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Italian teen Pilato sets new 50m breaststroke world record
Benedetta Pilato clocks 29.30 seconds to break record in semifinals of European Swimming Championships in Hungary
Emre Aşıkçı |
23.05.2021 - Update : 23.05.2021
ISTANBUL
Italy's Benedetta Pilato broke the women’s 50 meters breaststroke world record in the semifinals of the European Swimming Championships on Saturday.
"The Italian swam a 29.30, shaving a significant 0.20 seconds off Lilly King's 2017 record of 29.50," the official website of the Olympic Games said.
The 16-year-old swimmer also broke the World Junior record, Championship record, Italian National record, and European record in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
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