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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ROME, July 26 (UPI) -- Six world records fell Sunday in the World Swim Championships in Rome.
Germany's Paul Biedermann set a world record with a time of 3:40.07 in the 400-meter freestyle.
Italian Federica Pellegrini broke her own world time in the women's 400-meter freestyle, finishing in 3:59.15.
Germany's Britta Steffen beat her own record with a time of 52.22 in the opening leg of the 4x100 freestyle relay.
American Ariana Kukors set a world mark of 2:07.03 in the 200-meter individual medley,
Swede Sara Sjostrom, 15, set a world record of 56.44 in the 100-meter butterfly.
The Netherlands 4x100 women's freestyle relay team surpassed its own world record with a time of 3:31.72.
The United States Olympic champion 4x100-men's freestyle relay team won the gold medal in the Rome competition.
The team of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers and Nathan Adrian won in 3:09.21, edging Russia (3:09.52) and France (3:09.89).
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