More records fell at the 2017 FINA World Masters Championships with only more day of competition left to go in Budapest, Hungary. Three women’s backstroke world records came down, with more than a dozen championship records reset as well. Take a look at all the records that were broken below.
30-34 Age Group
Russia’s Maksim Ganikhin set a new championship record of 2:05.28 in the men’s 200 butterfly.
35-39 Age Group
Germany’s Nicole Heidemann set a new championship record in the women’s 200 breast when she won in 2:38.95.
Noriko Inada of the United States set a new world record with a sterling 1:01.75 in the women’s 100 backstroke, while Papua New Guinea’s Ryan Pini set a new world record of his own in the same event with a 57.91.
40 – 44 Age Group
Finland’s Raakel Luoto set a new world record in the women’s 100 backstroke, sneaking by the old mark by three-tenths with a 1:06.32.
Denmark’s Claus Lerche Iversen set a new championship record in the men’s 200 butterfly with a 2:09.96.
45-49 Age Group
Australia’s Linley Frame hit the wall in a new championship record in the women’s 200 breast with a 2:47.27. Vladislav Bragin of the Czech Republic set a new championship mark in the men’s 200 breast with a 2:25.39, just a second off the world record.
Great Britain’s Jo Corben set a new championship record in the 100 backstroke, touching in 1:08.60, while Turkey’s Serkan Atasay was less than a second off the world record with his championship record in the same event (1:00.97).
50-54 Age Group
Italy’s Carlo Travaini broke the championship record in the men’s 200 breaststroke with a 2:32.55.
55-59 Age Group
Denmark’s Pia Thulstrup was just half a second off the world record in the women’s 200 breast when she set a new championship record of 3:03.11.
Canada’s Denyse Senechal set a new championship record in the women’s 100 backstroke with a 1:16.81.
New Zealand’s Robyn Crotty broke the championship record in the women’s 200 butterfly, hitting the wall in 2:44.22.
60 – 64 Age Group
Russia’s Vladimir Gorkov set a new championship record in the men’s 100 backstroke with a 1:08.61.
65-69 Age Group
American Laura Val added another world record to her name, touching in 1:15.66 to set a new mark in the women’s 100 backstroke. Fellow American Tim Shead added another championship record to his name in the same event when he finished in 1:12.57.
Germany’s Marcela Neumeister set a new championship record in the women’s 200 butterfly with a 3:24.65.
70-74 Age Group
Australia’s Paul Wyatt set a new championship record in the 200 butterfly with a 3:03.85.
75-79 Age Group
Mike Freshley of the United States set a new championship record in the men’s 200 breast with a 3:18.30.
80-84 Age Group
South Africa’s Santa van Jaarsveld set a new championship record of 4:09.40 in the women’s 200 breaststroke, while Australia’s Tony Goodwin smashed the men’s championship record by nearly 20 seconds with his 3:31.14.
Hungary’s own Kati Dr Flora won the women’s 100 backstroke in a new championship record (1:43.57).
South Africa’s David McLachlan added another championship record to his name in the men’s 200 butterfly with a 3:48.35.
85-89 Age Group
Belgium’s Agnes van Obberghen set a new championship record in the 200 breaststroke by more than 30 seconds, touching in 4:25.72.
90-94 Age Group
Kerstin Gjores set a new championship record of 2:27.81 in the women’s 100 backstroke.
95-99 Age Group
Maurine Emilie Kornfeld of the United States added her name to the record books with a 2:52.03 championship record in the 100 backstroke.
No mention of our wonder woman Julie Gunthorpe ( Akld) who smashed 3 NZ records, so far, and a Championship record and to date has 3 golds and 1 silver !!! Go Julie. Last event today in 400 freestyle. !!