VIDEO: Amaury Leveaux Clears 45 Seconds -World Record - 100m Freeystle
RIJEKA, Croatia, December 13. THE 100th world record of the year fell as France's Amaury Leveaux cleared the 45-second barrier in the men's 100 free at the European Short Course Championships held in Rijeka.
Leveaux blasted his world record of 45.12 set yesterday with an even more stunning time of 44.94. Yesterday, Leveaux went out in 21.83 and came back in 23.28. Today, he stepped it up a notch with a 21.72 out and 23.22 back, beating both halves of his short-lived global standard.
France's Fabien Gilot placed second in 45.84, while Italy's Filippo Magnini took third in 46.62.
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A week after leaving the standard at 22.29, Leveaux took the world of sprint swimming further down a timewarp opened by a suit technology. The Frenchman has lost more than 10kg and between the ages of 22 and 23 found the motivation and understanding needed to work towards faster times in the pool. Much faster. His progress delivers us some of the most stunning statistics ever seen in the sport.
Here's his progress:
22.18 Dec 14, 2008 (AM)
22.29 Dec 2008 final French nationals
22.73 Dec 2008 heats French nationals
23.24 Nov 2008 at home in Mulhouse
24.30 Dec 2007 in Durban
23.67 Dec 2005 in Reunion
