2009 ROMA 2009 :13th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

VIDEO: 50m butterfly men's THE men's 50 fly national record books took a beating during prelims at the FINA World Championships. World-record holder Rafael Munoz and South Africa's Roland Schoeman tied for the lead heading into semis with 22.90s. Munoz owns the global mark with a 22.43, while Schoeman broke his African record of 22.96. Schoeman's previous continental mark also served as the meet record. Serbia's Milorad Cavic qualified third in 22.93 to lower his national mark of 23.11 and become the first Serbian under 23 seconds. Denmark's Jakob Andkjaer finished fourth with a 23.04 to beat his national record of 23.36 set in April.

VIDEO: 50m butterfly men's THE men's 50 fly national record books took a beating during prelims at the FINA World Championships. World-record holder Rafael Munoz and South Africa's Roland Schoeman tied for the lead heading into semis with 22.90s. Munoz owns the global mark with a 22.43, while Schoeman broke his African record of 22.96. Schoeman's previous continental mark also served as the meet record. Serbia's Milorad Cavic qualified third in 22.93 to lower his national mark of 23.11 and become the first Serbian under 23 seconds. Denmark's Jakob Andkjaer finished fourth with a 23.04 to beat his national record of 23.36 set in April.