55). Cseh had set world records in his previous two victories this week.

France's Laure Manaudou won her second gold medal of the championships by taking the women's 400-meter freestyle race (in 3:57.43). Compatriot Alain Bernard won the men's 100-meters freestyle race (in 46.39).

The meet is being held in a 25-meter pool in Debrecen, Hungary about 220 km away from Budapest. The competition ends Sunday.

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