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Pellegrini sets 400 freestyle record
2008-03-24
Federica Pellegrini set a world record in the women's 400-meter freestyle Monday at the European swimming championships. The Italian, fifth in the world championships last year, won in 4 minutes, 1.53 seconds, easily beating the old world mark of 4:02.13 set by Laure Manaudou of France two years ago at the last European championships. Pellegrini rebounded after being disqualified for a false start in the 200 freestyle heats. "Of course I was a bit upset because of my disqualification in the 200 free," she said. "Today I desperately wanted to win gold but didn't at all reckon with such a time." Coralie Balmy of France was second in 4:04.15, and Camelia Potec of Romania was third in 4:05.62. It was the second world record of the night after Marleen Veldhuis earlier lowered the 50-meter freestyle mark.
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