Asian record for women's 100 meters backstroke falls
2008-04-03 19:40:02 Xinhua English
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SHAOXING, East China, April 4 (Xinhua) -- China 's Zhao Jing set a new Asian record for the women's 100 meters backstroke with 59.81 seconds at the swimming Olympic trials here on Friday.
The previous Asian record for the event was made by former Chinese swimmer He Cihong at 1:00.16 in 1994.
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