Dynoswim Smit breaks short course 400m IM record

Smit breaks short course 400m IM record

posted December 3, 2008 @ 3:20 AM | Elite Level Competition category

TORONTO (AFP) -- Julia Smit of the United States broke the short course world record in the women's 400m individual medley on Friday with a time of 4min 25.87sec at the Canada Cup swimming meeting.

Smit, winner of two relay medals - silver and bronze - at the Beijing Games, eclipsed the previous record of 4:26.52 set by Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe on April 9 of this year.

Photo of Julia Smit

Comments...

May I know,if the age 24 to 28 is still good for competition?Is there's age limitation in swimming competition?

Posted by Adeliza Murphy on January 7, 2010 @ 11:43 AM

There's no age on swimming competition. I.e. in Masters swimming there have been cases of competitors over 100 years old!

Posted by Dean O. on January 7, 2010 @ 1:48 PM

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