Veronica Torr
Record attempt: Fastest 100m hurdles wearing swim fins
Record previously held by: Maren Zonker,
Germany, 2008
Record smashed: Veronica hurtled down the race track,
setting a new world record of 19.28 seconds!
Profile:
Veronica Torr is currently ranked # 2 in New Zealand for 100 metre hurdles, and represented New Zealand at the World Junior Championships in Beijing in 2006.
The 22-year-old athlete from Auckland's North Shore is currently training for a heptathlon event, which includes hurdles, long jump, high jump, 200 m sprint, shotput, javelin and 800m run.
When she's not on the track, this chemistry graduate from
Auckland University works as a waitress and a bartender. Now she is
swapping her spikes for flippers to attempt the Guinness World
Record for the fastest 100m hurdles wearing swim fins.
