Swm: Rice tastes gold in Beijing in world record time

AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2008
Swm: Rice tastes gold in Beijing in world record time

BEIJING, Aug 10 AAP - Stephanie Rice has broken the world record in the 400m individual
medley to win Australia's first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.

Rice slashed 1.67 seconds off American Katie Hoff's world mark in stopping the clock
at 4 minutes 29.45 seconds.

She celebrated by lifting her arm in the air as she won Australia's 400th summer Olympic medal.

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe also swam under the previous record to win silver in 4:29.89,
while Hoff had to settle for bronze in 4:31.71.

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