Back-to-back men’s 100m freestyle record set at US swim trials

 
Garrett Weber-Gale celebrates setting the American record (Photo credit: Donald Miralle/ Getty Images)Photo Gallery>>(BEIJING, July 3) -- Garrett Weber-Gale set the new American record time of 47.78 in the 100m freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. This win comes only moments after the old record of 48.17 had just broken by 32-year-old Jason Lezak (48.15) in the previous heat. Also surpassing Lezak’s time, Michael Phelps placed second in the prelims with a time of 47.92. The current world record of 47.50 was set by Alain Bernard of France in March 2008.