Duje Draganja of Croatia set a world record in the men's 50-meter freestyle of 20.81 seconds at the short-course swimming world championships on Friday.
Stefan Nystrand of Sweden set the previous mark of 20.93 in 2007.
Duje Draganja sets world record in 50 freestyle at short-course swim worlds
12-04-2008 - 06:06
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