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Updated: 2008-08-24 14:23
US swimmer Aaron Peirsol competes during the men's 100m backstroke swimming final at the National Aquatics Center in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 12, 2008. Peirsol lowered his own world record in the men's 100m backstroke, winning Beijing Games gold in a time of 52.54sec. Peirsol, winner of both the 100m and 200m backstroke gold in Athens, improved his previous record of 52.89 set at the US trials in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 1.[Agencies]
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Peirsol wins men's 100m backstroke gold with new record