August 18, 2004, Athens. Jodie Henry breaks the world record for the women's 100m freestyle with a time of 53.52s, swimming in lane 6 during the second semifinal. Previous WR was 53.66s, set by Libby Lenton. The current WR holder is Britta Steffen (53.30s).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_record_progression_100_metres_freestyle#Long_Course_2(Originally posted at www.swim.ee)