Speedy swim

Sydney - Australia's Tammy van Wisse had another world record in her possession Saturday after the 37-year-old marathon swimmer came first in a 35-kilometre race in New York.

Van Wisse broke the 81-year-old record held by American Gertrude Ederle for the swim from New York City to Sandy Hook in New Jersey that passes landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, Governor's Island and Coney Island.

Her time of 5 hours, 6 minutes and 48 seconds beat Ederle's record, set in 1925, by 2 hours and 5 minutes.