An Ohio State student-athlete broke a world record at the U.S. International Team Trials Thursday.
Hunter Armstrong, a junior at Ohio State and a native of Dover, Ohio, set the new all-time high mark in the 50-meter backstroke with a time of 23.71 seconds to earn a place in the world championships.
WORLD RECORD ALERT
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) April 28, 2022
Hunter Armstrong is heading to the world championships after breaking the world record in the men's 50m back with a time of 23.71 seconds.@USASwimming x #Phillips66SwimTrials pic.twitter.com/aApWq3yzIS
Armstrong broke the record set last year by Kliment Kolesnikov by a .09-second margin. Armstrong had previously set the American record in the event in the prelims, recording a time of 24.01.
Armstrong was a member of Team USA at the Tokyo Games, and at Ohio State, he was part of the first-team All-America 200 medley relay team that finished fourth at the NCAA championships.
A two-time All-American at West Virginia, Armstrong transferred to Ohio State ahead of the 2020-21 season.
