Weir Sets American Record at World Championships

Another hot, sunny morning on Thursday, July 30th set the stage at the 2009 World Championships for TYR’s Amanda Weir to break the American record in the 100m freestyle with a time of 52.20. The women’s 100m freestyle was the first event to take place on day five at the competition in Rome, Italy, as fans entered the Foro Italico to continue watching the excitement that the swimming competition has produced. Weir dove in heat sixteen of seventeen with former Olympians pushing alongside her. At the 50m wall, she flipped behind the field. Exploding off the walls, she surged ahead and owned the back-half of the race, splitting the fastest second half of the entire morning (26.95). With the finish, Weir dropped three tenths from her previous best time, and enters tonight’s semi-final race as the top seed. “I am pretty excited,” Weir said. “The race just felt really good and I still felt like I had six gears left so let’s see what I go tonight.” The evening’s race promises to be a match against some of the world’s fastest women in the sport, with the former and current World Record holders both in the running to make the final heat, scheduled to compete Friday, July 31. Return to TYR.com to follow Weir’s performance, as well as rest of TYR’s sponsored athletes at the championships.