Europeans Set World Records in Swimming
Giorgio Lamberti of Italy and Adrian Moorhouse of Britain set world records at the European Swimming Championships Tuesday, and East German swimmers swept the women’s events at Bonn, West Germany.
Lamberti’s time of 1 minute 46.69 seconds in the 200-meter freestyle was better than the 1:47.25 set by Duncan Armstrong of Australia at the Seoul Olympics.
Moorhouse broke Steve Lundquist’s 100-meter breaststroke record in morning heats with a time of 1:01.49. He won the gold medal later in the day.
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