(Race Video) Femke Heemskerk, Federica Pellegrini 1-2 in 200 Free Semis

Jun 21, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Femke Heemskerk (NED) won the Women's 100M Freestyle in a time of 53.64 during the Championship Finals of day four at the George F. Haines International Swim Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports

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The Netherlands’ Femke Heemskerk topped qualifying in the women’s 200-meter free semis at the 2016 European Championships.

Heemskerk stopped the clock in a time of 1:56.68, off her seventh-ranked season best of 1:55.85 from the Eindhoven Swim Cup.

Italy’s Federica Pellegrini, the defending champion, earned the second seed in a time of 1:56.73. She’s been faster with a fourth-ranked time of 1:55.30 from the Italian Nationals.

France’s Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.64) and Spain’s Melanie Costa Schmid (1:58.10) qualified third and fourth.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Hungary’s Evelyn Verraszto (1:58.66), Bulgaria’s Nina Rangelova (1:58.68), Hungary’s Ajna Kesely (1:58.69) and Spain’s Patricia Castro Ortega (1:58.83) also made their way into the championship heat.

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