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Fri 07 Jul 2009Cielo Filho smashes record
SWIMMING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S FREESTYLE swimming reached new heights on day five of the world championships in Rome as Brazilian Caesar Cielo Filho shocked the favourite Alain Bernard of France to take not only the gold medal, but also pushed the men’s 100 metres world record into a new stratosphere.
Bernard initially broke the world record in the French championships last April, becoming the first man to break 47 seconds for the event.
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