Doha (AFP) – Katinka Hosszu set a new world record in the 100m backstroke with Chad le Clos laying down a new marker in the 100m butterfly at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships.With world records also set by the Russian men’s 4x50m medley relay which was subsequently lowered tonight by Brazil, it brings to seven the number of new global marks after two days at the Hamad Aquatic Centre.Other winners on Thursday were Mireia Belmonte, the Spaniard who upstaged Hosszu with two gold medals and two world records on Wednesday, in the 800m freestyle while Daiya Seto headed a Japanese …read more
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