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By Mat Luebbers, About.com Guide to Swimming since 1999

France's Alain Bernard World Records: 47.50 100 Meter Freestyle, 21.50 50 Freestyle

Saturday March 22, 2008
Alain Bernard of France celebrates winning the gold medal and breaking the world record with a time of 47.50 seconds in the Final of the Men's 100m Freestyle during day ten of the 2008 LEN European Championships for Swimming, Diving and Synchronized Swimming, at The Tongelreep National Swimming Centre on 22 March in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He also set a 50 meter free world record of 21.50 in semi-finals on Sunday, 23 March. Maybe it is the suit??(Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)

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March 23, 2008 at 12:48 am
(1) KMM says:

Those Roger Clemens vitamins work well in the sprint events.

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