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Swimmer with Down syndrome Tahnee Afuhaamango breaks world record without realising
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Darwin s Tahnee Afuhaamango smashed a freestyle world record.
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Tahnee Afuhaamango stepped out of the pool and went home, not realising until later how fast she had actually swum.
Key points:
Tahnee Afuhaamango leaves a swimming event without realising she has set a world record
Her family quickly arranges for all the paperwork to be completed before it is too late
The international Down syndrome swimming authority has just confirmed the new record
The swimming sensation finished the 200m freestyle event in a local competition and then went home to Jingili in Darwin s northern suburbs for a break.
An Australian swimmer smashed a world record for the 200m freestyle by more than six seconds and then left the event not realising her accomplishment.
Tahnee Afuhaamango was swimming at the Darwin competition on February 6 and went home after her events - only realising after returning later that day with her mum, Donna Rousham, that she had clocked a time of 3:38:72.
The 38-year-old s mother realised the time was special - in fact 6.64 seconds faster than the Down syndrome masters world record for swimmers over 35 - and began scrambling to get the result officially recognised.
Tahnee Afuhaamango, 38, (pictured) smashed the Down s syndrome masters 200m freestyle record by more than six seconds in February