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Chinese Girl Improves 50m Backstroke World Record in World Cup Swimming
China's Li Hui set a new world record of 26.83 seconds in the women's 50m backstroke of the World Cup Short-course Swimming Meet Sunday evening in Shanghai.
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Chinese Girl Improves 50m Backstroke World Record in World Cup Swimming
China's Li Hui set a new world record of 26.83 seconds in the women's 50m backstroke of the World Cup Short-course Swimming Meet Sunday evening in
Shanghai
.
16-year-old li Hui from Shanghai beat the list world record of 27.25 seconds set by Haley Cope of the
United States
in March last year.
The two-day meet will continue on Monday.
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