Hoelzer shatters 200 backstroke world record

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Margaret Hoelzer set a new 200 meter backstroke world record at the U.S. Olympic trials on Saturday when she clocked a time of two minutes, 6.09 seconds.

Hoelzer sliced .30 seconds off the mark of 2:06.39 set by Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry in February.

(Writing by Steve Keating; Editing by John O'Brien)

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