The Netherlands Obliterates Women’s 800 Free Relay Swimming World Record – Video

DOHA – The Netherlands claimed its second world title in the women’s 800-meter free relay at short course worlds with a swimming world record. Watch Race Video

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Women’s 800 free relay

The women came to swim tonight at the FINA World Short Course Championships as all three women’s finals featured a world record.

The Netherlands’ Inge Dekker (1:54.73), Femke Heemskerk (1:51.22), Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1:54.17) and Sharon van Rouwendaal (1:52.73) posted a 7:32.85 and demolished the world and meet record of 7:35.94 set by China in 2010.

The world record splits had been Chen Qian (1:54.73), Tang Yi (1:53.54), Liu Jing (1:53.59) and Zhu Qianwei (1:54.08).

Although Dekker, Heemskerk and Kromowidjojo were expected to do well, van Rouwendaal proved to be one of the most versatile swimmers on the planet. The 2014 Swimming World Open Water Swimmer of the Year outsplit everyone but Heemskerk on the world record relay. This must have felt like taking a bath considering she’s used to 10K events.

This is The Netherlands second win in the event, as a nearly identical foursome of Dekker, Heemskerk, Marleen Veldhuis and Kromowidjojo won in 2008 with a then world-record 7:38.90.

China’s Qiu Yuhan (1:53.26), Cao Yue (1:54.48), Guo Junjun (1:55.14), Shen Duo (1:54.14) took silver in 7:37.02 with Australia’s Leah Neale (1:54.15), Madi Wilson (1:54.37), Brianna Throssell (1:56.80) and Kylie Palmer (1:53.27) finishing third in 7:38.59.

Hungary (7:39.21), USA (7:39.48), Japan (7:42.65), Sweden (7:43.44) and Russia (7:44.04) finished fourth through eighth.

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