Berkoff Sets Backstroke Record
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Tex. —
David Berkoff of Willow Grove, Pa., set a world record of 54.95 seconds today in the men’s 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Berkoff broke the record of 55.00 by Igor Poliansky at the Soviet Union’s Olympic trials on July 16.
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