THE SIDELINES : German Sets Butterfly Standard
<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
MUNICH, Germany —
Nils Rudolph set a world-best time for the 50-meter butterfly today when he clocked 24.39 seconds at the first all-German swimming championships.
Rudolph, a former East German, shaved 0.14 seconds off the previous mark set by Matt Biondi of the United States in an event which is not recognized for official world records.
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