Swim records continue to be smashed at World Championships

Two more Irish records were broken this morning at the World Swimming Championships in Rome.

Two more Irish records were broken this morning at the World Swimming Championships in Rome.

Karl Burdis snipped nearly a second off the men's 50m backstroke record, with a new mark of 25.4 seconds, but neither he nor Donal O'Neill qualified for the semis.

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