Amsterdam Swim Cup: Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Jennie Johansson, Femke Heemskerk Post World Pacesetters

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, March 12. THE long course meter Amsterdam Swim Cup continued to produce some electric swims in The Netherlands.

After posting the top two times in the world in prelims with a 24.67 and 24.87, respectively, Ranomi Kromowidjojo (24.61) and Inge Dekker (24.89) finished first and third in the women's 50 free finale with Kromowidjojo bettering her world-best time. Marleen Veldhuis picked up second at night with a 24.83 to move to second in the world rankings, pushing Dekker to third. Sarah Sjostrom placed fourth in 25.20 for a top 10 time as well.

Jennie Johansson topped the world rankings in the women's 50 breast with a winning time of 31.23. That effort cleared the 31.25 set by Moniek Nijhuis in January. Nijhuis settled for second tonight in 31.75, while Tessa Brouwer claimed third in 32.38.

Femke Heemskerk moved to the top of the world rankings in the women's 200 free with a sterling 1:56.61. She beat the 1:56.63 set by Camille Muffat in Nice in February. Sarah Sjostrom took second in 1:56.91 for third in the world, while Cecilie Johannessen placed third in 2:00.32.

Sebastiaan Verschuren ripped off a 48.99 in the men's 100 free, joining Michael Phelps (48.89) as the only sub-49 swimmers so far this year. Stefan Nystrand took second in 49.61, while Konrad Czerniak earned third in 50.20.

Nick Driebergen moved up to seventh in the world rankings in the men's 200 back with a pair of sub-2:00 today. First, he clocked a season-best time of 1:59.37 during prelims before winning the title in 1:59.24. Sebastian Stoss took second in 2:00.89, while Mattias Carlsson placed third in 2:04.32.

Czerniak won the men's 50 fly in 24.19 to take eighth in the world rankings, while Joeri Verlinden placed second in 24.23 after clocking a seventh-ranked 24.14 during prelims. Tim van Deutekom earned third in 25.01. Martin Granstrom pushed into eighth in the women's 200 fly with a 2:10.56. Sophie De Ronchi (2:16.78) and Jessica Spruit (2:19.19) wound up second and third.

Hinkelien Schreuder clocked a top 15 time in the women's 50 back with a 28.91 for the win. Willemijn Knot finished second in 29.87, while Maaike de Waard grabbed third in 29.91. Lennart Stekelenburg also moved into the top 15 with a 2:13.38 in the men's 200 breast. Lauren Carnol took second in 2:14.88, while Igor Kozlovskij snagged third in 2:17.48.

Lieke Verouden downed the Dutch record in the women's 400 IM with a 4:47.47. That swim eclipsed the 4:48.19 set by Sharon van Rouwendaal back at the 2008 French Championships. Judith Stap touched second this evening in 4:58.50, while Jolien Vermeylen picked up third in 5:00.82.

Martina Rita Caramignoli claimed the women's 1500 free in 16:41.69, while Linsy Heister took second in 16:59.73. Jolien Vermeylen wound up third in 17:26.61. Job Kienhuis touched in 15:19.78 for the men's 1500 free title. Tom Vangeneugden (15:38.22) and Ferry Weertman (16:07.58) completed the podium.

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