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Back-To-Back WRs: Samulski Then Zueva

Jul 29, 2009  - Craig Lord

Rome 2009, Day 4:

Women's 50m backstroke semi-finals

Daniela Samulski (GER) set the 17th world record of the 13th world championships with a 27.39 blast in her Hydrofoil in the first of the 50m back semis. That mark also set a record for Rome: Belgrade in 1973 had held the biggest tally of world records set at a world championships since FINA launched the global event back in 1973.

A few minutes later, Anastasia Zueva (RUS) and her X-Glide hit back in 27.38, the 18th world record of the meet. Ho hum.

Leila Vaziri (USA) set a world record of 28.16 in the semi-finals of the 50m backstroke at Melbourne 2007. Herasimenia went through in second place in 28.38.

Rome 2009:

  • Top 8 through: 27.38 - 27.70
  • Inside 27.5: 2
  • Inside 28: 13
  • Inside 28.5: 16
Melbourne 2007:
  • Top 8 through: 28.16 - 29.94
  • Inside 28: 0
  • Inside 28.5: 3
  • Inside 29: 11
  • Inside 29.5: 15