Leisel Jones betters own world record
The Aussie swimmer improves on her own world record becoming the third world record in the Australian Commonwealth Games trials.
Reports CNN:
Tags: Commonwealth Games 2006, Leisel Jones, Swimming, World Records.Jones recorded a time of two minutes 20.54 seconds, fully 1.18 seconds faster than her previous record set at the 2005 world championships in Montreal, Canada. Libby Lenton set a women’s 100 meters freestyle world record of 53.42 seconds on Tuesday, wiping 0.10 seconds off the previous world record set by compatriot Jodie Henry at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Jade Edmistone lowered her 50m breaststroke world record to 30.31 seconds in Monday’s heats.




