Courtesy of Universal Sports Network:
2013, Berlin, Germany, FINA Swimming World Cup, Mireia Belmonte Garcia (ESP) finished with a time of 7:59.34, beating the old world record time of 8:01.06. Lauren Boyle took 2nd in the event and American Chloe Sutton finished 4th. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
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This is a huge deal… 7:59 is INSANELY fast. Mireia is a fantastic (albeit somewhat lesser-known) talent. Congrats to her.
Thanks for the video! Best part is, Rowdy isn’t commentating… : p