Lisa Zaiser’s Austrian Record in 100 IM Highlights Six-Title Run at Austrian Short Course Championships

Lisa Zaiser at the hand-out of the Austrian teams official attire for the Summer Olympics 2012 in London

VIENNA – Lisa Zaiser had an unreal performance at the Austrian Short Course Championships, taking home six titles as well as an Austrian record in the 100-meter IM.

Zaiser started off by claiming the women’s 800-meter free in 8:39.90 with Hannah Malits (8:46.47) and Katharina Egger (8:56.26) finishing second and third.

Zaiser then downed Jordis Steinegger in the women’s 400-meter free, 4:05.63 to 4:14.00.  Hannah Malits took third in 4:17.21.

Zaiser’s third victory happened in the women’s 200-meter breast with a 2:28.72.  Sandra Swierczewska (2:30.01) and Annabelle Schwaiger (2:33.81) closed out the top three.

Zaiser then downed an Austrian record in the women’s 100-meter IM for her fourth title of the meet.  She raced to a 59.93 to become the first sub-1:00 Austrian, downing her 1:00.12 from the Doha stop of the FINA World Cup this year. Katarina Listopadova took second in 1:00.54 with Birgit Koschischek finishing third in 1:00.90.

Zaiser tacked on a fifth victory with a winning time of 31.45 in the women’s 50-meter breast, while Christina Nothdurfter took second in 32.46.  Lucia Ledererova earned third in 32.59.

Zaiser could not be stopped as she rolled to a sixth win in the women’s 200-meter IM with a 2:09.80.  Jordis Steinegger (2:16.06) and Lena Kreundl (2:17.72) closed out the podium.

Jordis Steinegger topped the women’s 400-meter IM in 4:36.04, while Lena Kreundl took second in 4:48.54.  Veronika Kolnikova finished third in 4:50.68.

Steinegger then won the women’s 200-meter back in 2:08.51, just off her national record of 2:08.04 from the Dubai stop of the World Cup.  Carina Macavei took second in 2:11.12 with Sarah Rolko finishing third in 2:14.80.

Steinegger kept on winning, this time with a 1:00.51 in the women’s 100-meter back.  Sarah Rolko (1:01.73) and Carina Macavei (1:01.90) also made the top three.

Robert Glinta captured the men’s 200-meter back in 1:57.46 with Lander Hendrickx taking second in 1:57.81.  Nils Van Audekerke finished third in 1:58.56.

Glinta then won the men’s 100-meter back in 53.54.  Bernhard Reitshammer placed second in 55.20 with Lander Hendrickx taking third in 55.58.

Glinta swept the backstroke titles with a 24.93 in the men’s 50-meter back.  Martin Spitzer (25.07) and Louis Croenen (25.57) finished second and third.

Birgit Koschischek won the women’s 50-meter free in 24.85 with Katarina Listopadova (25.22) and Julie Meynen (25.58) rounding out the top three.

The two then traded spots in the women’s 100-meter fly as Listopadova beat Koschischek to the wall, 57.84 to 58.52.  Lena Kreundl finished third in 59.31.

Koschischek won a second title in the women’s 50-meter fly with a 26.74.  Lena Kreundl (26.80) and Lucy Uiberreiter (27.28) earned second and third.

Listopadova’s second title came by way of the women’s 200-meter free with a 1:57.49, while Lisa Zaiser took second in 2:01.55.  Julia Kukla finished third in 2:02.71.

Koschischek then claimed a third victory with a 54.02 in the women’s 100-meter free.  Lena Kreundl (54.58) and Julie Meynen (55.33) rounded out the top three.

Jasper Aerents took the men’s 50-meter free in 22.01 with Tomas Plevko taking second in 22.27.  Martin Spitzer claimed third in 22.40.

Aerents doubled up in the men’s 50-meter fly with a 24.11.  Martin Spitzer took second in 24.28 with Alin Coste finishing third in 24.47.

Aerents tripled with a 48.32 to win the men’s 100-meter free.  Alexander Knabl (49.15) and Gottfried Eisenberger (49.33) snared second and third.

David Brandl took the men’s 400-meter free crown in 3:46.34. Felix Aubock (3:46.48) and Emmanuel Vanluchene (3:46.73) placed second and third.

Brandl earned a second title with a 1:46.37 in the men’s 200-meter free.  Sebastian Steffan (1:46.99) and Felix Aubock (1:48.28) took second and third.

Tomas Klobucnik snared the men’s 100-meter breast in 58.78 with Johannes Dietrich taking second in 1:00.62.  Sasa Gerbec finished third in 1:00.99.

Klobucnik then hit the wall in 2:07.48 to win the men’s 200-meter breast.  Maximilian Reindl (2:10.62) and Johannes Dietrich (2:11.28) finished second and third.

Emmanuel Vanluchene claimed the men’s 100-meter IM in 54.66 with Heiko Gigler setting an Austrian junior record with a 55.31 for second.  Gottfried Eisenberger placed third in 55.58.

Vanluchene then topped the men’s 200-meter IM in 1:57.59.  Sebastian Steffan (1:58.84) and Lander Hendrickx (2:01.61) placed second and third.

Lena Kreundl captured the women’s 100-meter breast in 1:07.45 with Christina Nothdurfter finishing second in 1:10.84. Sandra Swierczewska touched third in 1:10.87.

Sebastian Steffan won the men’s 400-meter IM in 4:16.50.  Patrick Staber (4:22.56) and Marek Polach (4:26.65) wound up second and third.

Felix Aubock won the men’s 1500-meter free in 14:55.39, while Lander Hendrickx finished second in 15:01.38. Matthias Schweinzer placed third in 15:21.48.

Nikolaus Dittirich touched out Jasper Aerents, 54.02 to 54.05, in the men’s 100-meter fly, while Filip Milcevic placed third in 54.29.

Claudia Hugnagl claimed the women’s 200-meter fly in 2:12.24 with Hannah Schaberl finishing second in 2:15.93.  Sara Rashid Taghipour rounded out the top three in 2:18.78.

Louis Croenen stopped the clock in 1:57.61 to win the men’s 200-meter fly, while Andrei Vatasescu took second in 2:01.15.  Nikolaus Dittrich touched third in 2:01.38.

Desiree Felner won the women’s 50-meter back in 28.02.  Caroline Pilhatsch (28.25) and Conni Rott (29.09) took second and third.

Sasa Gerbec claimed the men’s 50-meter breast in 27.15 with Daniel Pilhatsch taking second in 27.75.  Bernhard Reitshammer finished third in 28.11.

Results: Austrian Short Course Championships

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