world record; swimming; backstroke; 200 meter
Cornelia Sirch, of East Germany, swims the last leg of the women's 200 meter backstroke, setting a world record of 2:09.91 in Guayaquil, Ecuador on August 7, 1982. (AP Photo/Doug Jennings)
Cornelia Sirch, of East Germany, swims the last leg of the women's 200 meter backstroke, setting a world record of 2:09.91 in Guayaquil, Ecuador on August 7, 1982. (AP Photo/Doug Jennings)