Wednesday August 13, 2008 MYT 11:46:04 AM
Rice wins another swimming gold
BEIJING: Stephanie Rice of Australia has won the 200-meter individual medley at the Beijing Olympics, lowering her own world record and adding to her victory in the 400 IM.
She won in 2 minutes, 8.45 seconds Wednesday, erasing her mark of 2:08.92 set at the Australian trials in March.
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe took the silver in 2:08.59, also below the previous world record.
Natalie Coughlin of the United States won the bronze in 2:10.34, her third medal of the games.
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