(BEIJING) -- Federica Pellegrini of Italy rewrote the world record in Women's 200m Freestyle prelims with a time of 1:55.45, replacing the former record set by Laure Manaudou of France. Pellegrini's stunning performance came after placing fifth in the morning's Women's 400m Freestyle final.
The second and third place went to Sara Isakovic of Slovenia (1:55.86) and Caitlin Mcclatchey of Great Britain (1:56.97).
Slim favorite Katie Hoff of the United State came in fourth with a time of 1:57.20.
The semifinal will be held in the morning session Tuesday, August 12.
Source:New world record set in Women's 200m Freestyle
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