Rebecca Perrott has win
NZPA-Reuter Vancouver Two Canadian women broke their own Commonwealth records in the Canadian swimming championships at Vancouver on Saturday evening. Becky Smith won the 200 m individual medley in 2min 2064 sec, almost 2sec faster than her previous Commonwealth and Canadian mark of 2min 22.095ec. Tn the 100 m breaststroke, Robin Cbrsiglia won in Imin 133 sec, ahead of her previous record of Imin 13.925ec. Rebecca Perrott, of New Zealand, won the women’s 400 m freestyle title in 4miri 18.245ec. Stephen Badger, of Australia, won the men’s 400 m freestyle in a time of 4min I.o9sec, almost Isec outside his own Canadian record.
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