German Swimmer Smashes 1500m Freestyle World Record
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Johannes Liebmann is a swimmer from Germany. He swam at the European Championships. He swam the 1500m freestyle race. This race is very long. Liebmann broke the world record. He was almost four seconds faster than the old record. This is a big number for swimming. People say this was a great exploit.
The French swimmer Sacha Velly also swam in the race. He finished in fourth place. Fourth place is very close to a medal. But Velly did not win a medal this time.
The European Championships are an important sports event. Many good swimmers from Europe come to compete. Liebmann's new record will stay in the history books. People will remember his fast swim for a long time.
Vocabulary4 words
- freestyle
- a way of swimming; very fast style
- world record
- the best result ever in the world
- exploit
- a very great and difficult action
- medal
- a prize you win for being in the top three
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Answer key
1. Johannes Liebmann 2. 1500m freestyle 3. False
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Johannes Liebmann is a swimmer from _____. He swam at the European Championships. He swam the _____ freestyle race. This race is very long. Liebmann broke the world _____. He was almost four seconds faster than the old record. This is a big number for swimming. People say this was a great exploit.
The French swimmer Sacha _____ also swam in the race. He finished in fourth _____. Fourth place is very close to a medal. But Velly did not win a medal this time.
The European Championships are an important sports _____. Many good swimmers from Europe come to compete. Liebmann's new record will stay in the history books.