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Pieter Coetze Breaks 50m Backstroke World Record in Short Course Swimming

The South African swimmer won $10,000 after shaving 0.02 seconds off Kliment Kolesnikov’s mark in a stacked final.

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Pieter Coetze broke the world record at a World Aquatics World Cup stop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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After approaching the 100-metre record in the long tub at the Commonwealth Games, South African Pieter Coetze set his first world record in career in Tashkent, World Cup, swimming 22.09 in the 50-metre back. (ANSA)

·Rome, Italy
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Estonian swimmer Ralf Tribuntsov earned fourth place in the men's 50-meter backstroke at the World Cup in Tashkent with a time of 22.72.

·Tallinn, Estonia
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Action News Now broke the news on Friday, October 9, 2026.
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