Femke Heemskerk Touches Out Sarah Sjostrom With 100 Free Meet Record Win at Worlds – Video

DOHA – The Netherlands’ Femke Heemskerk touched out Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom for the women’s 100 free title at the FINA World Short Course Championships. Watch Race Video

Heemskerk charged her way to the title with a 51.37 to 51.39 victory ahead of Sjostrom as both cleared the previous meet record of 51.45 set by Ranomi Kromowidjojo in 2010.

That’s The Netherlands’ third gold medal this week already, while Heemskerk claimed her fifth gold medal ever at the World Short Course Championships. She already won two others just this week with victories in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay.

Kromowidjojo could not replicate her meet record time, but still grabbed bronze in 51.47.

Australia’s Bronte Campbell (51.65), Sweden’s Michelle Coleman (51.92), Bahamas’ Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (52.34), Japan’s Miki Uchida (52.35) and Russia’s Veronika Popova (52.45) also competed in the finale.

Name	50	100
Heemskerk	25.05	51.37
Sjostrom	24.93	51.39
Kromowidjojo	24.78	51.47

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