Swimming: Köhler with a German record over 100 meters butterfly

Swimming Koehler with a German record over 100 meters butterfly

Angelina Koehler set a German record in the 100 meter butterfly at the World Swimming Championships. photo

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Angelina Köhler set a German record in the 100 meter butterfly at the swimming world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Angelina Köhler set a German record in the 100 meter butterfly at the swimming world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

The 22-year-old from Berlin-Neukölln clocked 57.05 seconds in the intermediate heat on Sunday and was 17 hundredths of a second below her own best time, which she set in April. Köhler entered the final on Monday (1:09 p.m. CEST) in fifth place.

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