Femke Heemskerk Torches Danish Short Course Championship With Four Wins

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BELLAHOJ – The Dutch trio of Femke Heemskerk, Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Moniek Nijhuis put on a show at the Danish Short Course Championships in Bellahoj.

Femke Heemskerk jumped to third in the world rankings with a 23.79 in the women’s 50-meter free, while Ranomi Kromowidjojo placed second in 23.88.  Kromowidjojo already stood second in the world with a 23.64 from the International Swim Festival in Aachen.  Jeanette Ottesen took third in 23.89 to move to sixth in the world.

Heemskerk vaulted to third in the world in the women’s 200-meter IM with a 2:06.69.  Only Katinka Hosszu (2:02.13) and Caitlin Leverenz (2:06.15) have been faster this year.  Mie Nielsen took second in 2:15.13 with Hannah Nissen placing third in 2:15.54.

Heemskerk had another sizzling time in the women’s 100-meter free with a 51.62, the second best in the world behind Sarah Sjostrom. Kromowidjojo took second in 51.95, off her fourth-ranked season best of 51.84 from Aachen as well.  Mie Nielsen earned third in 52.93.

Heemskerk’s fourth win of the meet came by way of the women’s 200-meter free with a 1:51.96. She’s been a bit faster this year with a third-ranked 1:51.72 from Aachen.  Kromowidjojo took second in 1:56.18 with Josephine Holm earning third in 1:59.30.

Ottesen grabbed second in the world in the women’s 50-meter fly with a swift time of 24.88.  Only Inge Dekker has been faster this year.  Kromowidjojo took second in 25.47 for fifth in the world, while Emilie Beckmann finished third in 27.02.

Ottesen doubled with a 56.34 in the women’s 100-meter fly, moving her up to fifth in the world rankings.  Emilie Beckmann (58.56) and Amalie Mikkelsen (59.67) also broke 1:00 to make the top three.

Rikke Moeller Pedersen won the women’s 200-meter breast in 2:19.58.  That’s off her third-ranked time of 2:18.76 from the North Sea Meet.  Moniek Nijhuis finished second in 2:25.42, while Louise Dalgaard took third in 2:29.37.

Nijhuis responded in the women’s 100-meter breast with a 1:04.97 for the win.  That’s just off her third-ranked season best of 1:04.66 from the Dutch Championships.  Pedersen placed second in 1:05.76, while Matilde Schroder wound up third in 1:09.22.

Nijhuis won the women’s 50-meter breast in 29.92, just off her fourth-ranked 29.90 from Aachen.  Pedersen took second in 30.80, while Louise Dalgaard took third in 30.81.

Frederik Siem Pedersen touched in 22.17 to win the men’s 50-meter free.  Magnus Westermann placed second in 22.30 with Magnus Jakupsson finishing third in 22.43.

Pedersen snagged a second win with a 1:46.09 in the men’s 200-meter free.  Sebastian Ovesen (1:47.43) and Daniel Skaaning (1:48.07) finished second and third.

Pedersen tripled his winnings with a 48.48 in the men’s 100-meter free, while Magnus Westermann finished second in 49.18.  Magnus Jakupsson took third in 49.66.

Magnus Jakupsson won the men’s 100-meter back in 53.82 with Gustav Friberg (54.69) and Kevin Witt Christensen (55.08) taking second and third.

Jakupsson doubled up with a 24.08 in the men’s 50-meter fly.  Anton Bromer (24.40) and Marcus Olesen (24.63) finished second and third.

Jakupsson’s third victory came by way of a 53.34 in the men’s 100-meter fly.  Anton Bromer (53.59) and Magnus Poulsen (54.03) rounded out the podium.

Viktor Bromer claimed the men’s 200-meter IM title in 1:57.09 with Daniel Skaaning finishing second in 1:57.52. Nicolas Blanch placed third in 2:01.48.

Bromer doubled up with a swift 1:52.43 in the men’s 200-meter fly.  That’s just off his seventh-ranked season best of 1:52.19 from the Moscow stop of the FINA World Cup. Rasmus Harstedt took second in 1:59.36 with Magnus Poulsen earning third in 2:00.94.

Niklas Hedegaard clinched the men’s 200-meter breast title in 2:10.61 with Chris Christensen finishing second in 2:10.96.  Kristoffer Moos wound up third in 2:12.67.

Hedegaard also snared the men’s 100-meter breast in 1:00.55 with Christian Rasmussen finishing second in 1:00.68.  Kristoffer Moos earned third in 1:00.80.

Nicolas Blanch won the men’s 400-meter IM in 4:20.04 with Jonathan Muller taking second in 4:24.73.  Mikkel Austmann placed third in 4:26.68.

Blanch doubled with a 15:22.22 in the men’s 1500-meter free.  Viktor Holm (15:28.56) and Frederik Jessen (15:38.49) took second and third.

Julie Aglund Lauridsen snared the women’s 800-meter free title in 8:26.96, while Maj Howardsen placed second in 8:39.17. Signe Bro finished third in 8:45.05.

Lauridsen earned her second title of the meet with a 4:38.35 in the women’s 400-meter IM.  Hannah Nissen (4:45.42) and Ida Schutt (4:45.51) battled for second and third.

Amalie Mikkelsen won the women’s 100-meter IM in 1:01.90 with Ida Shutt taking second in 1:02.83.  Christina Kaas Elmgreen finished third in 1:02.94.

Magnus Jakupsson claimed the men’s 100-meter IM in 54.57 with Daniel Skaaning earning second in 54.78.  Christian Rasmussen placed third in 56.17.

Emilie Beckmann topped the women’s 100-meter back in 59.94 with Isabella Sorensen finishing second in 1:00.03.  Sarah Bro placed third in 1:00.45.

Pal Joensen claimed the men’s 400-meter free in 3:45.41 with Nicolas Blanch finishing second in 3:48.64.  Frans Johannessen took third in 3:52.18.

Mads Glaesner secured the men’s 800-meter free crown in 7:48.59 with Mads Holm placing second in 8:07.41. Viktor Holm took third in 8:09.29.

Lotte Friis grabbed the women’s 400-meter free title in 4:02.41 with Julie Aglund Lauridsen earning second in 4:05.31.  Maj Howardsen finished in third in 4:10.54.

Marco Loughran hit the wall in 24.66 in the men’s 50-meter back with Magnus Jakupsson taking second in 24.86.  Gustav Friberg placed third in 25.60.

Sarah Bro snatched the men’s 200-meter backstroke in 2:09.13 with Hannah Nissen taking second in 2:12.52.  Amalie Ostrup wound up third in 2:12.85.

Isabella Sorensen won the women’s 200-meter fly in 2:10.21 with Christina Elmgreen earning second in 2:12.98.  Cecilie Jensen took third in 2:13.39.

Emma Wael topped the women’s 1500-meter free in 16:44.38 with Anna Boutrup taking second in 16:49.10.  Jackie Gade placed third in 17:12.53.

Christian Rasmussen took the men’s 50-meter breast in 27.70 with Niklas Hedegaard placing second in 27.72.  Lasse Pittioni finished third in 27.90.

Julie Jensen topped the women’s 50-meter back in 27.84 with Isabella Sorensen finishing second in 28.10.  Cecilie Hansen wound up third in 28.47.

Mads Knoblauch won the men’s 200-meter back in 1:59.05 with Gustav Friberg (2:00.04) and Kevin Christensen (2:00.12) finishing second and third.

Results: Danish Short Course Championships

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