Kate Ziegler Breaks 800, 1500 Free
Short Course Meter World Records
ESSEN, Germany, October 14. AFTER first shattering Laure Manaudou’s world record in the 800 freestyle (8:11.25) over the short course en route to the 1500 free global standard, Kate Ziegler dropped the 800 free record even further at the Alex Athletics Jubilaums Challenge in Essen, Germany.
According to a post by SG Essen, the club hosting the event, Ziegler obliterated her newly-minted world record of 8:09.68 with a time of 8:08.00.
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Video of the 200M race (which Kate also won in 1:57.04)
ESSEN, Germany, October 12. ACCORDING to a post on the SG Essen web site, Kate Ziegler added to her world record total with a pair of short course meter global standards at the Alex Athletics Challenge in Essen, Germany.
Ziegler clocked a time of 8:09.68 in the 800 free to lower the previous standard of 8:11.25 set by Laure Manaudou of France in Trieste, Italy on Dec. 9, 2005.
Ziegler also captured the 1500 free world record with a time of 15:32.90 to demolish the previous record of 15:42.39 set by Manaudou in La Roche-sur-Yon, France on Nov. 20, 2004.
Article at SwimmingWorldMagazine.com
Article on the USA Swimming website