Two world marks tumble at swimming championships
(China Daily)
Updated: 2005-07-27 06:33

Jones, who had set the world mark in the semi-finals of the 2003 world championships then ended up with only bronze in the final, admitted she was surprised as well.

"It's a little upsetting," Jones said.

In the final they'll both have to contend with two-time defending world champion and Athens Olympic gold medallist Luo Xuejuan of China.

After a so-so morning swim, Luo posted the fifth-fastest semi-final time to keep her title defence alive.

Schoeman said he was surprised to improve his world mark in a final, where pursuit of the gold takes precedence over time.

"I always think it's hard coming into a final of an event - you've got Ian Crocker, a world record-holder, a lot of seasoned campaigners. Swimming your best time in a final is unexpected," he said.

Nonetheless, he improved on the world record of 23.01 he established in the semi-finals on Monday.

Crocker, the former 50m fly world record-holder who holds the 100m fly world mark, finished second in 23.12sec, and Ukrainian Sergiy Breus was third in a European record of 23.38.

"I knew the race was going to be won in the first 15 meters," Crocker said. "My goal was to get off the blocks as quickly as possible. I am a little disappointed I wasn't able to get the world record, but it was my best time and I can't complain about that."

There was no world record improvement for Brendan Hansen in the men's 100m butterfly, but there was something he wanted even more: a triumph over Kosuke Kitajima after falling to the Japanese in the 100m breaststroke in Athens.

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