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Men’s 50 butterfly – Beijing FINA World Cup – reported by SwimSwam / Jeff Grace:
In the final individual event of the evening Nicholas Santos of Brazil took the men’s 50 butterfly in a time of 22.13. Santos’ time is a new Brazilian national record breaking his own record of 22.13, which he set in 2009.
Roland Schoeman picked up the silver posting a time of 22.37, while Tom Shields collected his second bronze of the evening hitting the wall in a time of 22.78.
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Thanks for not making this video available in Canada… I’m sure I speak for many when I say we ‘REALLY’ appreciate that…
Jim Scott – that is not our choice. We do not own the rights to the video. Universal Sports (NBC) owns the rights to this video, and they don’t have the rights to show it in your country, unfortunately.
Check the FINA.org site.
Dos Santos 22.13 is a new South-American record.The old one was 22.16 made by Dos Santos in Singapure [WorldCup in 2009] wearing a Jaked suit.Not bad for an old man.
Thanks DDIAS for pointing that out!