Veldhuis Improves 50 Free World Record
(AP Photo/Paul Thomas) :: MarleenVeldhuis of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the Women's 50m freestyle at the World Short Course Swimming Championships at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, Sunday April 13, 2008.
Updated: 4/14/2008
Marleen Veldhuis of the Netherlands has improved her own world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the short-course swimming world championships.
Veldhuis finished in 23.25 seconds Sunday. Her previous record was 23.58, set in November.
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