Names in the News - Aug. 19, 1989
Nick Gillingham of Britain tied the men’s 200-meter breaststroke world record when he clocked 2 minutes 12.90 seconds in the final of the European Swimming Championships at Bonn, West Germany. The record was set by American Mike Barrowman Aug. 3.
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