Rikke Møller Pedersen of Denmark broke the women's 200 metres breaststroke European record at the national championships in Brönshöj (Copenhagen district) on Friday.

Pederesen, 24, clocked 2:20.53 to beat the 2:20.92 set by Russian Yulia Efimova at last year's Games.

European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
2:20.53 Rikke Møller Pedersen Brönshöj 29.03.13
2:20.92 Yulia Efimova RUS London 02.08.12
2:21.62 Nadja Higl SRB Rome 31.07.09
2:22.10 Mirna Jukic AUT Rome 30.07.09
2:22.46 Mirna Jukic AUT Vienna 25.04.09
2:22.91 Mirna Jukic AUT Vienna 28.02.09
2:23.02 Sara Nordenstam NOR Beijing 15.08.08
2:23.76 Mirna Jukic AUT Beijing 14.08.08
2:24.03 Agnes Kovacs HUN Sydney 19.09.00
2:24.90 Agnes Kovacs HUN Seville 20.08.97
2:25.31 Agnes Kovacs HUN Budapest 23.04.97
2:26.06 Agnes Kovacs HUN Budapest 15.03.97
2:26.57 Agnes Kovacs HUN Atlanta 23.07.96
2:26.71 Silke Hörner GDR Seoul 21.09.88
2:27.40 Silke Hörner GDR Madrid 18.08.86