Swimming: French swim ace sets new world record

France's Alain Bernard clocked a world record for the 100m freestyle of 46.94 seconds in the semifinals of the French swimming championships. Olympic champion Bernard beat the previous record of 47.05 seconds set by Australian Eamon Sullivan in the semifinals at last year's Beijing Olympics. Bernard briefly held the 100m world record in Beijing, clocking 47.20 in his semifinal, but Sullivan took it straight back.