Peter Marshall sets world record in 100m backstroke.

Posted: November 17th, 2008 @ 9:34pm

Source: Yahoo! Sports


BERLIN (TICKER) -- Peter Marshall broke his own world record in the 100-meter backstroke during Saturday's World Cup swimming meet.

The American posted a time of 49.64 seconds, besting his record of 49.94 established on Tuesday in Stockholm.

The 26-year-old didn't qualify for the Beijing Olympics and had planned to retire following this event, but indicated after the meet that he may be reconsidering those plans.