Finally an African that can swim!
Something tells me that she's not a nappy headed ho'
Swimming-Zimbabwe's Coventry sets world record in 200 backstroke
NEW YORK, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry set a world record in the 200 metres backstroke with a time of two minutes 6.39 seconds at the Missouri Grand Prix on Saturday.
The 24-year-old Coventry, who lives and trains in the United States, broke the previous mark set by Hungary's Krisztina Egerszegi in August 1991 by 0.23 seconds.
Coventry, who won the gold medal in the women's 200 backstroke at the Athens Olympics in 2004, finished more than four seconds ahead of second-placed American Margaret Hoelzer who clocked 2:10.76.
The Missouri Grand Prix, being held at the University of Missouri's Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri, is an event leading to the Beijing Olympics. (Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes; Editing by Ken Ferris)
Swimming-Zimbabwe's Coventry sets world record in 200 backstroke
NEW YORK, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry set a world record in the 200 metres backstroke with a time of two minutes 6.39 seconds at the Missouri Grand Prix on Saturday.
The 24-year-old Coventry, who lives and trains in the United States, broke the previous mark set by Hungary's Krisztina Egerszegi in August 1991 by 0.23 seconds.
Coventry, who won the gold medal in the women's 200 backstroke at the Athens Olympics in 2004, finished more than four seconds ahead of second-placed American Margaret Hoelzer who clocked 2:10.76.
The Missouri Grand Prix, being held at the University of Missouri's Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri, is an event leading to the Beijing Olympics. (Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes; Editing by Ken Ferris)
