FINA World Cup, Moscow: Evelyn Verraszto Sets World Record

Hungary's Evelyn Verraszto nearly broke the 2:06 barrier with a world-record swim of 2:06.01. That effort wiped out Kirsty Coventry's global mark of 2:06.13 set at the 2008 World Short Course Championships. The win also crushed Verraszto's national record of 2:07.93 set back in December 2008.

Here are the comparative splits:
Verraszto: 27.88, 59.96 (32.08), 1:36.81 (36.85), 2;06.01 (29.20)
Coventry: 27.95, 58.91 (30.96), 1:35.82 (36.91), 2:06.13 (30.31)

Whitney Myers of the U.S. placed second in 2:08.79, while Brazil's Joanna Maranhao-Melo took third overall in 2:09.03.

(swimmingworldmagazine.com)