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Updated at 3:32 a.m., Saturday, November 15, 2008

Swimming: American Marshall breaks 100m backstroke record

Associated Press

Berlin, Germany — American swimmer Peter Marshall broke his own world record for the 100-meter backstroke on the first day of the short-course World Cup meet in Berlin on Saturday.

Marshall won the 100 backstroke in 49.64 seconds, 0.30 faster than the record he set earlier in the week in Stockholm.