Anastasia Gorbenko Shatters 100 Yard IM Record in Collegiate League
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko set a new all-time record in the 100-yard individual medley at a US collegiate league meet, finishing in 51.43 seconds. Her time broke the previous record by over half a second. Gorbenko also secured wins in the 200-yard breaststroke and 100-yard breaststroke, setting a league record in the former. The Collegiate Swimming League aims to boost the profile of US college swimming.
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- Anastasia Gorbenko set a new all-time record in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 51.43 seconds.
- Gorbenko's record-breaking time surpassed the previous mark by 0.54 seconds.
- She also won the 200-yard breaststroke with a personal best and a league record.
- Gorbenko now holds two of the top four fastest times ever in the 100-yard individual medley.
- The Collegiate Swimming League is a new competition featuring 12 top US university teams.
Anastasia Gorbenko, representing Israel's national team and the University of Louisville, achieved a historic feat by winning the 100-yard individual medley at the fourth meet of the American Collegiate Swimming League (CSL). She clocked in at 51.43 seconds, setting a new all-time record for the event. This performance surpassed the previous best of 51.97 seconds, set in 2023 by Kate Douglass of the US national team, by a significant 0.54 seconds. Gorbenko's achievement places her name twice in the top ten fastest times ever recorded in this event, at first and fourth place. Other swimmers like Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, and Bella Sims also appear twice in the top ten list. While this is not an official world record, as the international swimming federation does not recognize records in yard-long pools, it marks a significant accomplishment. Gorbenko also had a strong showing throughout the meet, winning the 200-yard breaststroke with a personal best that also set a league record, winning the 100-yard breaststroke, and contributing to Louisville's fourth-place finish in the 4x100 medley relay semifinals. The CSL is a new league designed to increase the visibility of collegiate swimming in the United States, featuring 12 top university teams competing in unique scoring and head-to-head formats, with broadcasts reaching a global audience.
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