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Amazing Heyns Betters Two More World Records

Sep 28, 1999

DURBAN - Penny Heyns, RSA, bettered two more world records at the Seagulls Gala in Kings Park 25 m pool in Durban, during the weekend of Sep. 24-25.

Her time in in 100 breast of 1:05.40 (31.13 split) bettered her own former record of 1:05.57 from September 5.

Later she swam a solo time trial in the 50 breast, and her time of 30.60 bettered the existing record of 30.77 by Han Xue, CHN from 1997.

This is the 10th consecutive week for a record swim by Heyns. An amazing feat in itself in a sport where peak performance is done at the year's top competition.

She started on July 17-18 with four long course world marks, adding four more at the Pan Pacific Championships during the last week of August in Sydney, Australia.

She bettered the short course world mark in the 100 breast at the National Championships in Johannesburg on September 5.

Her season total stands at 11 and her career total is 14.

LCM RECORDS (50 M  POOL)

	50 BREASTSTROKE
1	30.95		Penelope Heyns,RSA	New York,Aug.1,1998
2	30.83		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Sydney,Aug.28,1999

	100 BREASTSTROKE
3	1:07.46		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Durban,Mar.4,1996
4	1:07.02		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Atlanta,Jul.21,1996
5	1:06.99		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Los Angeles,Jul.18,1999
6	1:06.95		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Los Angeles,Jul.18,1999
7	1:06.52		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Sydney,Aug.23,1999

	200 BREASTSTROKE
8	2:24.69		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Los Angeles,Jul.17,1999
9	2:24.51		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Los Angeles,Jul.17,1999
10	2:24.42		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Sydney,Aug.26,1999
11	2:23.64		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Sydney,Aug.27,1999

SCM RECORDS (25 M POOL)

	50 BREASTSTROKE
12	30.60*		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Durban,Sep.26,1999

	100 BREASTSTROKE
13	1:05.57		Penelope Heyns,RSA	Johannesburg,Sep.5,1999
14	1:05.40*	Penelope Heyns,RSA	Durban,Sep.26,1999

	* Pending FINA ratification