Australian swimmer Leisel Jones has broken two swimming world records this week. Swimming at the Australian trials in Melbourne for the Commonwealth Games, Leisel knocked over one second off her old 200m Breaststroke world record, coming in at 2:20.54. Two days later she did it again, this time knocking almost half a second off the 100m Breststroke . Finishing in 1:05.17 she regained the 100m record from Jessica Hardy, who had beaten Leisel's old record at last years World Championships in Montreal. Also at the trials, Libby Lenton set a new 100m freestyle world record of 53.22 and Jade Edmistone reduced the 50m breastroke record to 30.31.
Australian swimmer Leisel Jones has broken two swimming world records this week. Swimming at the Australian trials in Melbourne for the Commonwealth Games, Leisel knocked over one second off her old 200m breast stroke world record, coming in at 2:20.54. Two days later she did it again, this time knocking almost half a second off the 100m breast stroke . Finishing in 1:05.17 she regained the 100m record from Jessica Hardy, who had beaten Leisel's old record at last years World Championships in Montreal. Also at the trials, Libby Lenton set a new 100m freestyle world record of 53.22 and Jade Edmistone reduced the 50m breast stroke record to 30.31.
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