World record in swimming broken at Outgames

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World record in
swimming broken at Outgames

Outtraveler Staff

August 05 2006 12:00 AM EST

August 04 2006 4:03 AM EST

A world record in swimming was broken Thursday at the 1st World Outgames in Montreal's Olympic Pool, when gay American swimmer Daniel Veatch set a new record time in the 200-meter backstroke in the 40-44 age category. Veatch, who is from San Francisco, logged in a time of 2:14.83, edging out the previous record of 2:15.49 set in 1999. Veatch is a former Olympic athlete who competed at the Seoul Games in 1988, when he finished seventh in the 200-meter backstroke, his speciality. Since swimming competitions at the Outgames are sanctioned by the Quebec Swimming Federation, the record set by Veatch is in the process of being registered with FINA, the international swimming governing body. (Sirius OutQ News)

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