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Peirsol ousted from signature event

Associated Press

Monday, July 27, 2009

ROME -- Five world records were set Monday at the world swimming championships. No surprise there. Aaron Peirsol failed to make the finals of 100-meter backstroke. Now that's a stunner. Peirsol, the world record-holder and two-time Olympic champion in the 100-meter backstroke, was stunningly knocked out in the semifinals. He was caught off guard by the lightning-quick times that dealt another beating to the record book on the second day of the world swimming championships. "It's just a ...

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