Surf lifesaving: NZ lifesavers set new world record.

New Zealand opened up a healthy lead on the first day of the world lifesaving championships in Germany after a world record start to the pool competition. Team captain Glenn Anderson anchored the men's 4x50m obstacle relay team to victory in the final, beating their own world mark set last year by 1.4 seconds. Anderson, Michael Buck, Andy McMillan and Steven Kent clocked 1min 39.55sec, in front of Italy on 1min 41.42sec and Australia at 1min 41.77sec. Anderson, Buck and Kent helped set the previous world mark of 1min 40.95sec at last year's German Cup meet late but the skipper believed this was far more satisfying. "The team were hopeful of a world record but the gold medal was the priority and we knew if we did things right we would go close to both," Anderson said. " All the guys really stepped up - it was one of the... [read full story]