Stephanie Rice Smashes World Record for 400 IM Gold
Australia’s Stephanie Rice proved Sunday morning (in Beijing) that’s she more than a favorite of the Australian tabloid press. She broke the world record in the women’s 400 IM by more than a second-and-a-half, leaving the previous record holder, American Katie Hoff in her wake. Rice’s Gold Medal time was 4:29.45.
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe captured the Silver Medal and Katie Hoff earned the Bronze.
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Aug 10, 2008 at 5:22 am
[…] countries made good showings today in Beijing. In the Women’s 400-meter individual medley, Stephanie Rice of Australia won the gold medal in record fashion with a mark of 4 minutes and 29 […]
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Aug 11, 2008 at 1:22 pm
[…] in Beijing has been impressive so far. She earned the Silver Medal in the 400 IM just behind Stephanie Rice of Australia. Both women were under the world record time set by Katie Hoff (the Bronze medalist) […]
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Aug 13, 2008 at 12:14 pm
[…] a new 100m world record (twice). He’s available, too; he just broke up with fellow swimmer Stephanie Rice before the […]
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