背景资料:

在北京时间7月30日凌晨举行的在2002年欧洲游泳锦标赛上，德国女队以3分36秒00的成绩打破了女子4X100米自由泳接力赛世界纪录，原3分36秒61的世界纪录是由美国队在2000年悉尼奥运会上创造的。

German Swimmers Break 4X100m World Record

Germany set a new world record in the women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay at
the European titles in Budapest overnight, beating the mark set by Australia at
the Athens Olympics.


Petra Dallmann, Daniela Goetz, Britta Steffen and Annika Liebs clocked three
minutes and 35.22 seconds to beat the old mark of 3:35.94 set by Australians
Alice Mills, Libby Lenton, Petria Thomas and Jodie Henry in August of 2004.


The third swimmer Steffen produced the fastest split of 52.66 seconds.


"It can't have been me - I still can't grasp and believe that I clocked 52.66,"
she said.


"I didn't feel well before the race but after the heats this morning we set our
eyes on the world record."


The Netherlands (3:37.04) took silver behind Germany, while France (3:38.83)
claimed bronze.