WASHINGTON: Hunter Armstrong set a 50m backstroke world record of 23.71sec to qualify for the 2022 swimming World Championships at the US trials in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Thursday.
Armstrong, 21, broke the previous world record of 23.80 set by Russian Kliment Kolesnikov at the European championships in Budapest on May 18, 2021.
“I’m at a loss for words, honestly,” Armstrong said after grabbing the only World Championships berth on offer in the non-Olympic event.
“It’s something I’ve always wanted and I’m over the moon right now.”
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