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Rice sets 400 individual medley world record 
 (Agencies) 
 Updated: 2008-03-22 19:15 
  
SYDNEY, March 22 - Stephanie Rice set a world record of four minutes 31.46 seconds for the women's 400 metres individual medley at the Australian Olympic trials on Saturday. 
Rice, 19, sliced 1.43 off the previous record of 4:32.89 set by American Katie Hoff at last year's world championships in Melbourne. 
 
 
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