U.S. Swimmer Sets Two World Records

American Peter Marshall set world records in the men's 50- and 100-meter short-course (25-meter pool) backstroke events during a two-day meet in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday and Wednesday.

On the sixth stop of the 2008 FINA/ARENA World Cup, South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh set a world mark in the men's 50 breaststroke (25.94) and Sweden's Therese Alshammar followed suit in the women's 50m butterfly (25.31).

With these results, eight World Records - four in Stockholm, two in Sydney and two in Moscow - have been set so far in the post-Olympic world cup.

Other American finalists in Stockholm:

Randall Bal, 2nd, 100m back (50.30); 2nd, 50m back (23.07)

Nick Brunelli, 3rd, 100m IM (53.34); 3rd, 50m free (21.22); 6th, 100m free (47.54)

Kara Lynn Joyce, 3rd, 200m free (1:57.25)

Tara Kirk, 2nd, 50m breast (30.44); 3rd, 100m breaststroke (1:06.20); 4th, 100m IM (1:01.50)

Robert Margalis, 4th, 1500m free (15:26.21); 6th, 200m IM (2:03.22); 8th, 400m free (3:57.58)

Kim Vandenberg, 4th, 100m fly (58.57); 4th 200m fly (2:07.42)

By Amy Shipley  |  November 13, 2008; 7:02 AM ET  | Category:  Swimming
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