Cecilia Rasmuson Lowers Own Swedish Junior Record in 50 Fly at Swedish Grand Prix

SIMRISHAMN, Sweden, June 17. DURING the second night of long course meter competition at the Swedish Grand Prix held in Simrishamn, Sweden from June 16-17, Cecilia Rasmuson slashed half-a-second off her Swedish junior record in the women's 50 fly.

Rasmuson first nipped her 27.41 set on July 7, 2006 with a 27.29 in prelims. She came back at night to dip under 27 with a 26.88 for the title. In the same event, Sofie Gardell placed second in 28.37, while Natasha Sundin finished third in 29.09.

Plenty of other events took place during the final session.

Women's 100 freestyle
Magdalena Kuras claimed the women's 100 free title in 57.35, while Lina Edlund took second in 58.13. Nathalie Lindborg rounded out the top three in 58.44.

Men's 200 freestyle
Johan Claar hit the wall in 1:56.98 to win the men's 200 free, while Tobias Lindbom (1:57.38) and Kristoffer Brander (1:59.60) picked up second and third, respectively.

Women's 50 breaststroke
Rebecca Ejdervik took home the sprint breaststroke title in 31.86, while Sandra Olofsson (34.12) and Ida Nilsson (34.19) finished well behind for second and third place, respectively.

Men's 100 breaststroke
Joakim Nielsen provided the top time in the men's 100 breast with a 1:07.31. Lukas Gamerov took second in 1:08.11, while Nils Schonberg placed third in 1:08.60.

Women's 400 IM
Sara Thyden won a short-heat of five swimmers with a time of 5:01.64. Linda Jonsson placed second in 5:04.64, while Eljena Knutsson took third in 5:12.08.

Men's 100 butterfly
Pontus Flodqvist touched first in 56.98 to place ahead of second-place Samba Sjodin (57.86) and third-place Daniel Hult (58.06).

Women's 100 backstroke
Carin Moller stopped the clock in 1:05.38 to win, while Erika Hegestig snared second in 1:05.94. Eleonor Lindborg wound up third in 1:06.96.

Men's 50 backstroke
Jens Petersson won the men's back splash-and-dash with a time of 27.38. He held off second-place Konstantin Sundin (27.50) and third-place Jonas Ulfskans (27.70) for the title.

Women's 200 butterfly
Sandra Nilsson claimed a one-second triumph in the women's 200 fly with a time of 2:20.24. Linda Jonsson placed second in 2:21.49, while Matilda Larsson finished third in 2:24.56.

Men's 200 IM
Martin Persson notched an easy win with a time of 2:09.98. Rasmus Regnstrand touched a distant second in 2:14.83, while holding off third-place Christoffer Wallin (2:14.94).

Women's 400 freestyle
Stina Gardell logged a two-second win in the women's 400 free with a time of 4:32.14. Linda Jonsson took another second-place swim in 4:34.83, while Angelica Risebrandt placed third in 4:36.07.

Men's 50 freestyle
Pontus Flodqvist touched out Tomas Andolfsson, 23.84 to 23.90, in the men's 50 free for the title. Meanwhile, Sebastian Andersson claimed third in 24.45.

Women's 200 breaststroke
Ida Nilsson captured the women's 200 breast crown in 2:42.21, while Nathalie Abrahamsson placed second in 2:43.15. Emilie Roslund settled for third in 2:44.29.

Men's 1500 freestyle
In the distance freestyle event, Johan Claar clocked a 16:28.02 to take home the trophy. Adam Olsson nabbed second in 16:30.66, while Jonas Grundstrom earned third in 16:56.56.

Men's 200 backstroke
Konstantin Sundin touched first in 2:09.61, while Sten-Olof Gustafsson pocketed second in 2:11.62. Linus Junefelt placed third in 2:12.34.

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