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| | Sunday, 26 January, 2003, 18:17 GMT Sheppard takes top spot Alison Sheppard has moved to the top of the women's world rankings for the 50 metres freestyle, following her World Cup win on Saturday. Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Sheppard clocked a time of 24.06 seconds to establish a new tournament record. The 30-year-old Scot's Berlin triumph earned her 1014 points and increased her bank balance by $50,000. "It's a lot of money. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it," said a delighted Sheppard. "Most probably I'll buy one thing that is special and invest the rest. "I came here wanting to swim fast not wanting to win the money. The best I'd hoped for was third place." Great Britain won seven other gold medals with Sarah Price, Zoe Baker, James Hickman and Mark Foster all enjoying success. Edinburgh's Ian Edmond lowered his own Scottish mark with a time of 1;00.25 when eighth in the 100m breaststroke. Two world records fell at the two-day meet when Germany's Thomas Rupprath took the 100m individual medley in 52.58 seconds and America's Lindsay Benko became the first swimmer to dip under the four-minute barrier for the 400m freestyle. | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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