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British Adlington breaks women's 800m freestyle world record
16/8/2008 11:21

Rebecca Adlington of Britain broke the women's 800m freestyle world record at the Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing today.

Adlington clocked in 8:14.10 to break the previous world mark of 8:16.22 set up by American Janet Evans on August 20, 1989.



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