Pieter Coetze has officially secured his name in the record books by improving the world record for the men’s 50 m backstroke. The feat took place in Tashkent, on Friday, with a time of 22.09 seconds.
The 22-year-old swimmer produced this time by beating the previous world record. The previous benchmark, held by Kliment Kolesnikov, stood at 22.11 seconds.
The text specifies that Pieter Coetze’s improvement comes against a reference set in 2022. The record previously held by Kolesnikov was set in 2022, and the new time now tops it.
Original publicationModern Athlete • summary and context by 7RUN
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