Scenes from the Water Cube – August 15

World records were breaking again today at the “water cube” in Beijing. Here is a summary of all of the action:

Rebecca Soni of the United States set a new world record of 2:20.22 in her Gold Medal win in the women’s 200m breast stroke event. She was followed by Leisel Jones of Australia, the former world record holder, for the Silver Medal and Sara Nordenstam of Norway for the Bronze.

Germany’s Britta Steffen won the Gold Medal in the women’s 100m freestyle event, setting a new Olympic record of 53.12. She was followed by Lisbeth Trickett of Australia and Natalie Coughlin …read more