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Coetze breaks world record in 50m backstroke

October 9, 2026 09:34 AM

South Africa's Pieter Coetze broke the world record in the men's 50m backstroke at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup stop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, getting to the wall in a blistering 22.09 seconds.

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