LITTLE ROCK — World records broken
SWIMMING
WOMEN’S 400M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Ye Shiwen, China, 4:28.43 (Previous Record: Stephanie Rice, Australia, 4:29.45, Aug. 10, 2008).
WEIGHTLIFTING
WOMEN’S 53KG (CLEAN & JERK) Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Kazakhstan, 131 (Previous Record: Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Kazakhstan, 130, Nov. 6, 2011).
Olympic records broken
SHOOTING
WOMEN’S SKEET Kimberly Rhode, United States, 74 (Previous Record: Chiara Cainero, Italy, 72, Aug. 14, 2008).
SWIMMING
WOMEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE Emily Seebohm, Australia, 58.23 (Previous Record: Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe, 58.77, Aug. 11, 2008).
WOMEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY Dana Vollmer, United States, 56.25 (Previous Record: Inge de Bruijin, Netherlands, 56.61, Sept. 17, 2000).
WOMEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY Dana Vollmer, United States, 55.98 (Previous Record: Dana Vollmer, United States, 56.25, 2012).
WOMEN’S 400M FREESTYLE Camille Muffat, France, 4:01.45 (Previous Record: Federica Pellegrini, Italy, 4:02.19, Aug. 10, 2008).
WOMEN’S 400M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Ye Shiwen, China, 4:28.43 (Previous Record: Stephanie Rice, Australia, 4:29.45, Aug. 10, 2008).
WOMEN’S 4 X 100M FREESTYLE RELAY Australia (Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie, Melanie Schlanger), 3:33.15 (Previous Record: Netherlands - Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Marleen Veldhuis, 3:33.76, Aug. 10, 2008).
WEIGHTLIFTING
MEN’S 56KG (CLEAN & JERK) Yun Chol Om, North Korea, 168 (Previous Record: Halil Mutlu, Turkey, 167, Sept. 16, 2000).
WOMEN’S 53KG (CLEAN & JERK) Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Kazakhstan, 131 (Previous Record: Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Thailand, 126, Aug. 10, 2008).
WOMEN’S 53KG Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Kazakhstan, 226 (Previous Record: Yang Xia, China, 225, Sept. 18, 2000).
Sports, Pages 17 on 07/30/2012