South Africa’s Coetze breaks men’s 50m backstroke short-course world record
FILE PHOTO: Commonwealth Games 2026 – Swimming – Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain – July 29, 2026 South Africa’s Pieter Coetze in action during the men’s 100m backstroke final REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo
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Oct 9 : South Africa’s Pieter Coetze set a 50m backstroke short-course world record on Friday with a time of 22.09 seconds at a World Aquatics World Cup meet in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The previous record of 22.11 was set by Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov in Kazan in 2022.
Kolesnikov also holds the long-course record of 23.55.
Source: Reuters
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