HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 18 (ACN) Elisbet Gámez finished her performance in the World Short Course Swimming Championships (25 m) in Melbourne, Australia, with a national record in the 200-m freestyle event.
Gámez was fifth in her qualifying heat and finished 17th among 40 competitors with a time of 1:57.11 min, good enough to notch up 835 points.
Hong Kong's Siobhan Bernadette Haughey was the champion with 1:51.65 min, followed by the Canadian Rebecca Smith (1:52.24) and the Dutch Marrit Steenbergen (1:52.28).
The Cuban had set a national record earlier by breaking the 55-second barrier for the first time in the 100-m freestyle event after clocking 54.87.
Cuban swimmer sets another national record in world event
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