Jordan Crooks of the Cayman Islands has become the first swimmer to break 20 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle at the world short course championships in Budapest. Crooks broke his own record from only hours beforehand on Saturday. He was just outside 20 seconds in the morning heats and did even better in the evening semifinals by posting 19.90s.
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Crooks broke his own record from only hours beforehand. In the morning heats, he timed 20.08 seconds, breaking the all-time best held by Caeleb Dressels by .08s. Crooks did even better in the evening semifinals, posting 19.90s. The final is on Sunday, when he will defend his title. Another Dressels record was beaten in the men’s 100 butterfly final by Noe Ponti of Switzerland, who won in 47.71.
Gretchen Walsh had another big night, winning the 100 butterfly final and her 50 freestyle semifinal by surpassing her own world records.The 2017 world record in the women’s 400 individual medley was beaten by Summer McIntosh of Canada by nearly 3 1/2 seconds to rest on 4:15.48.
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