Lisa Blackburn Breaks Record…Twice
Bermudian swimmer Lisa Blackburn continues her record setting ways, breaking the Bermuda 200m Breaststroke record twice in a recent meet in Texas.
Competing in the preliminaries of Women’s 200m Breaststroke on Day One of the USA Swimming Grand Prix Series, Ms Blackburn broke the Bermuda National Record when she clocked 2:38.70. This broke her own record she set in 2011 during the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Puerto Rico.
Ms Blackburn’s time in the Final proceeded to break the record she just set, this time lowering the record to 2:38.40.
Well done Lisa!
You do Bermuda proud…
For those wondering How Lisa did I understand she placed 24th in that particular event.
Well done, Lisa!
Lisa Blackburn is a truly remarkable athlete. Having finished 5th in the Commonwealth Games when swimming for Canada some 15 years ago, she has never lost her drive and ambition to swim in the Olympics and now, here she is, aged 40, still breaking records to achieve her goal to represent her birthplace, Bermuda, at the London Olympics, and in the process she has even broken a world record for women over 40. She sets a great example to our girls. I say “Good for her”! You go Lisa – all the way to London.