Olympian Marco Koch lowered the 200 SCM breaststroke world record while swimming at the 2016 German Short Course Championships on Sunday, November 20, 2016.
Koch stopped the clock at a 2:00.44 to shave a slim .04 seconds off Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta’s previous world record of 2:00.48.
Comparative splits:
- Koch (2016): 27.46/58.39/1:29.32/2:00.44
- Gyurta (2014): 27.75/58.75/1:29.64/2:00.48
arena Water Instinct, Koch’s sponsor, posted the full race video on their Facebook page.
Watch the full race video (courtesy of arena Water Instinct) here:
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