Victorian (Aus) masters swimmer John Cocks brakes his third world record in the space of a month.
Swimming the 200m Breaststroke in the 85-89 year age group, John today (10 April 2021) set the new world record mark of 3:58.55 for the event.
The old world record, set in June 2018, was held by Shunsaku Takahira of Japan with a time of 3:59.60
John Cocks broke the 200m and 400m Individual Medley World Records in March of this year and has now followed up with the 200m Breaststroke record at the New South Wales Masters Swimming Championships.
mywaterworld.life will update the details of John’s world record breaking swim when they become available.
It is not widely known however that breaking FINA World Masters Swimming records is John’s not only sporting forte. John has also been a proud Australian representative of the “game they play in Heaven”. In 1958 John represented his country as a member of the Wallabies.
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