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Sullivan sets 50m freestyle world record

Fri 28 Mar, 09:24 AM


Sullivan celebrates setting a new world record during the men's 50 metres freestyle final at the Australian team selection trials in Sydney

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Eamon Sullivan set a world record of 21.28 seconds for 50 metres freestyle at the Australian Olympic trials on Friday.

Sullivan, 22, sliced 0.13 off the previous record of 21.41 which he set 24 hours earlier in the semi-finals.

(Reporting by Julian Linden. Editing by Justin Palmer)