Cypriot swimmer breaks world record in swimming

Cypriot Paraolympic gold medalist Karolina Pelendritou closed 2009 with a great sports success, at the Swimming World Championships, taking place in Rio, Brazil, with the participation of top athletes from 36 countries.

According to a press release, Pelendritou competed on Monday, day two of the games, in the women's 100m breaststroke and women's 100m individual medley.

In the morning 100m breaststroke competition, Pelendritou managed to break the world record with 1:16:82, and in the finals she won the gold medal with a second world record with 1:14:38.

Pelendritou departs from Brazil on Wednesday for Athens, with two medals, a gold and a silver.